FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, October 12, 2012CONTACT: JONELLE TRIMMER(202) 225-7163Congresswoman Matsui Announces Medicare Open Enrollment Begins MondayIndividuals can change Medicare coverage between October 15-December 7CA – Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-05) announced that the Medicare open enrollment period starts Monday, October 15 and runs through December 7. During this period, which is also known as the Annual Election Period (AEP), individuals can change their Medicare Advantage plan, t...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, October 10, 2012CONTACT: JONELLE TRIMMER(202) 225-7163Congresswoman Matsui Announces California Capital Receives Small Business Administration Women’s Business Center DesignationDesignation will help California Capital serve local female entrepreneurs, expand economy and create critical jobsCA – Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-05) today announced that the California Capital Financial Development Corporation has received designation as a Small Business Administratio...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, October 4, 2012CONTACT: JONELLE TRIMMER(202) 225-7163Congresswoman Matsui Announces Deadline for Congressional Nomination to a United States Military AcademyLocal Residents Have Until October 31st to Submit Materials to Rep. Matsui to be ConsideredCA Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-05) announced that Sacramento-area students have until October 31st to submit materials for consideration for Congressional nomination to a United States military academy class beginnin...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, October 2, 2012CONTACT: Mike Rosen (Rep. McCaul) 512.473.2357Jonelle Trimmer (Rep. Matsui) 202.225.7163U.S. Reps. McCaul and Matsui Call on USTR to Protect American Companies from India’s Unfair Preferred Market Access PolicyPolicy will put U.S High Tech Industry at Competitive Disadvantage Today, the Co-Chairs of the Congressional High Tech Caucus, Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA), sent a bi-partisan letter to the U.S. Trade ...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMonday, October 1, 2012CONTACT: JONELLE TRIMMER(202) 225-7163Congresswoman Matsui Announces $110,000 Federal Award to Opening Doors Funds will Expand Access to Micro-Loans for Underserved Sacramento ResidentsCA – Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-05) today announced that Opening Doors Inc. has received a $110,200 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR). The grant will support Opening Doors’ Prosperity Project Refug...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, September 27, 2012CONTACT: JONELLE TRIMMER(202) 225-7163Congresswoman Matsui Statement on the Recent Announcements by Comcast and Campbell Soup CompanyUrges Companies to Reconsider Decision to Close Sacramento Facilities; Presses Importance of Focusing on Job CreationCA – Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-05) released the following statement after announcements by Comcast Corporation that they are closing all three of their call centers in California, including their ...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, September 27, 2012 CONTACT: JONELLE TRIMMER(202) 225-7163Congresswoman Matsui Applauds Release of Reports from the Sacramento Region Health Care PartnershipKey reports offer ways to strengthen region’s safety-net sustainabilityCA – Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-05) today gave welcoming remarks at the Sacramento Region Health Care Partnership’s (SRHCP) event releasing two key reports on strengthening the region’s safety net. During her speech she praised SRHCP for...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, September 25, 2012CONTACT: JONELLE TRIMMER(202) 225-7163Congresswoman Matsui Statement on Obama Administration Make It In America Challenge Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-05), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the Make It In America Working Group, released the following statement supporting the announcement by the Obama administration of a Make It In America Challenge that will provide $40 million in competitive grant funding fro...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, September 14, 2012CONTACT: JONELLE TRIMMER(202) 225-7163Congresswoman Matsui Argues Against ‘No More Solyndras Act’Calls Republican Majority on Playing Politics with America’s Clean Energy Future Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-05) spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives in opposition to the ‘No More Solyndras Act,’ legislation that would freeze the Department of Energy’s (DOE) loan guarantee program by barring it from considering loan applications s...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, September 13, 2012CONTACT: Jonelle Trimmer (Rep. Matsui) 202.225.7163Patrick Boland (Rep. Schiff) 202.225.54176Peter Boylan (Sen. Inouye) 202.224.3934Members of Congress Announce National Tour of the Congressional Gold Medal Awarded to Japanese American World War II Veterans Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA), Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI) held a ceremony kicking off the national tour of the Congressional Gold Medal awarded t...
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