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March 30, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07), co-author of the CHIPS Act,sent a letter toAssistant Secretary of Commerce Alejandra Castillo at the Economic Development Administration (EDA), encouraging her to consider Sacramento as she implements the Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs Program.


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March 28, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, delivered the following opening remarks at the Communications and Technology Subcommittee hearing titled,
“Preserving Free Speech and Reining in Big Tech Censorship.”

Thank you, Chairman Latta.


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March 27, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C.Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA), Representative Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) and U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Roger Wicker (R-MS),co-chairs of the bipartisan Rare Disease Congressional Caucus, introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to increase access to molecular diagnostic testing for rare cancer patients.

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March 23, 2023

Rep. Doris Matsui, D-Calif., asked Chew about whether TikTok has different policies for amplifying content related to depression or dieting versus content such as gardening and sports.

"Yes," Chew said. "We are trying out some policies together with experts to understand certain contents that are not inherently harmful, like extreme fitness, for example, but shouldn’t be seen too much."


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March 22, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07),Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, and Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) reintroduced the Simplifying Management, Access, Reallocation, and Transfer of Spectrum Act, or SMART Spectrum Act to establish a tool to improve the coordination of shared spectrum and mitigate harmful interference for commercial and federal users.


March 22, 2023

Local agricultural businesses can access federal grants and loans to expand their product lines or improve energy efficiency. That was the message at an informational meeting hosted in Galt by U.S. Rep. Doris Matsui, D-Sacramento.


March 13, 2023

The Federal Communications Commission’s recent lapse in authority to auction off wireless spectrum has members of the House of Representatives concerned about the United States’ ability to stay competitive in a global wireless market. It has others concerned that the upgrade to next-generation 911 just lost its primary funding source.


March 13, 2023

Fifty-seven House Democrats are calling on the Environmental Protection Agency to finalize strong carbon pollution standards for new and existing fossil-fuel-fired power plants by early next year, according to a letter shared exclusively with The Climate 202.


March 10, 2023

The two senators who sought to buy a few extra months to study the Pentagon’s spectrum needs found their bill stymied Thursday, resulting in a lapse in the Federal Communications Commission’s authority to auction spectrum for the first time in three decades.


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March 10, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, delivered the following opening remarks at the Communications and Technology Subcommittee hearing titled, “Defending America’s Wireless Leadership.”

Thank you, Chairman Latta.

To say this hearing comes at an unprecedented time is no overstatement.