Press Releases
Washington, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA-06), Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI); along with Representatives Joe Kennedy III (D-MA-04), Paul Tonko (D-NY-20), John Katko (R-NY-24) and 68 of their Senate and House colleagues, sent a letter to Congressional leadership requesting emergency funding for mental health disorder and addiction treatment providers across the country.
WASHINGTON, D.C. Congresswomen Doris Matsui (CA-06) and Jackie Speier (CA-14) on Friday introduced legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives limiting federal assistance for cruise industry companies that fail to undertake significant tax, environmental, medical, and labor reforms.
Washington, D.C. Today, Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Congressman Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) and Ranking Member Greg Walden (R-OR) introduced the bipartisan "Utilizing Strategic Allied (USA)Telecommunications Act of 2020" in the House of Representatives. The bill would authorize up to $750 million for a grant program administered by the U.S.
WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement on the passage of the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act.
WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA), led a bipartisan letterto Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, urging them to ensure that destination marketing organizations (DMOs) are eligible for federal recovery funding.
WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, House Democratic Caucus Task Force on Aging and Families (TFAF) Co-Chairs Reps. Doris Matsui (CA-6), Jan Schakowsky (IL-9) and Conor Lamb (PA-17) and Vice Chairs Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), Debbie Dingell (MI-12) and Ayanna Pressley (MA-7), along with Reps. Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) and Alan Lowenthal (CA-47), sent a letter to US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue calling for an immediate nationwide expansion of the Online Purchasing Pilot for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, sent a letter to banks and financial institutions in Sacramento, urging them to ensure that the small business aid funding in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act is distributed as swiftly as possible.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Monday, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released guidance that contradicts provisions of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act that explicitly gives the Department of the Treasury authority to provide direct assistance to Social Security beneficiaries, Supplemental Security Income recipients, and Veterans Administration pension holders who do not file taxes.
WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and author of the Clean and Efficient Cars Act, sent a letter to Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and James Owens, Acting Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), urging them to halt the finalization of the Safer Affordable Fuel Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and Subcommittee on Health, issued the following statement on the passage of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.