FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, March 5, 2014CONTACT: JONELLE TRIMMER(202) 225-7163Congresswoman Matsui Announces Funding for Sacramento Flood Protection Projects in FY 14 Army Corps Work PlanOver $106 Million for Sacramento Flood Protection Projects, Including $1 Million for Engineering & Design Work for Natomas Levees Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06) released the following statement in response to the funding for local flood protection projects that was included in the Army Corps of E...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, March 4, 2014 CONTACT: JONELLE TRIMMER(202) 225-7163Congresswoman Matsui Statement on House Passage of H.R. 3370, the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives voted in an overwhelmingly bipartisan manner to pass H.R. 3370, the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act:“I have always fought to keep flood insurance rates low for Sacramento residents and I a...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, March 4, 2014CONTACT: JONELLE TRIMMER(202) 225-7163Congresswoman Matsui Announces Funding for Sacramento Region Projects in President’s Budget OutlineOver $94 Million for Sacramento Flood Protection; $1.3 Million for Port of West Sacramento’s Deep Water Channel Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06) released the following statement in response to the funding for local flood protection projects that was included in President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2015 budget outline...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, February 28, 2014CONTACT: JONELLE TRIMMER202-225-7163Reps. Matsui and Whitfield Lead Letter to WRDA Conference Committee Urging a Swift Bipartisan-Bicameral AgreementBipartisan Letter is Signed by 40 House Members Today, Representatives Doris Matsui (D-CA) and Ed Whitfield (R-KY) led a letter to Chairmen Shuster and Boxer urging the Members of the Conference Committee on the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) to work quickly to reach a bipartisan-bicameral agree...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMonday, February 24, 2014 CONTACT: JONELLE TRIMMER(202) 225-7163Congresswoman Matsui Statement on the Retirement of John Dingell Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06) issued the following statement on Congressman John Dingell’s (MI-12) announcement that he will not seek reelection this fall:“John has been a friend, colleague and role model for years, and his absence will be greatly felt in the halls of Congress. During his nearly 60 years in the House of Representatives,...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, February 19, 2014 CONTACT: JONELLE TRIMMER(202) 225-7163Congresswoman Matsui Statement on FCC Announcement on Open Internet Rules Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06), a member of the Communications and Technology Subcommittee, issued the following statement on the Federal Communications Commission’s announcement of policy recommendations to reinstate the Open Internet Rules which were struck down by the DC Circuit Court:“I am pleased that Chairman Wheeler is...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, February 13, 2014 CONTACT: JONELLE TRIMMER(202) 225-7163Congresswoman Matsui Statement on the Dismissal of the Lawsuit Brought on Behalf of Patients Dumped by Nevada HospitalCA – Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06) issued the following statement after a federal judge dismissed a civil class-action lawsuit brought against Nevada on behalf of James Flavy Coy Brown and other patients who were bused from the Rawson-Neal Psychiatric Hospital in Nevada:“Today’s cou...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, February 7, 2014 CONTACT: JONELLE TRIMMER(202) 225-7163Congresswoman Matsui Statement on EDD’s New Initiatives to Improve Processing of the Unemployment Insurance ProgramPlan provides for hiring of additional staff and implementation of new technology to improve payment system and call center Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06) issued the following statement regarding a new plan released by the California Labor Secretary David Lanier today that directs the Empl...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, February 5, 2014CONTACT: JONELLE TRIMMER(202) 225-7163Congresswoman Matsui Argues Against H.R. 3964 the So-Called “Emergency Drought” LegislationLegislation is a water grab that undermines California water laws, would jeopardize northern California Water Rights; gut the Endangered Species Act and harm the Delta Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06) spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives in opposition to H.R. 3964, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley ...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, February 5, 2014CONTACT: JONELLE TRIMMER(202) 225-7163Congresswoman Matsui Statement on Passage of H.R. 3964, the So-Called “Emergency Drought” LegislationVoted against legislation that would undermine California water laws, jeopardize northern California water rights, gut the Endangered Species Act & harm the Delta Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06) issued the following statement after the House passed H.R. 3964, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Emergency...
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