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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, September 10, 2013 CONTACT: JONELLE TRIMMER(202) 225-7163Congresswoman Matsui Introduces Resolution Expressing Congressional Support for National Lifeline Awareness WeekNational Lifeline Awareness Week runs from September 9-13 Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06), a member of the House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, introduced a resolution expressing the support of Congress for National Telephone Discount Lifeline Awareness Week. National Lifeli... Read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, September 3, 2013CONTACT: JONELLE TRIMMER(202) 225-7163Rep. Matsui Leads Letter Expressing Concern with Assumption of Federal Funding for BDCP Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06) led a letter to California Governor Jerry Brown expressing deep concerns regarding the assumption that federal funding will be required to construct the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP). Given the deep cuts to the federal budget over the past few years and the parameters of sequestration,... Read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, August 30, 2013CONTACT: JONELLE TRIMMER202-225-7163Congresswoman Matsui Statement on Secretary Kerry’s Remarks on Syria Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06) issued the following response to Secretary of State John Kerry’s address to the American public regarding the escalating situation in Syria:“The evidence is apparent: the Syrian government has used chemical weapons against its own people in blatant and horrific violation of international law, human rights, a... Read more

Congresswoman Matsui is a very active Member of Congress, and is consistently speaking on the House floor about the issues most important to her consistuents. Below are some of the floor speeches that the Congresswoman has made this year, during the 113th Congress:October 23, 2013 - Supporting WRRDA, legislation that includes authorization for the Natomas Levee Improvement ProjectSeptember 20, 2013 - Urging action on climate changeJuly 9, 2013 - Supporting the inclusion of Sacramento's flood pro... Read more

I am working in Congress to help transform Sacramento into the “Clean Tech Capital” and help America lead in clean energy. My roles on the Energy and Commerce Committee and as co-chair of the High Tech Caucus have provided me a platform to continue to push for our nation’s energy independence. I am pleased to let you know that I was also recently elected a Vice-Chair of the Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition, and I am excited to continue working with my colleagues on this coalition to ... Read more

Today marks the second anniversary of the signing of the Affordable Care Act, historic legislation that made, and continues to make, great strides in fixing our country’s broken health care system.Since there have been a lot of myths about what the health care law actually does, I wanted to take a moment to share with you some of the many benefits we’re already seeing in Sacramento.Click the map to see the benefits of the Affordable Care Act by Congressional District.Thanks to the Affordable Car... Read more

Each year, Women’s History Month lends us the opportunity to honor all of the amazing women in our lives, and to reflect on how far women in our country have come. The work towards full equality is not yet done, and this month also allows us the chance to recommit to working for women everywhere.This year’s theme of Women’s History Month, “Women’s Education – Women’s Empowerment,” is an incredibly important message that promotes the strength and intelligence of all women. Every day, I work to se... Read more

As tax season begins to get underway, I wanted to share some information and resources that may be of assistance to you.To begin, you should be aware that, if your family earned $49,078 or less last year in wages, you may qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). This credit can be as much as $5,751; however, you must claim credit in order to receive it. To check if you qualify, visit IRS.gov/eitc. The EITC is widely regarded as the most effective anti-poverty tax credit offered by the fe... Read more

Last week, Congress convened the second session of the 112th Congress.You may recall that a year ago this time, I asked you to tell me your priorities for the new Congress. An overwhelming majority of you let me know that you wanted our focus to be on creating jobs and reducing unemployment. And, this has remained my top priority.Now, a year later, our national economy is showing signs of recovery, with unemployment at its lowest rate in three years – 8.5 percent – and 1.6 million jobs created i... Read more

Unless Congress acts, beginning in January the average American family earning $50,000 a year will face a $1,000 tax increase. I am fighting to ensure that this does not happen to 160 million Americans next year.The payroll tax holiday that was enacted in early 2011 reduced the Social Security payroll tax to 4.2 percent of wages from 6.2 percent. This tax cut has benefited 16.7 million Californians and made a significant difference to middle class families struggling to make ends meet in this ec... Read more