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Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) issued the following statement on President Trump's signing of an executive order designed to undermine the Affordable Care Act (ACA):

"Today, President Trump signed an executive order that means families will be one illness or injury away from financial ruin. Association Health Plans sold across state lines won't be subject to essential health benefits requirements, which means people will be left with bare-bones plans that don't provide coverage for basic services like hospital visits.

Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) delivered the following statement at a Communications and Technology Subcommittee markup of FCC reauthorization legislation:

I am pleased we are coming together today in a bipartisan manner to reauthorize the Federal Communications Commission. The issues facing the Commission are critical to the advancement of our digital economy and to our country's prosperity.

Today SEEC Co-Chairs Reps. Doris Matsui, Gerry Connolly, and Paul Tonko released the following statement in response to EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's announcement that the Trump Administration intends to repeal the Clean Power Plan (CPP).

Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), vice chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Health, and Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06) today applauded House passage of the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2017 (S. 652). Guthrie and Matsui, along with Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) and Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), introduced the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act earlier this year to reauthorize a program for early detection, diagnosis, and intervention in cases where newborns and young children are identified as deaf or hard-of-hearing.

Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) released the following statement on the mass shooting in Las Vegas:

"Our entire nation grieves with the people of Las Vegas. My heart goes out to the victims, their families, and all of those experiencing unimaginable pain and loss in the wake of this horrific act of violence. We pray for the recovery of those who were injured and send them our strength.

"We must come together and take action to put an end to these senseless acts of gun violence in our country."

U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), whose family relied on food stamps in her youth, introduced a resolution today during Hunger Action Month to reduce hunger and improve health around the country by promoting community gardens and the positive impacts they have on local communities. The resolution, if passed, would designate a National Community Gardening Awareness Week during the last week of September to support the gardens nationwide. Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06) introduced a companion resolution in the House of Representatives.