FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, June 23, 2010CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163 Rep. Matsui Praises DOL’s Clarification in the Family and Medical Leave ActSays New Definition Will Protect More Sacramento Employees & Their Families Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-Sacramento) praised the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division clarification to the definition of son or daughter in the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), so that it applies to those who do not have a legal or biologic...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, June 18, 2010CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163 Congresswoman Matsui Recognizes Father’s Day, Sacramento Fathers Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA 05) recognized the importance of Father’s Day by releasing the following statement: On Father’s Day, we take time to honor the fathers who act as role models and pillars of strength to their families. It is a time to recognize the effort and care that so many fathers put forth so that their children and families, ...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, June 17, 2010CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163 Rep. Matsui Congratulates 2010 Congressional Art Contest WinnerSacramento Student Visits Washington, D.C. to See Her Art Displayed in U.S. Capitol Today, Representative Doris Matsui (CA-05) congratulated this year’s winner of the Fifth District Congressional Art Competition, Joan Lopez, of Sacramento. Joan traveled to Washington, D.C. this week to participate in a reception honoring the winners from across the nation,...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, June 17, 2010CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163 Congresswoman Matsui Votes for Legislation That Will Spur Lending to Small Businesses and Facilitate Job CreationResponds to Feedback from Sacramento Small Businesses That Access to Credit is Critical to Our Community’s Economic Recovery Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-Sacramento) voted to help small businesses grow and thrive by expanding lending and providing tax incentives. The Congresswoman lent her support ...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, June 16, 2010CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163 Matsui Legislation Would Help American Businesses Produce and Export American-made Clean Energy TechnologySacramento-area Witness Testifies on Benefits of Legislation for Small Businesses Today, the House Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing on Congresswoman Doris Matsui’s (D-CA) legislation, the Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Act. H.R. 5156 would boost the competiveness of U....
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, June 15, 2010CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163 Matsui: BP Oil Spill Underscores the Need to Look Beyond Oil Production and Consumption Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-05) participated in the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Environment hearing on Drilling Down on America’s Energy Future: Safety, Security and Clean Energy. In the hearing, Rep. Matsui emphasized that BP must be held fully accountable for the spill, and that their firs...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, June 10, 2010CONTACT: MARA LEE (202) 225-7163 Rep. Matsui Says BP Must Be Held Accountable for Both Human and Environmental Consequences of Spill Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-05) participated in the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Environment hearing on The BP Oil Spill: Human Exposure and Environmental Fate. In the hearing, Rep. Matsui emphasized that BP must be held fully accountable for the spill, and that it is their responsi...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, June 10, 2010CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163 Rep. Matsui Announces Support for Markey Disability LegislationAdds Her Name as a Co-sponsor of H.R. 3101 Today, Congresswoman Doris O. Matsui (D-CA) participated in the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet Hearing on H.R. 3101, The 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009. The legislation, introduced by Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA),...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, June 10, 2010CONTACT: MARA LEE (202) 225-7163 Rep. Matsui Votes to Stabilize Housing Market, Protect Taxpayers Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-Sacramento) voted to help families realize the dream of homeownership, save taxpayers money, and protect Americans from mortgage fraud by passing H.R. 5072, legislation that institutes reforms to the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). The Federal Housing Administration Reform Act is part of a larger commitment of R...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, June 10, 2010CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163 Senate Unanimously Passes Matsui Bill to Extend Critical Consumer and Safety Protections to the Traveling PublicH.R. 3360 Will Increase Safety for Cruise Ship Passengers Today, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed legislation authored by Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) in the House of Representatives and championed by Senator John F. Kerry in the Senate. H.R. 3360, the Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act, which was ...
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