FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, September 30, 2009 CONTACT: Mara Lee (202) 225-7163 Remarks of Congresswoman Doris Matsui At California Water MeetingToday, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-05) delivered brief remarks at the Department of Interior regarding Secretary Salazar’s plan of action to improve California’s water challenges. Congresswoman Matsu’s statement, as prepared for delivery, is below:“I stand in front of you as the Member of Congress from Sacramento and as a farmer’s daughter from ...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, September 30, 2009 CONTACT: Mara Lee (202) 225-7163 Rep. Doris Matsui Announces Results of Constituent Survey on Health Care DebateResults Are Clear: Sacramentans Want Health Insurance Reform “I have appreciated the feedback, input, questions, and suggestions put forth by my constituents as Congress considers the best method to ensure all Americans have access to quality, affordable health care,” said Rep. Matsui. “The stories shared with me in my telephone town ...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, September 30, 2009 CONTACT: Mara Lee (202)225-7163 Congresswoman Doris Matsui Statement on Boxer-Kerry Clean Energy Jobs Legislation Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) released the following statement following the introduction of Senators Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and John Kerry’s (D-MA) comprehensive climate change legislation, the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act. The bill corresponds with the passage of the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES) by t...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, September 30, 2009 CONTACT: Mara Lee (202) 225-7163 U.S. House Adopts Resolution to Promote Service-Learning Bipartisan legislation to promote community service and student learning across America passed the U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday. The legislation, H. Res 769, was introduced by Congressman Todd Platts (PA-19) and his fellow co-chairs of the National Service Caucus, Representatives Doris Matsui (D-CA-5), David Price (D-NC-4) and Vernon Ehlers (R-M...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 24, 2009 CONTACT: Mara Lee (202) 225-7163 Matsui Introduces Legislation to Help Low-Income Americans Subscribe to the Internet Proposal Will Help Bridge the Digital Divide for Millions of Americans Today, Representative Doris O. Matsui (CA-05), a Member of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet, introduced legislation to expand the Universal Service Fund’s (USF) Lifeline Assistance program for universal broadband adopt...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 23, 2009 CONTACT: Mara Lee (202) 225-7163 Congresswoman Doris Matsui Announces $2.7 Million for Sacramento Head Start ProgramsStimulus Funding Will Help an Additional 150 Local Children and FamiliesCA – Today, Congresswoman Doris O. Matsui (D-Sacramento) announced that more than $2.7 million in federal funding has been awarded to the Sacramento Employment and Training Agency (SETA) for its Head Start program. Local Head Start programs improve the lives of low-inco...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 22, 2009CONTACT: Mara Lee(202) 225-7163 Congresswoman Doris Matsui Announces $500,000 for Sacramento County Schools Youth Mentoring, Gang Prevention ProgramCA – Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-05) announced $500,000 has been awarded to the Sacramento City Unified School District (SCUSD) for youth mentoring programs through a U.S. Justice Department competitive federal grant. Through the Department’s Office of Justice Programs, SCUSD will receive the federal f...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, September 22, 2009 CONTACT: Mara Lee (202) 225-7163 Congresswoman Matsui Announces Release of Recovery Funding for Local Scholarships$185,000 Will Help UC Davis and Sacramento State Students in Health Care Related Fields of StudyCA – Today, Congresswoman Doris O. Matsui (CA-05) announced that Sacramento-area students will receive $184,897 in scholarships to attend the University of California Davis Medical School and California State University, Sacramento. Funding...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, September 22, 2009 CONTACT: Mara Lee w: (202) 225-7163/c: (202) 302-3249 Rep. Doris Matsui Votes To Extend Unemployment InsuranceHouses Passes Bill to Extend Benefits Up to 13 Additional Weeks for 85,000 Sacramentans Currently Unemployed Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-05) voted for passage of H.R. 3548, the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2009, a supplemental appropriations measure to extend unemployment compensation to those hurt by the recent ec...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, September 22, 2009 CONTACT: Mara Lee(202) 225-7163 Congresswoman Matsui Announces Release of Recovery Funding for Local Scholarships $185,000 Will Help UC Davis and Sacramento State Students in Health Care Related Fields of Study Today, Congresswoman Doris O. Matsui (CA-05) announced that Sacramento-area students will receive $184,897 in scholarships to attend the University of California Davis Medical School and California State University, Sacramento. Funding for ...
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