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More than 114,000 Americans are on the national wait list for an organ transplant. In 2022,
although 42,000 patients received a transplant, over 68,000 additional patients were added to the
list.
A multiyear project by a generator supplier to open a new facility in Galt reached a major milestone Nov. 6 with a groundbreaking ceremony at its planned site in the city’s industrial area.
Located on 9 acres at 695 Industrial Drive, the 20,000-square-foot building will be across the street from Cardinal CG Galt.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) and Representatives Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and John Sarbanes (D-MD) reintroduced the TREES Act, a bill that will help homeowners lower energy costs, increase tree canopy in underserved communities, and help mitigate the effects of climate change through residential tree planting.
Rep. David Valadao is facing a tough reelection. He’s also got a potential $53.4 million in local public works projects, funded by federal dollars, that he can brag about when he goes home.
Several telecom-focused congressional leaders told us they’re more seriously considering directly appropriating $3.08 billion to fully close the FCC’s Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program funding shortfall amid the ongoing stall in talks on a spectrum legislative package that top lawmakers long hoped could pay for the additional funding (see 2311010001).
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07) issued the following statement in support of the Biden Administration’s calls for a humanitarian pause in the Israel-Hamas conflict.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07) issued the following statement after the House passed H.R. 6126.
Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., and other backers of his Senate-passed 5G Spectrum Authority Licensing Enforcement Act (S-2787) are resuming their push for the House to pass the measure now that the chamber has resolved the leadership crisis that halted all legislative activity for most of October. The measure’s backers believe its enactment may be the easiest way to blunt the short-term effects of the FCC losing its spectrum auction authority, a lapse that began almost eight months ago.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) and Congressman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) led a group of 10 lawmakers in sending a letter to the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC), urging the committee to evaluate early introduction of food allergens to prevent development of food allergies in their upcoming Scientific Report.
The Biden administration’s Wednesday request for Congress to appropriate an additional $6 billion to fully fund the FCC’s affordable connectivity program (ACP) through the end of 2024 (see 2310250075) is drawing initial skepticism from top telecom-focused Republicans amid their push for the commission to be more transparent about how it has been spending the program’s existing $14.2 billion allocation.