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Bill would prohibit the sale of cough medicines containing the ingredient dextromethorphan to minors

WASHINGTON, DC Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) and Congressman Bill Johnson (R-OH), members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, introduced the H.R. 863 DXM Abuse Prevention Act in a bipartisan effort to prevent teen abuse of over-the-counter cough medicines containing the cough suppressant dextromethorphan, commonly referred to as DXM. The bill would establish a national age-18 requirement for the purchase of medicines containing DXM.

Washington Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06) issued the following statement on the latest Continuing Resolution proposal to fund the government until February 15th:

"President Trump held our government hostage for far too long. We must pass this short-term spending bill immediately to get 800,000 federal employees back to work and paid. This simply cannot be repeated. We must come together to strike a commonsense deal that funds the government through 2019 while working on smart and effective border security measures."

Washington, D.C. Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06), a senior Member of the powerful Energy and Commerce Committee, today was appointed to four Energy and Commerce Subcommittees on Health, Environment and Climate Change, Communications and Technology, and Consumer Protection and Commerce.

Washington Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06) responded to several media reports that the Trump Administration is discussing diverting funds from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works projects to pay for a border wall:

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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