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February 28, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, the House Democratic Caucus Task Force on Aging andamp; Families, co-led by Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA), announced the introduction of the Older Americans Bill of Rights.


February 28, 2020

Calls on Trump Administration to Direct Emergency Resources to Sacramento Region

WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06) sent a letter to Vice President Mike Pence, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Robert R. Redfield expressing concerns about the delay in testing for a coronavirus patient at UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, CA.

Issues:Health Care

February 28, 2020

Washington, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA), Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Ranking Member Greg Walden (R-OR), and Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-KY) applauded the unanimous passage in the U.S. Senate of the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act (H.R. 4998), their bipartisan bill to help secure America's telecommunications supply chain:

Issues:Technology

February 25, 2020

Sacramento and West Sacramento unveiled the winning design Friday for a proposed new — and quite modern — bridge over the Sacramento River.

It’s called “The Spring.”


February 21, 2020

The design for the first new bridge in Sacramento in more than 50 years has been revealed.

At a news conference Friday morning, U.S. Rep. Doris Matsui literally unveiled a model of the new bridge, based on the earlier “spring” concept.


February 20, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06) and Representatives Anna G. Eshoo (CA-18), Mike Thompson (CA-05), and Jared Huffman (CA-02) introduced the Emergency Reporting Act (H.R. 5918), a bill that will improve the resiliency of communications networks during emergencies.


February 11, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-6), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement in response to the Justice Department's decision to terminate its antitrust probe into the California Air Resources Board (CARB)-automaker agreement to set higher climate standards.


February 5, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-6) issued the following statement on President Trump's State of the Union address.

"President Trump's State of the Union address comes at a critical moment for our democracy and the future of our country. Unfortunately, tonight's speech made clear that the President is unwilling to embrace bipartisan solutions that address our country's most pressing issues.


February 4, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-6), Co-Chair of the House Democratic Caucus Task Force on Aging and Families, announced that her guest to the State of the Union will be Dr. Donna Yee, former CEO of ACC Senior Services and policy director of the National Asian Pacific Center on Aging. Dr. Yee has spent her career advocating for Sacramento's seniors and currently serves as a caregiver for her mother.

Issues:Health Care

January 30, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. This week, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) and Congressman Brett Guthrie (R-KY) introduced the Making Objective Drug Evidence Revisions for New (MODERN) Labeling Act, a bipartisan bill to ensure that providers, patients and their caregivers have the most up-to-date information about the prescription drugs they use.

This legislation would allow the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to require modifications of outdated generic drug labels to reflect new information such as new uses or safety information.

Issues:Health Care