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October 4, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06) announced over $38 million in federal funding for Sacramento region flood protection projects. Congresswoman Matsui advocated for and secured this funding as part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Bipartisan Infrastructure Law) that was signed by President Biden late last year. This funding builds on the $285 million she secured this year, and the over $3 billion she has secured during her time in Congress for the region.


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September 28, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, CongresswomanDoris Matsui (CA-06) released the following statement after the Biden-Harris Administration convened the second-ever White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health.


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September 15, 2022

WASHINGTON, DC  Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) and U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) introduced the Digital Equity Foundation Act, legislation to establish a nonprofit foundation to leverage public and private investments to make progress closing the divide on digital equity, digital inclusion, and digital literacy.


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August 25, 2022

SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06) issued the following statement on the California Air Resources Board (CARB) decision that will require all new cars sold in California to be zero-emission by 2035. 


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August 12, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06) issued the following statement after the House passed the Inflation Reduction Act

“Today, the House passed a milestone achievement – reducing Americans’ health care costs, slashing the price of prescription drugs, and aggressively tackling the climate crisis.


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August 11, 2022

SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06)and theSacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) announced $5 million in federal funding for SACOG’s Green Means Go Planning Project.


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August 5, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06) and Congresswoman Anna G. Eshoo (CA-18) led a letter to Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Secretary Jennifer Granholm, and Alan Davidson, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information at the National Telecommunications and Information (NTIA), urging them to use funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to build out broadband and electric vehicle charging infrastructure simultaneously.


August 5, 2022

A group of 10 U.S. House Democrats on Friday asked President Joe Biden's administration to build electric vehicle charging stations together with broadband internet infrastructure under the $1 trillion infrastructure law approved in November 2021.

As part of that measure, Congress set aside $42.45 billion in grants to expand broadband, including building fiber or other networks. It also included $5 billion for EV charging.


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July 28, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06) and Senators Edward J.

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July 28, 2022

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 after the updated CHIPS and Science Act passed the House.