FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, July 28, 2010CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163 Congresswoman Matsui Urges California Energy Commission to Support PACECommission Responds with Immediate Action for California PACE Programs Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) followed up the letter she sent last week to President Barack Obama urging him to use all of the avenues available to him to reinstate the Property-Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program, with a letter to the California Energy Commission u...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, July 28, 2010 CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163 House Passes Matsui’s Clean Tech Manufacturing and Export Promotion LegislationKey Component of Make it in America Agenda will Create Jobs, Support Sacramento’s Growing Clean Energy Sector Today, the House of Representatives passed legislation introduced by Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-05), H.R. 5156, the Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Act of 2010, which would boost the competiven...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, July 27, 2010CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163 President Signs Matsui Legislation into LawImportant Consumer and Safety Protections Put in Place for Americans At Sea Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) joined President Barack Obama for a White House signing ceremony of H.R. 3360, the Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act, legislation introduced by Rep. Matsui. The Congresswoman and the President were joined by Laurie Dishman, a Sacramento, CA resident and a c...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, July 22, 2010CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163 Rep. Doris Matsui Votes to Extend Unemployment BenefitsSays Long-Overdue Financial Relief Is Critical to Sacramento Families Severely Impacted by the Recession Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-Sacramento) continued her fight to help put Sacramento on the path to economic recovery by voting in favor of the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010, which provides critical financial relief to Sacramento famili...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, July 22, 2010CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163 Matsui Clean Tech Manufacturing and Export Promotion Legislation Set for House Floor Vote Next WeekBill Is Part of Make it in America Agenda Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) joined Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC), Assistant to the Speaker Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Democratic Caucus Chairman John Larson (D-CT) to announce the Make it in America Agenda that will be ...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, July 21, 2010 CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163 House Energy and Commerce Committee Passes Matsui Clean Tech Manufacturing and Export Promotion LegislationFloor Consideration Possible Before August Recess Today, the House Energy and Commerce Committee passed H.R. 5156, the Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Act, legislation introduced by Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) on April 27, 2010 to boost the competiveness of the U.S. clean techn...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, July 21, 2010 CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163 Matsui Statement on Enactment of Historic Wall Street Reform Legislation Will Put in Place Common-Sense Rules to Protect Sacramento Families from Unfair and Deceptive Financial Practices; Includes Matsui Anti-Foreclosure Amendment Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) applauded the enactment of H.R. 4173, the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, which will provide long-overdue oversight of our nati...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, July 20, 2010 CONTACT: MARA LEE (202) 225-7163 Rep. Matsui Questions Regulatory Body Charged With Overseeing BP, Other Deep Water Drilling Operations Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) participated in the House joint hearing by the Energy and Environment and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittees on the Role of the Interior Department in the Deepwater Horizon Disaster. At the hearing, Rep. Matsui emphasized that both BP and the government’s first pr...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, July 19, 2010 CONTACT: MARA LEE (202) 225-7163 60 Congressional Members Send Letter to the President Demanding Action on PACE Speaker Pelosi Joins Reps. Doris Matsui, Mike Thompson, Steve Israel and 56 Additional Members In Calling for Immediate Action to Continue Innovative, Successful PACE Program for American Homeowners, Businesses and Municipalities Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) sent a letter with the support of Speaker of the House of Representativ...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, July 15, 2010 CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163 House Passes Critical Flood Insurance LegislationMatsui Language Included in Flood Insurance Reform Priorities Act Are Win-Win for Sacramento Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 5114, the Flood Insurance Reform Priorities Act of 2010. This bill includes two provisions sought by Congresswoman Matsui that are critically important to flood zone designations and the cost of flood insurance in the Sacrame...
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