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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.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Contact: Lauren Dart Congresswoman Matsui Statement on President Obama's Announcement on Actions to Address the Prescription Opioid Abuse and Heroin Epidemic Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) released the following statement on President Obama's announcement regarding actions to address the prescription opioid abuse and heroin epidemic: |
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.
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Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) issued the following statement on the House passage of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), which authorizes funding for The American River Common Features and West Sacramento projects:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
08/18/2016
Contact: Lauren Dart
202-225-7163
Rep. Matsui Joins Army Corps to Launch Federal Natomas Levee Construction
Sacramento, CA Today Congresswoman Doris Matsui convened leaders from the Department of the Army, State of California and the Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency at Discovery Park to sign a partnership agreement for federal levee construction in Natomas.
Matsui Fights Republican ACA Repeal Efforts in Energy andamp; Commerce Committee
Matsui Statement on Attorney General Sessions' Communications with Russian Officials
Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) issued the following statement on reports that Attorney General Jeff Sessions lied under oath during his Senate confirmation hearings:
Congresswoman Matsui's Statement on President Trump's First Address to Congress