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Washington, D.C. Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) issued the following statement after the House voted to defeat the Farm Bill:

"As the most powerful country in the world, we should be creating policies that lift people up. Instead, the GOP farm bill would have made it harder for people to thrive, cutting school lunches for children and limiting the SNAP program that helps families put food on the table. The defeat of this legislation is good news for now, but we must keep up our efforts to protect SNAP for American families."

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Washington, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Matsui's "Access to Telehealth Services for Substance Use Disorders Act" passed the House Energy andamp; Commerce Committee unanimously.

Washington, D.C. Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) issued the following statement on President Trump's misguided reference to the 340B Program in the Administration's prescription drug plan released today:

"The Trump Administration's efforts to connect high prescription drug prices to the 340B program are misguided and based on inaccurate assumptions.

"The cuts in payments to safety net hospitals mentioned in this plan will not achieve the goal of reducing drug prices, and do nothing to get at the real driver of high drug costs."

Washington, D.C. Today, the bipartisan Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2018, H.R. 3053, passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 340-72.

Washington, D.C.Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06) delivered the following floor remarks in support of the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2018:

I rise today in support of the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act.

We worked in a bipartisan manner in the Energy andamp; Commerce Committee to ensure there was language in this bill that provides a responsible path forward for consolidated interim storage.

Washington, D.C. Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) gave thefollowingopening remarks at today's Health Subcommittee hearing on "Improving the Coordination and Quality of Substance Use Disorder Treatment:"

This is a very important and complex issue relating to the opioid epidemic.

I feel strongly that we should take action in this space. Patients that are currently receiving treatment may not be getting the best care if their provider does not have all the information necessary.

Washington, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) issued the following statement on the Trump Administration's announced withdrawal from the Iran nuclear agreement:

"Withdrawing from the JCPOA does nothing to make our country safer. This decision opens the door for Iran to move towards the development of a nuclear weapon and weakens our ability to achieve the objectives we share with our allies, such as addressing Iran's support of terrorism and human rights abuses.

Sacramento, CA Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06) issued the following statement on California's participation in a lawsuit with 17 other states and the District of Columbia over the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) April 2 Final Determination to weaken vehicle emissions standards: