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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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, April 28, 2011CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163Congresswoman Matsui Helps Break Ground of Rail Line Relocation Project to Create Over 1,100 Local Jobs$26 Million in Recovery Act Funding Helped Make Project a RealityCA On Thursday, April 28th at 10:00AM, Congresswoman Doris O. Matsui (D-CA) made remarks and helped break ground for the downtown rail line relocation project with Acting Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy Joel Szabat, Mayor Kevin Johnson, and...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, April 27, 2011CONTACT: MARA LEE (202) 225-7163Congresswoman Matsui Discusses her Opposition to Proposed Cuts to Medicare with Local SeniorsCA Today, Congresswoman Doris O. Matsui (D-CA) addressed lunch attendees at the Stanford Settlement Senior Center about recent budget proposals that affect seniors specifically the Republican budget plan that would privatize Medicare and severely cut funding for Medicaid. The Congresswoman discussed her opposition to the pl...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, April 22, 2011CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163Matsui Statement on Earth Day 2011CA As people around the world celebrate Earth Day, celebrated on the 22nd of April each year, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) released the following statement: We observed the first Earth Day in response to the disastrous oil spill which took place off the Santa Barbara coastline in 1970. This year, the recent anniversary of the BP Oil Spill serves as a stark reminder of the continued...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, April 21, 2011CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163Congresswoman Matsui Hosts Seniors Telephone Town HallCA Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-Sacramento) hosted a Seniors Telephone Town Hall to hear from her constituents on such topics as Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, and the proposed changes to these programs in the House-passed budget plan. In recent weeks, there has been significant debate in Congress about the future of Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Sec...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, April 20, 2011CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163Matsui Statement on One Year Anniversary of BP Oil SpillCA Today, on the one year anniversary of the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico, which killed eleven crew members and leaked an estimated 5 million barrels of oil into the Gulf, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA), released the following statement: One year ago today, a tragically preventable accident that resulted in the loss of eleven American ...
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