FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, May 10, 2011 CONTACT: MARA LEE (202) 225-7163 Congresswoman Matsui Praises EPA Interim Ruling re: Sacramento Air Quality Standard Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-Sacramento) issued the below statement following the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposal to determine that the area has attained the one-hour ozone standard, thereby eliminating the requirement for Section 185 fees to be imposed on larger businesses in the Sacramento region. The approv...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, May 6, 2011 CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163Congresswoman Matsui Commemorates National Teacher Appreciation Week Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-05) honored our nation’s teachers this week, and thanked Sacramento teachers for their commitment to providing solid education to our community’s students. Teachers remain one of the most important influences in our community, said Congresswoman Matsui. Teachers shape the minds of our children, and in turn, shape the f...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, May 5, 2011CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163Congresswoman Matsui Introduces Safe and Complete Streets LegislationPolicies Would Create Safer Roads for Bicyclists, Pedestrians, Seniors, Schoolchildren and Motorists Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) introduced H.R. 1780, the Safe and Complete Streets Act of 2011, legislation that would require each state’s department of transportation and metropolitan planning organization to put in place a Complete Streets p...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, May 4, 2011CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163 Congresswoman Matsui Votes Against H.R. 3Legislation Would Prohibit Women from Accessing Family Planning Services and Place Burdens on Small Businesses Today, Congresswoman Doris O. Matsui (CA-5) voted against H.R. 3, legislation that would for the first time place abortion coverage restrictions on women who purchase insurance in the private market with their own money and small businesses who provide health care to the...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, May 4, 2011 CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163 Congresswoman Matsui Helps Launch Make It In America Initiative for 112th Congress Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) and members of the House Democratic Caucus launched the Make It In America initiative for the 112th Congress. The Make It In America initiative is a plan to support job creation by encouraging businesses to make products in the U.S. by supporting infrastructure and R&D investments in areas l...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, May 4, 2011CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163Congresswoman Matsui Votes Against Two Bills to Defund Portions of Health Care Law Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) voted against two bills this week that would defund portions of the Affordable Care Act. The first, H.R. 1213, would repeal all federal funding to assist states with establishing Health Insurance Exchanges and passed the House on Tuesday. The second, H.R. 1214, would repeal funds for the equipping, renovat...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, May 4, 2011CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163Matsui Statement on Older Americans Month Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-05), co-chair of the Congressional Task Force on Seniors, released the following statement in honor of Older Americans Month, which is celebrated each May: We have a shared responsibility to ensure that our older Americans have the support they require. It is a responsibility that is passed down from generation to generation, and one we cann...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMonday, May 2, 2011 CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163Matsui Statement on Kings Remaining in Sacramento for Another YearCA Today, following the announcement that the Sacramento Kings will remain in Sacramento for at least one more season, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-Sacramento) released the following statement: Today’s announcement shows what the Sacramento community is capable of when it works together. Over the past twenty-five years, the Kings have built a very loyal f...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, May 2, 2011CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163 Matsui Statement on the Death of Osama bin Laden Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-5) released the following statement after the announcement by President Obama that Osama bin Laden, the criminal architect of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, was killed by a U.S. operation in Pakistan: I want to commend President Obama and the brave men and women both in uniform and in our intelligence services for their courageous efforts...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, April 29, 2011CONTACTS: MARA LEE (Matsui) (916) 498-5600CHRIS CAPRA (SMUD) (916) 732-5591Congresswoman Matsui Joins SMUD for Showcase of Home Performance ProgramProgram is Making Sacramento Homes More Energy Efficient While Creating Over 750 JobsCA Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-5) joined Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) officials at the home of a Sacramento resident, Mary Jane Lee, and her family, who are taking part in SMUD’s Home Performa...
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