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August 1, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07) released the following statement on the Biden-Harris Administration’s securing of the release of Americans wrongfully detained in Russia.


July 31, 2024

Nine Democratic lawmakers are urging the CFTC to finalize “rigorous” guidance for carbon credit trading and are weighing legislation to bolster the agency's authority.


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July 31, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – CongresswomanDoris Matsui (D-CA) and Congressman Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) and Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Roger Wicker (R-MS), co-chairs of the bipartisan Rare Disease Congressional Caucus (RDCC), applauded the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on their announcement of the creation of a Rare Disease Innovation Hub.

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July 31, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA), Co-Chair of the Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) and U.S.


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July 30, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. ­– Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA), co-author of the Creating Helpful Incentives for the Production of Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Act, and Reps. Blake Moore (R-UT), Michael McCaul (R-TX), and Suzan DelBene (D-WA) introduced the Semiconductor Technology Advancement and Research (STAR) Act, a bipartisan piece of legislation that will advance U.S. semiconductor research and development initiatives by creating an investment tax credit for semiconductor design expenditures.


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July 25, 2024

SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07) and La Familia Counseling Center announced $17,842,452 in federal funding for La Familia’s Greening North Franklin Project, an initiative to reduce pollution and build climate resilience in South Sacramento.


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July 24, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07), released the following statement on her decision to not attend Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress. 

“I have been a longtime friend to Israel and will continue to be a steadfast supporter of the Israeli people. However, I will not attend today’s joint address by Prime Minister Netanyahu out of significant disagreements with the way his government has conducted the war.


July 22, 2024

Reps. Bob Latta (R-Ohio) and Doris Matsui (D-Calif.) are introducing a bipartisan bill today that would require states to provide more detailed information on threats to their power grids — including vulnerabilities in local distribution infrastructure and risks from increasing power demand — to receive funding from DOE’s State Energy Program. Latta, who is running to be Energy and Commerce chair next Congress, said the bill addresses the increasing threats to the grid from both physical and foreign cyber attackers.


July 21, 2024

Today's unexpected but unsurprising announcement by President Joe Biden that he will withdraw from the race has generated widespread commentary. Among those commenting on the event is Democratic Congresswoman Doris Matsui.

"By choosing to step aside as the Democratic nominee, he has, again, chosen unity. We all owe President Biden a debt of gratitude," Matsui said in a statement this afternoon.