FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Saturday, April 10, 2010 CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 302-3249 Congresswoman Matsui Celebrates Grand Opening of Tahoe Park Community Garden at Local Slow Foods FestivalCA This morning, Congresswoman Doris O. Matsui (CA-05) joined Sacramento City Councilman Kevin McCarty, Deputy Secretary for the California Department of Food and Agriculture David Pegos, Sacramento City Unified School District Superintendent Jonathan Raymond, and members of the community for the grand opening of...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, April 9, 2010 CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163Matsui Announces $750k in Federal Funding for Local Smart Grid Training ProgramSac State Receives Recovery Grant for Workforce TrainingCA Today, Congresswoman Doris O. Matsui (CA-05) announced that California State University, Sacramento is one of 33 recipients nationally to receive Recovery Act funds for the development of a new training program to enhance the region’s growing smart grid system. This award totaling $9...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, April 9, 2010 CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163 Congresswoman Matsui Joins City Officials for Groundbreaking at North Natomas Fire StationCA Today, Congresswoman Doris O. Matsui (CA-05) joined Sacramento Fire Chief Ray Jones, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson and other City leaders in North Natomas for the groundbreaking ceremony of the Sacramento Fire Department’s Station 43. This morning’s ceremony represents the collaborative work of Congresswoman Matsui, local l...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, April 6, 2010 CONTACT: MARA LEE (202) 225-7163 Congresswoman Matsui Announces $5 Million Recovery Health IT Award for Los Rios Community College DistrictSacramento Selected as One of Five Training Sites NationallyCA Today, Congresswoman Doris O. Matsui (CA-05) announced the award of a grant totaling $5,435,587 for Sacramento’s Los Rios Community College District. Los Rios is one of five community college districts in the country that will participate in the progr...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, April 1, 2010CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163 Congresswoman Matsui Joins Community Members to Celebrate the Passage of Historic Health Insurance Reform LegislationCA Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-Sacramento) joined Health Care for America Now, AARP, local health care professionals, and members of the community at Trinity Cathedral to celebrate the health insurance reform legislation recently passed by Congress and signed into law by President Obama. During ...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, April 1, 2010CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163 Matsui Statement on City of Sacramento’s Natomas Permit Plan as Submitted to FEMA CA Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-Sacramento) issued the following statement in response to the City of Sacramento’s announcement today that the City has submitted a plan to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in an effort to address the concerns and problems that resulted after the City incorrectly issued building permits ...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, March 31, 2010CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163 Congresswoman Matsui, Local Elected Officials Announce $500k in EPA Funding for Sacramento CountyCA Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-Sacramento) joined representatives from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Sacramento County elected officials to announce a $500,000 EPA Climate Showcase Communities grant awarded to Sacramento County to reduce carbon emissions in the region. Hosted by the Sierra Health ...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, March 25, 2010 CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163 Congresswoman Matsui Votes for Final Health Care PackageThanks Constituents for Voicing Their Support for Health Insurance Reform Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D Sacramento) joined her colleagues in the House of Representatives in supporting the final piece of the comprehensive health insurance reform package that will provide access to quality health care for American families and seniors at a price they can ...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, March 25, 2010CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163 Rep. Matsui Applauds FCC’s National Broadband Plan Announces Plans to Introduce Smart Grid Legislation This morning, Congresswoman Doris O. Matsui (CA-05) participated in the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet federal oversight hearing examining the progress of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in their development of The National Broadband Plan. A centra...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, March 23, 2010CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163 Congresswoman Matsui Joins President Obama for Signing of Historic Health Care Legislation Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D Sacramento) joined President Obama and Democratic Congressional leaders for the signing ceremony in the East Room of the White House of the historic health insurance reform legislation that will provide access to quality health care for American families and seniors at a price they can affor...
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