FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, September 9, 2011 CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163 Congresswoman Matsui Statement on the 10th Anniversary of the September 11th Terrorist AttacksEncourages Americans to Recognize National Day of Both Service and Remembrance Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-05), who serves as the Co-Chair of the Congressional National Service Caucus, released the following statement ahead of the 10th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks, which will be observed on ...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, September 8, 2011CONTACT: MARA LEEc: (202) 302-3249Congresswoman Matsui on President Obama’s Jobs Address Tonight, Congresswoman Doris O. Matsui (CA-05) released this statement following President Obama’s address to a Joint Session of Congress about his jobs plan the American Jobs Act and the urgent need for Congress to pass it right away: Our top priority must be creating jobs: it is certainly mine. Over 100,000 people in the Sacramento region are unempl...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, September 8, 2011CONTACT: MARA LEE (202) 225-7163Matsui Statement on New Corps of Engineers Report re: Vegetation on LeveesReport Reaffirms Benefits of Trees; Corps Must Take Science Into Account and Change Existing Policy Today, Congresswoman Doris O. Matsui (CA-05) issued a statement in response to the U.S. Corps of Engineers release of a new report about vegetation on levees, a report which concludes that trees on levees do not always contribute to the failur...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, September 6, 2011 CONTACT: MARA LEE (202) 225-7163 13 Members of California Congressional Delegation Ask Corps of Engineers to Revise Flood Protection Policy Bipartisan Letter Urges Revisions of Crediting Guidance That Discourages Local Investment • Representatives Doris Matsui (CA-05) and Mike Thompson (CA-01), with eleven of their colleagues from across California, sent a letter Friday to the Army Corps of Engineers urging the agency to revise their proposed reg...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, September 2, 2011 CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163Congresswoman Matsui Recognizes Labor Day by Calling for Job Creation MeasuresCA Ahead of Labor Day 2011, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-05) released the following statement: Each year, we honor the men and women of America’s workforce as we celebrate Labor Day. Unfortunately, there are still millions of Americans who are looking for work. For far too many people the recession has not ended, as they are either un...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, August 26, 2011CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7173Congresswoman Matsui Announces More Than $680,000 in Federal DOJ Funding for District AttorneyCA On Friday, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-Sacramento) announced the U.S. Department of Justice will be awarding the Sacramento District Attorney’s Office more than $680,000 in federal funding to analyze forensic evidence and DNA found at crime scenes.Awarded through the U.S. Department of Justice’s DNA Backlog Reduction Pro...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 26, 2011CONTACT: Adjoa Adofo (Schakowsky) 202.225.2111Mara Lee (Matsui) 202.225.7163Seniors Task Force Co-Chairs Highlight Importance of Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security for American Women, FamiliesProtecting Programs Are Imperative to Empowering Women’s Health and Financial Security Today, House Democratic Caucus Seniors Task Force co-chairs Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) recognized Women’s Equality Day and hi...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, August 24, 2011CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163Congresswoman Matsui Asks President to Include Natomas Levee Project in Jobs PackagePublic Safety Project Will Protect 100,000 Residents, Create 2,500 Jobs for Sacramento Region Today, Congresswoman Doris O. Matsui (CA-5) sent a letter to President Barack Obama asking that federal authorization for the Natomas Levee Improvement Project (NLIP) be included in the jobs package the Administration is preparing to submit to...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, August 22, 2011 CONTACT: MARA LEE (202) 225-7163 Congresswoman Matsui Announces $1 Million for California Children’s Health Insurance Enrollment EffortsFederal Grant Will Enroll Over 1,000 Sacramento ChildrenCA Today, Congresswoman Doris O. Matsui (D-Sacramento) announced that the California Primary Care Association (CPCA) has been awarded $1,000,000 in federal grants. This grant will further their efforts to identify and enroll children into available health ins...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, August 17, 2011CONTACTS:Mara Lee (Matsui) 202.225.7163Adjoa Adofo (Schakowsky) 202.225.2111Democratic Caucus Seniors Task Force Co-Chairs Issue Statement on Social Security Office LockoutsLockouts Start This Week as a Result of Republican Policies Today, House Democratic Caucus Seniors Task Force co-chairs Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) and Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following statement in response to the fact that starting this week...
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