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Published in Roll Call on October 25, 2013

Home Health Patients Must Be Protected From Medicare Cuts

By Representatives Doris Matsui and David McKinley

Congresswoman Matsui is a very active Member of Congress, and is consistently speaking on the House floor about the issues most important to her consistuents. Below are some of the floor speeches that the Congresswoman has made this year, during the 113th Congress:

October 23, 2013 - Supporting WRRDA, legislation that includes authorization for the Natomas Levee Improvement Project

I am working in Congress to help transform Sacramento into the "Clean Tech Capital" and help America lead in clean energy. My roles on the Energy and Commerce Committee and as co-chair of the High Tech Caucus have provided me a platform to continue to push for our nation's energy independence.

Today marks the second anniversary of the signing of the Affordable Care Act, historic legislation that made, and continues to make, great strides in fixing our country's broken health care system.

Since there have been a lot of myths about what the health care law actually does, I wanted to take a moment to share with you some of the many benefits we're already seeing in Sacramento.

Each year, Women's History Month lends us the opportunity to honor all of the amazing women in our lives, and to reflect on how far women in our country have come. The work towards full equality is not yet done, and this month also allows us the chance to recommit to working for women everywhere.

As tax season begins to get underway, I wanted to share some information and resources that may be of assistance to you.

Last week, Congress convened the second session of the 112th Congress.

You may recall that a year ago this time, I asked you to tell me your priorities for the new Congress. An overwhelming majority of you let me know that you wanted our focus to be on creating jobs and reducing unemployment. And, this has remained my top priority.