FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, December 16, 2010 CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163 Congresswoman Matsui Votes to Pass Additional Educational Assistance for Post 9/11 VeteransLegislation Improves New GI Bill, Ensures all Post 9/11 Veterans Educational Opportunity Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-Sacramento) voted to pass the Post 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act, S. 3447, which will strengthen the New GI Bill for the 21st Century and provide a four-year college education...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, December 15, 2010 CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163 Congresswoman Matsui Votes to Repeal Don t Ask Don t Tell Policy Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-Sacramento) voted in favor of H.R. 2695, the Don t Ask Don t Tell Repeal Act of 2010, which would eliminate the discriminatory policy that allows for dishonorable discharge of service members who are either openly gay or perceived to be. The bipartisan legislation to repeal the United States military’s ...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, December 8, 2010 CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163 Congresswoman Matsui Applauds House Passage of DREAM ActLegislation Would Expand Education and Employment Opportunities for Sacramento’s Youth Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-Sacramento) applauded the passage of the DREAM Act by the House of Representatives today, which would create a pathway to earned citizenship for individuals who came to the United States as children and are working to become contributing memb...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, December 8, 2010 CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163 Congresswoman Matsui Votes to Support Historic Food Safety Legislation to Protect American Consumers Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-Sacramento) voted in favor of the Food Safety Modernization Act, critically important legislation to update food safety laws to better protect American consumers. The legislation, which was passed by the House of Representatives, will expand the resources and authority availabl...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, December 2, 2010 CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163 Congresswoman Matsui Puts Forward Legislation to Reduce Diesel Emissions Reauthorization of DERA Program Will Aid Environment, Economy and Public Health Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) introduced H.R. 6482, the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) Act reauthorization, which would continue to fund the modernization of diesel engines through retrofits for an additional five years. It would strengthen ongoi...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, December 2, 2010CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163 Congresswoman Matsui Votes to Extend Middle Class Tax Cuts98.7% of Sacramento Households Would Be Eligible for Relief Today, Congresswomen Doris Matsui (CA-5) voted to extend tax cuts for the middle class, which passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 234-188. If enacted, at least 314,838 of Sacramento households would qualify for a middle class tax cut, or 98.7 percent of all households within California...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, December 2, 2010 CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163 Congresswoman Matsui Votes to Reauthorize Child Nutrition ProgramsSacramento Education Leaders Applaud Bill Which Provides Children with Healthier School Meals Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-05) joined her colleagues in passing S. 3307, the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act. This legislation reauthorizes and improves federal child nutrition programs, and includes the first increase in federal funding for school ...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, December 1, 2010 CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163 Rep. Matsui Statement on FCC Network Neutrality Framework Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA), a Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement regarding the Open Internet Order put forward by Federal Communications Commission Chairman (FCC) Julius Genachowski at the agency’s December meeting: I applaud Chairman Genachowski’s efforts to move forward on a framework tha...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, November 18, 2010 CONTACT: MARA LEE (202) 225-7163 Congresswoman Matsui Statement on House Vote on Unemployment Insurance Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-Sacramento) stated her profound disappointment that the House of Representatives today failed to pass an extension of emergency unemployment benefits through the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Continuation Act, H.R. 6419, for Americans affected by the recent recession. Due to the urgent nature of the need fo...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, November 17, 2010CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163Congresswoman Matsui Statement on New Rules for Equal Visitation Rights for Hospital Patients Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-Sacramento) issued the following statement on new rules issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requiring equal visitation rights for all hospital patients. The new rules empower patients to designate who their visitors can be, clearing the way for same-sex couples...
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