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Congresswoman Matsui Calls for Expansion of Cruise Passenger Safety Laws

Matsui's Cruise Passenger Protection Act Would Require Better Crime Reporting Mechanisms and Expand Information Available to Cruise Passengers

Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) submitted the following statement for the record at the House Tandamp;I Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee Hearing on Maritime Transportation Safety and Stewardship Programs:

Congresswoman Matsui Calls for Solutions at Hearing on Flint Water Crisis

Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) issued the following statement at a House Energy andamp; Commerce Committee hearing on the Flint Water Crisis:

Congresswoman Matsui Statement on Equal Pay Day

Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA), Chair of the Democratic Women's Working Group (DWWG), released the following statement to mark Equal Pay Day:

"In a country as extraordinary as America, the idea that my granddaughter will one day enter the workforce and not receive equal pay for equal work is unacceptable," said Congresswoman Matsui.

Every day we see more headlines about the escalating impacts of climate change: 2015 was the warmest year on record; February had the biggest temperature spike in modern history; and sea levels are rising faster than they have in 2,800 years. Scientists have been warning us about climate change for decades, and today we are seeing the real, tangible effects on our communities. In California, and across the country, we are experiencing the impacts of extreme weather - wildfires, droughts and flooding - which disrupt our local economies and harm the environment.

Every day we see more headlines about the escalating impacts of climate change: 2015 was the warmest year on record; February had the biggest temperature spike in modern history; and sea levels are rising faster than they have in 2,800 years. Scientists have been warning us about climate change for decades, and today we are seeing the real, tangible effects on our communities. In California, and across the country, we are experiencing the impacts of extreme weather - wildfires, droughts and flooding - which disrupt our local economies and harm the environment.

Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) issued the following statement on the announcement from Secretary of Defense Ash Carter that he is ordering the Department of Defense to suspend efforts to collect the repayment of enlistment bonuses paid to California National Guard soldiers:

"Our dedicated service members should not bear the burden of mistakes that are of no fault of their own. I'm pleased that Secretary Carter has ordered the Pentagon to suspend any efforts to collect repayments from California's National Guard.