The recent survey conducted by the FCC demonstrates the need for bold action to bridge the digital divide in this country. The survey identifies that the high cost of broadband services is the main reason that lower-income households are not connecting to in-home broadband services, even when services are available. As part of any plan to substantially increase broadband adoption rates, including in the National Broadband Plan expected to be released in March, programs must be in place to help A...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMonday, February 22, 2010CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163Matsui Statement on the President’s Health Insurance Reform Proposal Congresswoman Doris O. Matsui (CA-05) issued the following statement today after President Barack Obama released a health insurance reform proposal. The plan was distributed this morning in advance of the bipartisan, bicameral health-care meeting set to take place this Thursday at Blair House in Washington, D.C.: We must pass comprehensive health i...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, February 18, 2010 CONTACT: MARA LEE (916) 498-5600/ (202) 302-3249 Matsui Announces $5 Million for Local Health Workforce Training Programs at Consumnes River College EventCA Today, Congresswoman Doris O. Matsui (D Sacramento) officially announced the release of a grant award totaling $4,988,561 from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for the Los Rios Community College District (LRCCD) to train additional health-care workers. Rep. Matsui was joined by r...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, February 16, 2010 CONTACT: MARA LEE(916) 498-5600/(202) 302-3249 WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT THE LOCAL IMPACT OF THE RECOVERY ACT IN SACRAMENTO, CA On the eve of the first anniversary of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-Sacramento) compiled the following collection of statements from community leaders and opinion makers across the Sacramento region, to highlight what others are saying about the local impact of the R...
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Congresswoman Doris O. Matsui (D Sacramento) will join members of the Sacramento health care and the education communities to officially announce and celebrate the release of a $5 million grant for the Los Rios Community College District. A competitive grant administered by the U.S. Department of Labor, this funding will provide Los Rios the opportunity to expand medical training programs through the establishment of a HealthForce Institute. The grant was authorized by the Recovery Act, which R...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, February 10, 2010CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 302-3249 Statement of Congresswoman Doris Matsui CA Congresswoman Doris O. Matsui (D-Sacramento) issued the following statement today about the potential implications that the City of Sacramento’s actions in wrongfully granting building permits in Natomas may have on her constituents, and the region as a whole: I was outraged when I learned about the City of Sacramento’s Development Department transfer of existing Nato...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, February 4, 2010 CONTACT: MARA LEE (202) 225-7163 Rep. Matsui Participates in Hearing on Proposed Comcast-NBC Universal Merger Today, Congresswoman Doris O. Matsui (CA-05) participated in the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet hearing examining the proposed combination of Comcast and NBC Universal. Representative Matsui’s statement, as prepared for delivery, is below: Like other major mergers or joint venture...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, February 2, 2010 CONTACT: MARA LEE (202) 225-7163Congresswoman Matsui Gives Remarks at Third Way Broadband and Jobs ForumEmphasizes Connection Between Broadband Access and Job Creation; Calls on the FCC to Include Universal Broadband Adoption in National Broadband Plan Representative Doris Matsui (D-CA) joined Congressional, telecom and communication industry leaders for an ideas forum today, organized by Third Way, which focused on why broadband investment should...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, February 1, 2010 CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163 Congresswoman Matsui Announces Over $500,000 in Federal Funding for City FirefightersCA Today, Congresswoman Doris O. Matsui (D-Sacramento) announced that the City of Sacramento Fire Department will receive $513,002 through the Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG). Administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in cooperation with the U.S. Fire Administration, the grant will help the department pu...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, February 1, 2010 CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163 Matsui Statement on Flood Control Funding in President Obama's Budget$97.5 Million for Flood Control Proves Sacramento’s Priorities are National Priorities Today, Congresswoman Doris O. Matsui (D-Sacramento) released the following statement on President Obama’s fiscal year 2011 budget and federal funding for Sacramento-area flood control projects, reaffirming that Sacramento’s priorities are national priorities:...
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