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Washington, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Matsui (D-CA) issued the following statement on several health care provisions in the omnibus for fiscal year 2018:

Washington, D.C. Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) announced that over $25 million in funding for Sacramento region flood protection was included in the 2018 omnibus appropriations legislation, including work to strengthen Natomas Basin levees and Folsom Dam. Congresswoman Matsui issued the following statement on the development:

Washington, D.C. Today, the House passed an omnibus appropriations bill for the remainder of FY 2018 that includes a total of over $400 million for Small Starts projects, such as the Downtown Riverfront Streetcar.

Washington, D.C. Today, several of Congresswoman Matsui's telecom legislative priorities passed the House as part of the FY 2018 Omnibus package.

Washington, D.C. Today, the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) releaseda report with recommendations to improve the resettlement process for Special Immigration Visa (SIV) holders.

Washington, D.C. Today, at a House Energy andamp; Commerce Joint Energy and Environment Subcommittee hearing on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Fiscal Year 2019 budget, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) called for continuing work to license interim storage solutions for our nation's spent nuclear fuel. Congresswoman Matsui supports legislation that would facilitate the consolidation of spent fuel. Matsui delivered the following remarks at the hearing:

Washington, D.C. On Friday, March 16, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) led a bipartisan letter with 57 members of Congress to the Appropriations Committee calling for continued funding for the preservation of historic sites where Japanese Americans were incarcerated during World War II. While Congress has approved $3 million annually in funding to preserve these sites in recent fiscal years, President Donald Trump's FY 2019 Department of Interior budget request zeroed out funding for the program.