Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 5/17/2016 Contact: Lauren Dart 202-225-7163 Congresswoman Matsui Statement on CMS Proposed Medicare Part B Demonstration Project Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) released the following statement in conjunction with the House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee’s consideration of CMS’s Proposed Medicare Part B Demonstration Project: “As we consider varying perspecti... Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE5/11/2016Contact: Lauren Dart202-225-7163Congresswoman Matsui Calls for Comprehensive Approach to Substance Abuse Crisis Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) issued the following statement on Congressional and Administrative action on the opioid and heroin epidemic: “Our communities are facing the consequences of the opioid and heroin epidemic every day, and it is past tim... Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE4/28/2016Contact: Lauren Dart202-225-7163 Congresswoman Matsui Applauds Inclusion of Two Sacramento Flood Protection Projects in Senate WRDA Package Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) released the following statement on the inclusion of The American River Common Features and West Sacramento projects in the Senate’s Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) package, which pa... Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE4/28/2016Contact: Lauren Dart202-225-7163 Congresswoman Matsui Applauds Progress Towards Storage Solution for Nuclear Waste Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) applauded the announcement that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) received an application for the operation of a high-level waste and spent nuclear fuel consolidated interim storage facility. The application ... Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE4/28/2016Contact: Lauren Dart202-225-7163 Matsui’s Spectrum Challenge Prize Bill Passes Out of Energy & Commerce Committee Unanimously Today, the House Energy & Commerce Committee unanimously passed Congresswoman Doris Matsui’s (D-CA) Spectrum Challenge Prize Act, which encourages private sector innovation by awarding up to $5 million for breakthrough wireless technologies tha... Read more »

Matsui-Johnson DXM Abuse Prevention Act Passes as Part of Energy & Commerce Committee Action on Substance Abuse Crisis Today, the House Energy & Commerce full committee unanimously approved H.R. 3250, the DXM Abuse Prevention Act of 2015. The bipartisan legislation, co-authored by Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) and Congressman Bill Johnson (R-OH), builds on momentum and advocacy efforts in stat... Read more »

Matsui and Long Introduce Bipartisan Solution to Improve HHS’ Cybersecurity Legislation Promotes Best Practices and Empowers Top HHS Cybersecurity Officer to Confront Cyber Threats House Energy and Commerce Committee members Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) and Congressman Billy Long (R-MO) today introduced the HHS Data Protection Act. The legislation will establish the Office of the Chief Inform... Read more »

With almost daily headlines sounding the alarm of a changing global climate, it might feel like there isn’t much to celebrate this Earth Day. Record warm temperatures, rising sea-levels threatening coastal communities, unprecedented wildfires, and cycles of flooding, drought and famine have led our armed forces to designate climate change as a “threat multiplier.” As Americans, we can either pessi... Read more »

With almost daily headlines sounding the alarm of a changing global climate, it might feel like there isn’t much to celebrate this Earth Day. Record warm temperatures, rising sea-levels threatening coastal communities, unprecedented wildfires, and cycles of flooding, drought and famine have led our armed forces to designate climate change as a “threat multiplier.” As Americans, we can either pessi... Read more »

Rep. Matsui Joins Rep. Ellmers, Sen. Portman to Introduce Health IT Legislation H.R. 5001 Provides Flexibility for Healthcare Providers and Improves Electronic Health Record Regulations Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) issued the below statement following introduction of the Flexibility in Electronic Health Record (EHR) Reporting Act in both the House and Senate chambers. This bipartisan and bica... Read more »