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Washington, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) announced a new communications team: Amy Lewis as Communications Director and Hannah Blatt as Deputy Communications Director. To highlight the important policy work the Congresswoman is doing for her district, Amy will be based in Sacramento, working with the Sacramento and California press, and Hannah will be based in Washington D.C. where she'll work with DC and national press.

Washington, D.C. - "We are at a critical moment in our nation's history. Our democratic norms are constantly being tested, and the values we believe in seem to matter less and less every day. We need a strong leader to defend our ideals while moving the country forward, and there is no one more fit or more qualified than Nancy Pelosi to lead the House of Representatives.

Washington Last week, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06) announced that the Sacramento region will be receiving more than $23 million in federal funding from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for levee projects in Natomas and West Sacramento.

Washington, D.C. - "I am sickened by the violence at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh. I'm praying for the congregants and the entire American Jewish community. We all have a responsibility to speak out against anti-Semitic rhetoric, which grows into acts of violence like this one. My heart is one with the Jewish community."

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Washington, D.C. - "Today, I am deeply disappointed by the confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to sit on the United States Supreme Court.

I am concerned that this confirmation process will have a chilling effect on survivors of sexual assault coming forward. We all witnessed Dr. Christine Blasey Ford's powerful testimony, yet by confirming Judge Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, Senate Republicans are sending a message to women, girls, and sexual assault survivors everywhere that their experiences and stories, while believable, don't matter and are easily ignored.

Washington, D.C. - "I believe any credible and thorough FBI investigation should include interviews with the two key witnesses Judge Kavanaugh and Dr. Ford. That did not happen. While I have the upmost respect for the men and women of the FBI, it is clear that the restrictions placed on the FBI by the Trump administration did not allow for a proper or credible investigation. The Trump Administration purposely limited the scope of the investigation, excluding not just Judge Kavanaugh and Dr. Ford, but several other key witnesses from being interviewed.

Matsui, Guthrie Introduce H.R. 6913, the Blockchain Promotion Act of 2018

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WASHINGTON - Today, Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans voted along party lines to send the nomination of Judge Kavanaugh to the full Senate. They should be ashamed of themselves. Committee Republicans cast their vote despite Dr. Christine Blasey Ford's courageous and powerful testimony yesterday. It has been painstakingly obvious throughout this process that the Republican strategy is simply to ignore the survivors. Two women have publicly alleged that Judge Kavanaugh sexually assaulted them.