FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, January 22, 2013CONTACT: JONELLE TRIMMER(202) 225-7163Congresswoman Matsui Statement on the House Energy and Commerce Committee Organizational Meeting Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06) issued the following statement following the House Energy and Commerce Committee Organizational Meeting of which she serves as a member:“Today the House Energy and Commerce Committee met to formally adopt the Committee Rules and Subcommittee Jurisdictions. As a member of the E...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, January 16, 2013CONTACT: JONELLE TRIMMER(202) 225-7163Congresswoman Matsui Announces Free FASFA Workshop Tonight at Hiram Johnson High SchoolGet assistance filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FASFA); More Workshops to be held in January-February Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06) today highlighted a series of financial aid workshops that are being hosted by the Sacramento Cash for College Coalition. These workshops are designed to assist st...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, January 16, 2013 CONTACT: JONELLE TRIMMER (202) 225-7163 Congresswoman Matsui Statement on President Obama’s Gun Violence Prevention Proposals Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06) released the following statement on the gun violence prevention proposals announced by President Obama: “I am pleased that President Obama proposed a comprehensive approach to reducing gun violence in our country. While I respect a citizen’s right to bear arms, I feel strongly tha...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, January 15, 2013CONTACT: JONELLE TRIMMER (202) 225-7163Congresswoman Doris Matsui Announces Committee Assignments for the 113th CongressRole on exclusive Energy and Commerce Committee will help grow and support Sacramento’s clean energy, health care, and technology sectors Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) announced her committee assignments for the 113th Congress. The Congresswoman will continue to represent Sacramento on the influential House Committee on E...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, January 15, 2013CONTACT: JONELLE TRIMMER(202) 225-7163Congresswoman Matsui Statement on House Republicans Once Again Blocking Authorization of Critical Flood Protection ProjectsRepublican leadership of House Rules Committee blocked amendment to Sandy relief bill that would have positioned Congress as proactive; authorized pending flood protection projects, including Natomas’ levee improvements Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06) released the following statement after...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, January 10, 2013 CONTACT: JONELLE TRIMMER (202) 225-7163 Congresswoman Matsui Leads Letter Urging Inclusion of Excellence in Mental Health Act by Vice President Biden’s Gun Violence Task Force Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06) led a letter to Vice President Joe Biden urging the multi-agency gun violence task force to include in its recommendations to Congress the Excellence in Mental Health Act. This legislation, which the Congresswoman will be reintroducing thi...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, January 3, 2013CONTACT: JONELLE TRIMMER(202) 225-7163Congresswoman Matsui Reintroduces Critical Flood Protection Legislation for Sacramento on “Day One” of 113th CongressReaffirms strong commitment to Sacramento’s flood protection by introducing two bills to authorize the Natomas Levee Improvement Project Today, on the first day of the 113th Congress, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06) re-introduced the Natomas Basin Flood Protection Improvements Act and the Flood ...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, January 3, 2013CONTACT: JONELLE TRIMMER(202) 225-7163Congresswoman Matsui Announces $200,000 Federal Award to Sacramento State’s School of NursingFunds will be used to study prevention and early treatment of diabetes among Hmong populationCA – Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-05) today announced that the California State University Sacramento School of Nursing has received a $200,000 preliminary grant from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparit...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, January 3, 2013CONTACT: JONELLE TRIMMER(202) 225-7163Congresswoman Matsui Sworn in to the 113th CongressWill continue to work on behalf of the Sacramento region in the House of Representatives Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06) issued the following statement after being sworn in to serve California’s Sixth Congressional District in the 113th Congress: I am honored and humbled that voters in the Sacramento region have once again elected me to serve as the...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, January 1, 2013CONTACT: JONELLE TRIMMER(202) 225-7163Rep. Matsui Statement on House Passage of The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-05) issued the following statement following the House of Representatives’ passage of the fiscal cliff agreement that will permanently extend the middle class tax cuts, protecting American families and promoting economic growth:“I am pleased that the House came together this evening to pass The ...
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