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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA-07), Congressman Gus Bilirakis (R-FL-12), and Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Roger Wicker (R-MS), co-chairs of the Rare Disease Congressional Caucus, reintroduced the Scientific External Process for Educated Review of Therapeutics (EXPERT) Act of 2025, legislation to formalize the Externally-Led Scientific-Focused Drug Development (EL-SFDD) meeting at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Sacramento’s economy is at risk if Congress reduces funding for the federal Medicaid program, according to health care and business leaders who say the reductions could ripple through multiple industries, affecting jobs, real estate and workforce stability.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswomen Doris Matsui (CA-07) and Jennifer L. McClellan (VA-04) led 42 lawmakers in a letter to President Trump, expressing serious concern over the significant and harmful impact of recent executive orders to halt refugee processing and admissions and up-end the Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) program for our Afghan allies.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswomen Doris Matsui (D-CA-07), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, Nanette Barragán (D-CA-44), and Jennifer L. McClellan (D-VA-04), as well as U.S.
Democrats are trying to rein in the Federal Communications Commission following a spate of regulatory actions against broadcasters that President Donald Trump doesn’t like.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representatives Doris Matsui (D-CA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) and Mike Thompson (D-CA), as well as U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Roger Wicker (R-MS) introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to increase access to molecular diagnostic testing for rare cancer patients.
As President Trump addressed a joint session of Congress at the US Capitol on Tuesday night — the longest first speech the House chamber has seen since 1964 — the reaction was mixed. Rep. Al Green, a Texas Democrat, was removed for heckling, while some attendees held up signs reading “false” and “lies.” One group, however, chose to make a more visual statement through the power of pink suiting.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07) released the following statement in response to President Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress.
Long-time California Congresswoman Doris Matsui reacted to the news of layoffs at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration by calling the cuts "beyond dangerous" and "deadly." She spoke with KCRA 3 on Friday about the recent slew of federal layoffs under the Trump administration.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced the Public Health Funding Restoration Act, legislation to restore funding to the Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF). PPHF provides dedicated funding for innovative public health projects, including vaccination programs, chronic disease prevention programs, and health education programs, strengthening our nation’s public health infrastructure and investing in the health of our communities.

