Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) released the following statement in response to the executive order signed by President Trump: "A sweeping denial of refuge to families facing persecution and bloodshed abroad is not an effective way to protect our citizens. My first priority is always the safety of the American people, and to be clear, refugees already undergo more rigorous security scree... Read more »
Reps. Roybal-Allard, Beatty, Lujan Grisham, Dingell, and Crist to join Co-Chairs Matsui & Schakowsky as part of Task Force Leadership Today, Seniors Task Force Co-Chairs, Reps. Doris Matsui (D-CA) and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) announced the appointment of five Vice Chairs of the House Democratic Caucus Seniors Task Force. The Vice Chairmanships will be held by Reps. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA), Joyce... Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) issued the below statement following the Executive Order and statements by the Trump Administration against the Affordable Care Act over the weekend: “President Trump has provided no specific plan for families who rely on the ACA for their health coverage. The American people deserve to know that they can go to the doctor without worrying about being paral... Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) released the following statement on President Donald Trump’s inaugural address: “I was deeply disappointed by President Trump’s inaugural address. Rather than provide a positive vision for working together, President Trump put up more walls. Instead of laying out an economic agenda for the American people, President Trump amplified the contentious and base... Read more »
Matsui will Continue to Serve on House Energy & Commerce Health and Communications & Technology Subcommittees Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) announced her subcommittee assignments for the 115th Congress. The Congresswoman continues to represent Sacramento on the influential House Committee on Energy & Commerce, which she was first appointed to in 2008. The Congresswoman will join the Su... Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA), and 58 of her House Democratic women colleagues sent a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan urging him to put an end to practices such as those deployed in the 114th Congress by the Select Panel to Attack Women’s Health. On December 30, House Republicans on the Panel issued a partisan report containing baseless claims against Planned Parenthood and companies ... Read more »
Fully driverless cars could be rolling down Sacramento streets in just more than a year, following a push by Mayor Darrell Steinberg, U.S. Rep. Doris Matsui and state Sen. Richard Pan to gain federal approval for automated-vehicle testing, the three lawmakers announced Thursday. “It’s about knocking on the doors of all these car companies and saying, ‘We want you here. Come to Sacramento,'” Steinb... Read more »
Declare Sacramento a demonstration city for innovative technology Sacramento, Calif - Today Sacramento leaders announced a new coalition with a mission of bringing autonomous vehicle testing to the city. The coalition is inviting all autonomous vehicle manufacturers and the industries that support them to use Sacramento as its open-source platform for level 5 autonomous vehicles. “Sacramento is re... Read more »
Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06) today announced that a demonstration project based on her bipartisan legislation, H.R. 1263, the Excellence in Mental Health Act, was signed into law by President Obama. This is the first piece of meaningful legislation to increase access to mental health services Congress has passed since the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Eq... Read more »
Today the House of Representatives passed S. 2873, the counterpart to H.R. 5395, the Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes Act, or the ECHO Act, introduced by Congressman Michael C. Burgess M.D. (R-TX) and Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) in the House of Representatives. The Senate unanimously passed S. 2873 last week, introduced by Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI). It... Read more »
