FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, May 16, 2013CONTACT: JONELLE TRIMMER(202) 225-7163Congresswoman Matsui Argues Against Health Care RepealFights Republican Majority Efforts to Roll Back the Law’s Benefits for Millions of Americans Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06) spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives in opposition to Republican efforts to repeal the health care law, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which was ruled constitutional by the Supreme Court of the United States. This vo...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, May 15, 2013CONTACT: JONELLE TRIMMER(202) 225-7163Congresswoman Matsui Statement on NBA Board of Governors Vote to Keep the Kings in Sacramento Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06) issued the following statement after the NBA Board of Governors voted down the relocation bid to move the Kings to Seattle, thus keeping them in Sacramento:“The Sacramento Kings have been a staple in the region for nearly 30 years, and I am pleased that today’s Board of Governors v...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, May 15, 2013CONTACT: JONELLE TRIMMER(202) 225-7163Congresswoman Matsui Statement Praising Senate Passage of WRDA with Strong Bipartisan VoteBill Includes Sacramento Flood Priorities; Rep. Matsui Reiterates Call for House to Move a WRDA Bill That Authorizes the Natomas Levee Project Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06) today released the following statement after the Senate passed a Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), S.601, with a strong bipartisan vote:“The WRD...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMonday, May 13, 2013CONTACT: JONELLE TRIMMER202-225-7163Congresswoman Matsui Praises Siemens & Amtrak for Rollout of New, Sacramento-Built Electric LocomotivesRep. Matsui is a long time champion of Siemens’ operations in Sacramento & Amtrak’s growth across our nation; Supported local bid for Amtrak contractCA – Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06) issued the following statement on the rollout of the first new electric locomotive by Siemens Mobility USA to serve Amtrak’s...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, May 10, 2013CONTACT: JONELLE TRIMMER(202) 225-7163Congresswoman Matsui Commends Sacramento’s First Annual Techweek Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06), Co-Chair of the Congressional High Tech Caucus, praised the launch of Sacramento's first ever Techweek which will run from Friday, May 10th through Saturday, May 18th. Sacramento’s Techweek is designed to celebrate and promote the region’s growing technology sector and features over fifteen events focused on te...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, April 26, 2013CONTACT: JONELLE TRIMMER(202) 225-7163Congresswoman Matsui Celebrates Arbor Day by Introducing The Residential Energy and Economic Savings (TREES) ActLegislation Will Use Trees to Reduce Energy Demand and Costs, Improve Air Quality Today, on Arbor Day, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) introduced The Residential Energy and Economic Savings Act, otherwise known as TREES Act. This legislation would establish a grant program to assist electric utilities wi...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, April 25, 2013CONTACT: JONELLE TRIMMER202-225-7163Congresswoman Matsui Calls for Congressional Investigative Hearings in Light of Allegations of Patient Dumping in Nevada Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06), in her capacity as a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, sent a letter to the Committee chairmen and ranking members formally requesting investigative and oversight hearings in light of allegations that Nevada’s largest psychiatric hosp...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, April 24, 2013CONTACT: Jonelle Trimmer (Matsui) 202-225-7163Lauren Smith (McNerney) 202-225-1947Matthew Kravitz (Garamendi) (202) 225-1880Allison Teixeira (Bera) 202-225-5716Central Valley Lawmakers Call on HUD to Reconsider Closure of Sacramento and Fresno Field Offices Today, Reps. Doris Matsui (CA-06), Jerry McNerney (CA-09), John Garamendi (CA-03) and Ami Bera (CA-07) sent a letter to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) urging HUD to recon...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, April 23, 2013CONTACT: JONELLE TRIMMER(202) 225-7163Matsui, Waxman, Eshoo Introduce Legislation to Expand Lifeline for Universal Broadband AdoptionBill would “bridge digital divide” while reforming the Lifeline program by including accountability measures Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06), Member of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, along with Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member, Henry Waxman (CA-33) and the Ran...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, April 18, 2013CONTACT: JONELLE TRIMMER(202) 225-7163Congresswoman Matsui Recognizes Sacramentan Michele Steeb with Congressional Victims’ Rights Caucus Allied Professional Award Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06), member of the Congressional Victims’ Rights Caucus, presented Michele Steeb with the Congressional Victims’ Rights Caucus Allied Professional Award for her work as a victim’s advocate. Michele Steeb is the executive director of Sacramento’s non-pr...
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