Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) and Congressman Brett Guthrie (R-KY), co-chairs of the Congressional Spectrum Caucus, today reintroduced the Federal Spectrum Incentive Act. The radio frequencies known as spectrum power wireless technologies such as smartphones, Wi-Fi, the Internet of Things, and other innumerable applications that affect our daily lives. Demand has skyrocketed over the last dec... Read more »
Today Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) marked Equal Pay Day and cosponsored the Paycheck Fairness Act, legislation that would strengthen the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and guarantee that women can challenge pay discrimination and hold employers accountable. Matsui joined Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) in cosponsoring the legislation in the House of Representatives. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) int... Read more »
Today, 36 House Democrats led by Reps. Doris Matsui (D-CA), Brad Schneider (D-IL), Paul Tonko (D-NY), and Charlie Crist (D-FL) introduced legislation to prevent the implementation of President Trump’s recent executive order that rolls back environmental protections and severely weakens efforts to address global climate change. H.R. 1812, the “Congressional Leadership in Mitigating Administration T... Read more »
Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) issued the following statement on the House passage of S.J. Res. 34, which overturned the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules relating to Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services: "Yesterday, House Republicans opened the door to giving up Americans' online privacy protections. "Nearly every aspect of our dai... Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) released the following statement on President Trump's executive order rolling back the Clean Power Plan: “The Trump Administration just released another executive order, this time to reverse our progress on climate change. This will be devastating to the health and economic security of Americans. “The Clean Power Plan has been a critical component of our g... Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) issued the following statement on Republicans pulling the vote for TrumpCare legislation: “This is a victory for American families, whose healthcare was on the line if this TrumpCare bill had passed. In Sacramento and across the country people raised their voices against this harmful legislation. I will keep fighting for them in Congress as we work to prot... Read more »
This week the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) independent Actuary told leaders of the Senate Finance and House Energy & Commerce Committees that Trumpcare would lead to higher Medicare Part B premiums for seniors across the country in order to provide a tax break to pharmaceutical corporations. The CMS Actuary estimated that Medicare Part B premiums would increase by $8.7 billion i... Read more »
Legislation Would Create “Innovation Corps” to Incentivize Recent Graduates to Help Train Workers Displaced by Automation Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) introduced the Innovation Corps Act of 2017 that would provide grants for job retraining programs to assist workers displaced by automation. The bill would create a service program modeled after existing national service institutions, in... Read more »
Congresswoman Matsui Statement on President Trump's 2018 Proposed Budget Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) issued the following statement in response to President Trump's proposed budget for fiscal year 2018: “This proposal reflects the President’s misguided values. Making massive cuts on the backs of hardworking families will only damage our country’s economic competitiveness. As Congress ... Read more »
Matsui, Guthrie Introduce Bill for Newborn Hearing Screening Senators Portman, Kaine Introduce Senate Companion Bill Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06) and Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) today introduced the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2017, a bipartisan bill that would reauthorize a federal program for newborn hearing tests. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) and Senator Tim Kaine ... Read more »
