FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, August 31, 2010 CONTACT: MARA LEE (202) 225-7163 Congresswoman Matsui Announces $400,000 to Retain Probation Officers for SacramentoCA Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-Sacramento) announced that Sacramento County Probation has been awarded $412,815 through the Justice Department’s Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program to retain three of its full-time deputy probation officers for the Sacramento County Probation Department’s Juvenile Court Services Division....
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, August 27, 2010 CONTACT: MARA LEE (202) 225-7163 Congresswoman Matsui Announces Introduction of Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization ActRequests Reauthorization Before Life-Saving Program Expires September 30thCA Congresswoman Doris O. Matsui (D-CA) announced today that she joined Congressman C.W. Bill Young (R-FL) in introducing H.R. 6081, the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act. H.R. 6081 would reauthorize the C.W. Bill Young Cell...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, August 26, 2010 CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163Congresswoman Matsui Honors the 90th Anniversary of Women Gaining the Right to Vote In recognition of the 90th anniversary of women gaining the right to vote, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-Sacramento) today released the following statement: Today marks the 90th anniversary of women’s suffrage in America. Women like Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Louisa May Alcott, and thousands of others did tremendous work to bring Ame...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, August 23, 2010 CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163 Congresswoman Matsui Highlights Further Consumer Protections that Went into Effect Sunday, August 22Protections a Part of the Credit Cardholders Bill of Rights Passed Last YearCA Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-Sacramento), a Member of the House Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection Subcommittee, highlighted two additional consumer protection provisions that went into effect yesterday, Sunday, August 22nd, 20...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, August 20, 2010CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163GAO Reports Long Overdue Data on Mortgage Scams at Behest of Request Made by Reps. Matsui, RushCA Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) announced that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on the current situation of mortgage foreclosure scams occurring around the country, and an analysis of the government’s efforts to prohibit such deceptive financial practices. In May 2009, Congresswoman Mats...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, August 20, 2010CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163 Congresswoman Matsui Announces $750,000 for Low-Income Housing Projects in SacramentoCA Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-Sacramento) announced that Sacramento Neighborhood Housing Services has received $750,000 to help provide financing for low-income housing projects in Sacramento. Awarded through the Treasury Department’s Community Development Financial Institution Program (CDFI), this funding is awarded to nonp...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, August 20, 2010CONTACT: MARA LEE (202) 225-7163 Congresswoman Matsui Announces $220,000 in Federal Funding for American River CollegeFunds Will Support Local Low-income, First-generation, or Disabled College StudentsCA Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-Sacramento) announced today that American River College, one of four campuses in the Los Rios Community College District, will receive $220,000 in Federal funding through a competitive grant program issued by the Depart...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, August 19, 2010CONTACTS: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163Congresswoman Matsui Announces Over Half a Million Dollars for Sacramento City Unified School District Today, Congresswoman Doris O. Matsui (D-Sacramento) announced that the Sacramento City Unified School District (SCUSD) has been selected to receive $576,659 in Federal funding from the Department of Education under the Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools (REMS) Program. This grant will help SCUSD strength...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, August 18, 2010CONTACTS: Mara Lee (Matsui) (202)225-7163Ben Bradford (Eshoo) (202)225-8104California Congressional Members Applaud Announcement of $205 Million in Recovery Act Funding for California Broadband ProjectsDecision Comes in Response to Letter Spearheaded by Reps. Matsui, Eshoo Today, Congresswomen Doris Matsui (D-Sacramento) and Anna Eshoo (D-Palo Alto), members of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the In...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tueday, August 17, 2010CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163 Congresswoman Matsui Announces $275,940 for Sacramento State UniversityMoney Will Aid Low-income, First-generation, or Disabled College Students CA Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-Sacramento) announced today that California State University, Sacramento’s Student Support Services (SSS) Program will receive an award of $275,940 from the Department of Education. These funds were awarded through a competitive grant program ...
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