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BY DORIS MATSUI
Special to The Bee
DECEMBER 11, 2017 01:00 PM
With the winter season officially begun – and with climate change manifesting itself in ever more frequent and destructive events – it is more important than ever that the Sacramento region continue making smart investments in our flood protection.
OPINION
BY CHUCK INGOGLIA, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR — 11/30/17 11:45 AM EST
President Trump's declaration of a public health emergency in the face of the opioid epidemic gripping the nation was a call to arms, but without the arms. Similar sentiments followed the release of the President's Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis final report.
Washington, D.C. Today, ata House Energy andamp; Commerce Health Subcommittee hearing on "Implementing the 21st Century Cures Act: An Update from FDA and NIH," Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) called for continued progress for the treatment and cures of rare diseases.
Washington, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) released the following statement on FCC Chairman Ajit Pai's proposal to roll back net neutrality protections:
Washington, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) issued the following statement on the House passage of H.R. 1, the Republican tax bill:
"House Republicans just voted for a tax bill that pulls the rug out from under families in California and across the country.
"As young people are struggling to afford college, Republicans have voted to eliminate their student loan interest deduction.
Washington, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA), along with 22 members of the House Energy andamp; Commerce Committee, sent a letter to Chairman Ajit Pai urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reconsider proposed changes to the Lifeline program.
The letter reads in part:
Washington, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) announced the promotion of Megan Sussman Herber as Legislative Director, Lauren Dart as Communications Director, and Jonathan Gilbert as Senior Legislative Assistant. The Congresswoman also announced the hiring of Alex Damato as Tech Advisor andamp; Senior Legislative Assistant and Robert Clark as Staff Assistant in her Washington, D.C. office.
Washington, D.C. Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) issued the following statement on the House Republican tax proposal released today:
WASHINGTON, DC House Energy and Commerce Committee members Rep. Billy Long (R-MO) and Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA) today introduced H.R. 4191, the HHS Cybersecurity Modernization Act, legislation to address cyber threats to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Washington, D.C.Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) delivered the following remarks at a Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection hearing on "Securing Consumers' Credit Data in the Age of Digital Commerce":
Thank you Ranking Member Pallone. I am pleased to cosponsor the Secure andamp; Protect Americans' Data Act that you introduced with Ranking Member Schakowsky.
The need for data security and breach notification requirements are not new. California passed notification legislation a decade and a half ago.
