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WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, sent a letter to banks and financial institutions in Sacramento, urging them to ensure that the small business aid funding in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act is distributed as swiftly as possible.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Monday, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released guidance that contradicts provisions of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act that explicitly gives the Department of the Treasury authority to provide direct assistance to Social Security beneficiaries, Supplemental Security Income recipients, and Veterans Administration pension holders who do not file taxes.

WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and author of the Clean and Efficient Cars Act, sent a letter to Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and James Owens, Acting Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), urging them to halt the finalization of the Safer Affordable Fuel Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and Subcommittee on Health, issued the following statement on the passage of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA), co-chair of the National Service Caucus, mounted a bipartisan effort to address the needs of our national service members volunteering through programs like AmeriCorps and SeniorCorps. The effort to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and protect the most vulnerable communities will in large part depend on the work of first responders and members of our national service programs. Congress must do its part to provide the tools necessary to these brave volunteers who are on the front lines fighting this crisis.

WASHINGTON, DC Today, the House Democratic Caucus' Task Force on Aging and Families, Co-Chaired by Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-6), introduced the Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act to provide resources and support to protect the health and well-being of seniors, people with disabilities and the front-line workers and family caregivers who support these individuals.

WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui, along with Representatives Paul D. Tonko, Joseph P. Kennedy, III and Scott Peters led a letter signed by 74 bipartisan members that was sent to House leadership today requesting that the next coronavirus response package address the mental health challenges associated with this public health crisis.

WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-6) sent a letter to Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), urging him to expand the Lifeline program for millions of Americans lacking broadband access amidst the COVID-19 outbreak.

Since 1985, the Lifeline program has provided a discount on phone and broadband service for qualifying low-income consumers to ensure that all Americans have the opportunities and security that a phone and access to the internet bring.