Press Releases

Matsui will Continue to Serve on House Energy & Commerce Health and Communications & Technology Subcommittees Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) announced her subcommittee assignments for the 115th Congress. The Congresswoman continues to represent Sacramento on the influential House Committee on Energy & Commerce, which she was first appointed to in 2008. The Congresswoman will join the Su... Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA), and 58 of her House Democratic women colleagues sent a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan urging him to put an end to practices such as those deployed in the 114th Congress by the Select Panel to Attack Women’s Health. On December 30, House Republicans on the Panel issued a partisan report containing baseless claims against Planned Parenthood and companies ... Read more »

Declare Sacramento a demonstration city for innovative technology Sacramento, Calif - Today Sacramento leaders announced a new coalition with a mission of bringing autonomous vehicle testing to the city. The coalition is inviting all autonomous vehicle manufacturers and the industries that support them to use Sacramento as its open-source platform for level 5 autonomous vehicles. “Sacramento is re... Read more »

Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06) today announced that a demonstration project based on her bipartisan legislation, H.R. 1263, the Excellence in Mental Health Act, was signed into law by President Obama. This is the first piece of meaningful legislation to increase access to mental health services Congress has passed since the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Eq... Read more »

Today the House of Representatives passed S. 2873, the counterpart to H.R. 5395, the Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes Act, or the ECHO Act, introduced by Congressman Michael C. Burgess M.D. (R-TX) and Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) in the House of Representatives. The Senate unanimously passed S. 2873 last week, introduced by Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI). It... Read more »

Princess Cruise Lines Will Pay Criminal Penalty for Intentional Pollution Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) praised the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) announcement that Princess Cruise Lines Ltd. has agreed to plead guilty to felony charges resulting from their intentional actions to pollute the ocean by illegally dumping oil contaminated waste. “Princess Cruise Lines’ intentional cover-up of their... Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui released the following statement on the passage of the 21st Century Cures Act in the House of Representatives: “There is nothing more heart-wrenching than watching a loved one with a chronic or life-threatening condition go without the care and treatments they need. For the 30 million Americans with rare diseases, there is often no effective treatment option even... Read more »

In response to comments by President-Elect Trump supporter Carl Higbie citing World War II Japanese internment camps as precedent for a potential immigrant registry, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) issued the following statement: “This type of rhetoric by Mr. Higbie is outrageous, unacceptable, and reckless. The unjust internment of Japanese Americans during World War II was a painful period du... Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) issued the following statement on the announcement from Secretary of Defense Ash Carter that he is ordering the Department of Defense to suspend efforts to collect the repayment of enlistment bonuses paid to California National Guard soldiers: “Our dedicated service members should not bear the burden of mistakes that are of no fault of their own. I’m please... Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) released the following statement on the Golden 1 Center ribbon cutting: “This is a pivotal moment for Sacramento and our downtown. Today’s ribbon cutting is the culmination of many years of hard work and perseverance, and builds on exciting growth happening in our region. Both inside the new Golden 1 Center and beyond the arena’s walls, we are realizing a ... Read more »