FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, December 21, 2012CONTACT:Jonelle Trimmer (Rep. Matsui) 202.225.7163Michelle Eidam (Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District) 916.616.2432Congresswoman Matsui Announces More Than $5.6 Million Federal Award to Sacramento Metropolitan Fire DistrictFunds will be used to employ 24 firefightersCA – Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-05) today announced that the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District has received a $5,606,864 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, December 20, 2012CONTACT: JONELLE TRIMMER(202) 225-7163Congresswoman Matsui Statement on Senator Steinberg’s Call for Further Investment in Mental Health Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-05) released the following statement praising California State Senate Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg for his leadership on mental health issues and his call to action for further investment: “Our nation must invest in the mental health of our citizens to ensure that all Americans h...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, December 19, 2012CONTACT: JONELLE TRIMMER(202) 225-7163Matsui Statement on FCC Order to Implement Universal Service Fund Broadband Adoption Pilot ProgramsFCC Order mirrors Matsui’s Broadband Affordability Act; helps bridge digital divide in America Today, in response to the FCC’s Order to modernize the Lifeline program by implementing a universal broadband adoption pilot program, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA), a Member of the Energy and Commerce Communications...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, December 19, 2012CONTACT: JONELLE TRIMMER(202) 225-7163Congresswoman Matsui Introduces Legislation to Provide Federal Funding for Regional Water Recycling ProjectLegislation would allow Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District to increase its water recycling programs Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-05) introduced legislation that would allow the Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District (the District) to expand its water recycling programs by mak...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, December 19, 2012CONTACT: JONELLE TRIMMER(202) 225-7163House Passes Bipartisan Legislation to Increase Access to Life-Saving MedicationsThe Medicare IVIG Access Act, authored by Reps. Doris Matsui and Kevin Brady, restores Medicare benefit for primary immune deficiency disease patients Today, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted to pass H.R. 1845, the Medicare IVIG Access Act, authored by Representatives Doris Matsui (D-CA) and Kevin Brady (R-TX...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, December 19, 2012CONTACT: JONELLE TRIMMER(202) 225-7163Congresswoman Matsui Announces $5 Million Federal Award to NextEdFunds will be used to evaluate Project Lead the Way, a national engineering program for grades 9-12CA – Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-05) today announced that NextEd (formerly LEED Sacramento) has received a $5,067,276 grant from the Department of Education’s 2012 Investing in Innovation (i3) competition. The grant will be used to evaluate Proje...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, December 19, 2012CONTACT: JONELLE TRIMMER(202) 225-7163Congresswoman Matsui Announces Over $800,000 to Strengthen School Based Health Centers in Sacramento Affordable Care Act grants help expand access to health careSacramento, CA – Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-05) today announced the awarding of new federal funding, made possible through the Affordable Care Act, for school-based health centers in the Sacramento region. Midtown Medical Center for Children and Fa...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, December 18, 2012CONTACT: JONELLE TRIMMER(202) 225-7163Congresswoman Matsui Statement on the Passing of Senator Daniel K. Inouye Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-05), released the following statement on the passing of Senator Daniel K. Inouye (D-HI) of Hawaii, President Pro Tempore of the United States Senate: Last night our country lost an American hero. Senator Inouye was a man who devoted his life to public service, and he will be remembered not only for his dis...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, December 14, 2012CONTACT: JONELLE TRIMMER(202) 225-7163Congresswoman Matsui Statement on the Tragic Shooting in Newtown, ConnecticutCA Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-05), released the following statement on the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut: There are no words to describe the horror of this morning’s tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut. My thoughts and prayers are with the victims and the families who have been affected by th...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, December 13, 2012CONTACT: JONELLE TRIMMER(202) 225-7163Congresswoman Matsui Statement On U.S Not Ratifying UN Telecom Treaty Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-05), a Member of the Communications and Technology Subcommittee, released the following statement today praising the decision by the White House to not ratify a United Nations telecommunications treaty that would open the door for government to control the Internet: I am troubled by the decision announced in ...
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