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September 6, 2023

Proposals from GOP presidential hopefuls Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy to abolish the Commerce Department face long odds of coming to fruition, but space experts told us the calls raise new questions about how that would affect commercial space operations and the operators that the entity currently regulates. Right-leaning groups want a new Republican administration to consider restructuring Commerce’s space regulatory operations.


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September 6, 2023

SACRAMENTO, CA – An upgraded electronic health record (EHR) system will be coming to CommuniCare Health Centers thanks to federal funding secured by Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07).She announced the funding this morning alongside local leaders.

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September 5, 2023

The historic KCRA neon sign, which has not been lit in decades, is once again glowing in Sacramento.

The sign was hung in the 1950s when KCRA radio made its home at the corner of J and 10th Streets. It was then moved when KCRA 3 news started in 1955 off D Street.


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August 29, 2023

SACRAMENTO, CA Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07) released the following statement after the Biden Administration announced the first ten drugs for which the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will negotiate lower prices using its new authorities under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).


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August 16, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07) issued the following statement to celebrate the one-year anniversary of President Biden signing the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) into law.

“The Inflation Reduction Act has transformed the lives of millions of Americans. This monumental bill is reducing health care costs, slashing the price of prescription drugs, and aggressively tackling the climate crisis.


August 15, 2023

Sacramento has submitted its application for a U.S. Economic Development Administration designation of a Tech Hub to be based at California State University Sacramento, and the application includes support letters from Tesla Inc., Bosch and Siemens AG, among others.


August 11, 2023

The White House on Thursday celebrated the CHIPS and Science Act as a successful investment in American semiconductor manufacturing, research and development and workforce on the law’s one-year anniversary. 


August 11, 2023

House Communications Subcommittee leaders told us they plan to continue actively pushing for floor action on the Commerce Committee-approved Spectrum Auction Reauthorization Act (HR-3565) when the chamber returns Sept. 12, despite the measure facing continued opposition from some Senate Republicans. House Commerce leaders tried and failed to get a floor vote on the measure before the August recess (see 2307270063).


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August 9, 2023

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, issued the following statement on the one-year anniversary of President Biden signing the CHIPS and Science Act into law.


August 8, 2023

Senators, communications sector lobbyists and other observers are bracing for the potential impact that a pending DOD study’s recommendations for repurposing the 3.1-3.45 GHz band could have on prospects for Capitol Hill to reach a deal on a spectrum legislative package that allocates some future auction revenue to pay for telecom projects. Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., cited the study’s release as a reason to object to efforts to renew the FCC’s spectrum auction authority for a period ending before Sept.