FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, February 10, 2011CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163Matsui Statement on President’s Wireless Coverage Expansion Announcement Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA), a Co-Chair of the Congressional High-Tech Caucus and a Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement applauding President Obama’s Wireless Innovation and Infrastructure Initiative, a plan announced earlier today to build-out high-speed wireless services across ...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, February 10, 2011CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163Congresswoman Matsui Announces Additional $168,000 in Recovery Act Funds for Health IT AdoptionFunding Will Accelerate CalHIPSO’s Work to Help Providers Switch to Electronic Health Records; Providing More Efficient Care for California Families, Seniors Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-05) announced that the California Health Information Partnership and Services Organization (CalHIPSO) North has been awarded an...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, February 8, 2011CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163Congresswoman Matsui Welcomes U.S. Health Secretary to SacramentoApplauds Efforts of Let’s Move Campaign in Encouraging Healthy, Active KidsCA Today, Congresswoman Doris O. Matsui (D-Sacramento) welcomed Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to Sacramento, who was in town to celebrate the one-year anniversary of First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move Campaign. Let’s Move encourages our na...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, February 4, 2011CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163Updated Information for U.S. Citizens in EgyptCA Today, following continued mass protests and political unrest in Egypt, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-Sacramento) released updated information for constituents or their families who may be in Egypt. If you or someone you know in Egypt needs assistance, here are some important resources that you can use: If you are currently traveling in Egypt and need assistance returni...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, February 1, 2011CONTACT: MATSUI PRESS OFFICE (202) 225-7163Rep. Matsui Statement on White House Startup America Initiative Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, co-chair of the High Tech Caucus, and a member of the Make it in America Working Group, issued the following statement in response to the White House’s new Startup America initiative, a national campaign designed to promote entrepreneurship an...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, January 26, 2011CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163Congresswoman Matsui Introduces Legislation to Boost Clean Energy Manufacturing and ExportsWill Enhance U.S. Standing in Rapidly-Growing Global Clean Energy Economy Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA), a Member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, introduced the Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Act of 2011 to boost the competiveness of the U.S. clean technology industry both domesti...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, January 26, 2011CONTACT: MARA LEE (202) 225-7163Congressional High-Tech Caucus Announces Matsui as New Co-ChairJoins Rep. McCaul to Lead on Critical Innovation Issues Facing American Economy Today, Representatives Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Doris Matsui (D-CA) announced that Rep. Matsui would join Rep. McCaul as a Co-Chair of the Congressional High Tech Caucus. A member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the Communications and Technology and Environm...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, January 25, 2011CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163Congresswoman Matsui Statement on the President’s State of the Union Address Tonight, following President Obama’s State of the Union Address, Congresswoman Doris O. Matsui (CA-05) released the following statement: The President was clear tonight that we need to keep putting Americans back to work and continue to increase our competitiveness around the world. We must restore our economy and create jobs; we must win...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, January 25, 2011CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163Congresswoman Matsui Introduces Critical Flood Protection Legislation for Sacramento Families, Businesses Infrastructure Improvements Would Help Spur Local Economy, Create Jobs Today, Congresswoman Doris O. Matsui (D-Sacramento) introduced the Natomas Basin Flood Protection Improvements Act (H.R. 433) in the House of Representatives. The legislation would deliver on many of the objectives that President Barack Obama ...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, January 20, 2011CONTACT: MATSUI PRESS OFFICE (202) 225-7163Congresswoman Doris Matsui Announces Committee Assignments for the 112th CongressRole on Energy and Commerce Will Help Sacramento’s Clean Energy, Health Care, and Technology Sectors Today, Congresswoman Doris O. Matsui (D-CA) announced her committee assignments for the 112th Congress. The Congresswoman will continue to represent Sacramento on the influential House Committee on Energy and Commerce, which ...
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