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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, on the last day of Older Americans Month, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) and Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), co-chairs of the House Democratic Caucus Task Force on Aging & Families, introduced the Older Americans Bill of Rights, a resolution which identifies and establishes fundamental rights that every older American and their family deserve.
Officials are still working to connect Sacramento and West Sacramento through the Downtown Riverfront Streetcar Project. Construction was approved back in August 2022 through a vote by the Sacramento Regional Transit Board of Directors. West Sacramento’s Supervising Transportation Planner, Jason McCoy, has been a part of the project for nine years and says that it’s grown more ambitious over time.
Both sides of the partisan aisle in Congress share at least one takeaway from the 36 Latin American migrants flown to Sacramento by Florida officials this week — the U.S. immigration system is broken.
It’s how to fix it that puts them in gridlock.
WASHINGTON D.C. – Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) and Reps. Don Bacon (R-NE), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), and Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ) introduced H.R. 3788,Hammers’ Law, last week. The legislation would amend the Death on the High Seas Act (DOHSA) to hold cruise ship operators legally and financially accountable for the wrongful deaths of passengers.
Rep. Doris Matsui on Friday visited a UC Davis Health COVID-19 community testing site where uninsured patients with a positive diagnosis can get immediate access to a medical provider on a telehealth tablet.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07) released the following statement after Mayor Darrell Steinberg announced that he will not seek another term.
The Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT) was awarded a $45.1 million grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to support the purchase of 16 new light rail vehicles.
Representatives at Tuesday’s Oversight Committee of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration expressed concern that the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity Access and Deployment program is prioritizing fiber builds to the detriment of rural communities.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology,issued the following statement on the nomination of Anna Gomez to serve on the Federal Communication Commission (FCC).
President Joe Biden announced Monday his intention to nominate experienced telecommunications attorney Anna Gomez as commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission.