FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, January 27, 2010 CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163 Congresswoman Matsui Announces $29 Million in Federal Funding for Capitol Corridor Rail Service$2.25 Billion Awarded to California High Speed Rail Tonight, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-Sacramento) announced $29 million has been awarded in competitive grant funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation to the Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority (CCJPA) to improve passenger rail in Sacramento and Northern...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, January 27, 2010 CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163/ (202) 302-3249 Matsui Statement on President Obama’s State of the Union Address Following President Obama’s State of the Union Address this evening, Congresswoman Doris O. Matsui (D-Sacramento) released the following statement: The President was clear in laying out his priorities for this year: jobs, jobs, jobs. The President and Congress must have a laser-beam focus on creating jobs and turning around our ec...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, January 22, 2010 CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163 Matsui Announces Sacramento Region to Receive $5 Million Towards Green InnovationsIncludes Funding for Innovative Renewable Development Today, Congresswoman Doris O. Matsui (D-Sacramento) announced that Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) and local partners will receive $5 million in federal grant funding from the Department of Energy (DOE) for the installation of California’s first Solar Highway, a co-d...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, January 22, 2010 CONTACT: MARA LEE (202) 225-7163 Matsui Statement on Anniversary of Roe v. Wade Today, Congresswoman Doris O. Matsui (D-CA) released the following statement on the 37th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Roe v. Wade: The choice to start a family is a deeply personal one that should be made by a woman in consultation with her doctor and family. I am committed to protecting a woman’s right to choose as laid out in the Roe v. Wade Suprem...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, January 21, 2010 CONTACTS:Mara Lee (Matsui) 202.225.7163 Laurel Brown (Thompson) 202.225.3311 UC Davis to Receive $2.5 Million for West Village ProjectDevelopment Will Provide Sustainable, Affordable On-Campus Housing Today, Representatives Doris Matsui (CA-05) and Mike Thompson (CA-01) announced that the University of California, Davis has received a federal grant of $2.5 million through the Department of Energy (DOE) for their on-going West Village Project, a m...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, January 21, 2010 CONTACT: MARA LEE (202) 225-7163 Matsui Statement on Today’s Supreme Court Decision Regarding Campaign FinanceCalls Decision Troubling In light of today’s Supreme Court decision regarding campaign finance, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) released the following statement: While I respect the Supreme Court's decision and jurisdiction on this issue, it is greatly troubling to me that as a result of their decision, large special interest cor...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, January 20, 2010 CONTACT: MARA LEE (202) 225-7163 Rep. Matsui Supports Legislation to Encourage Americans to Continue Helping Haiti House Unanimously Approves Bill to Allow Taxpayers to Claim Charitable Deduction in 2009 for Haiti Relief Efforts Today, Congresswoman Doris O. Matsui (D-CA) joined her colleagues in the House of Representatives in unanimously passing H.R. 4462, legislation that would allow individuals who make charitable contributions to victims o...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, January 20, 2010 CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163Rep. Matsui Participates in Hearing on ExxonMobil-XTO Merger and Impacts on U.S. Energy Markets, American Consumers Today, Congresswoman Doris O. Matsui (CA-05) participated in the House Energy and Commerce Energy and Environment Subcommittee hearing on the ExxonMobil-XTO Merger and Impacts on U.S. Energy Markets. Representative Matsui’s statement, as prepared for delivery, is below: As we continue to discuss wa...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, January 20, 2010 CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163 Congresswoman Doris Matsui Announces Beginning of the Sacramento Cash for College Coalition WorkshopsCA Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-05) announced the kick-off of the Cash for College season, which begins today at a workshop at Foothill High School in North Highlands. The Sacramento Cash for College Coalition is consortium that strives to assist students with their Free Application for Federal Student Aid...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, January 19, 2010 CONTACTS: Mara Lee (Matsui), 202.225.7163Ben Bradford (Eshoo) 202.225.8104Daniel Reilly (Markey) 202.225.2836REPS. MATSUI, ESHOO, AND MARKEY APPLAUD NTIA FOR PRIORITIZING BROADBAND GRANTS FOR SCHOOLS, LIBRARIESAnchor Institutions Provide Internet Access to American Public Today, Representatives Doris O. Matsui (CA-05), Anna Eshoo (CA-14) and Edward Markey (MA-07) applauded the Obama Administration for prioritizing funding for essential anchor ins...
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