Press Releases
Washington, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06) issued the following statement condemning President Trump's family separation policy and the living conditions for innocent children at the border.
"The Trump Administration is jeopardizing the lives of innocent children in the name of scoring political points and fulfilling bigoted campaign promises. This must end. Every child is sacred and the horrific trauma the federal government is subjecting them to goes against all of our values as a nation," said Congresswoman Matsui.
Sacramento, CA Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06), the California Health and Human Services Agency (CHHS) and the Sacramento Native American Health Center announced three U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) grants to fund suicide prevention, hospital preparedness, and childhood immunization and vaccination programs.
Washington, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-6) issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 5-4 decision blocking a question from the 2020 census regarding citizenship status.
This legislation would propose a consensus, hybrid approach to reallocate mid-band spectrum for 5G
WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-6) issued the following statement after the departure of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) controversial Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation a longtime opponent of the 2012 Clean Cars Rule and the California waiver authority under the Clean Air Act.
WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) announced introduction of bicameral legislation to authorize and appropriate $2 billion in Fiscal Year 2020 and each subsequent fiscal year to fully restore the Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF). Established as part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the PPHF supports vaccination programs, chronic disease prevention programs, and health education programs. Under the ACA, funding for the PPHF was supposed to increase over time and reach $2 billion in Fiscal Year 2015.
WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-6) lauded the passage of H.R. 2740, the first of two spending measures securing significant wins for the Sacramento region. Congresswoman Matsui played a pivotal role in securing critically important flood infrastructure and interim nuclear storage funds. The overall spending measure included funding for the Departments of Defense, State, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Energy, as well as the Army Corps of Engineers. The House passed the package by a vote of 226 to 203.