FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, November 11, 2011 CONTACT: ALANA JUTEAU(202) 225-7163Congresswoman Matsui Recognizes Veterans DayCA In honor of Veterans Day 2011, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-05) released the following statement: On Veterans Day, we take time to acknowledge and reflect on the great sacrifices made by our men and women in uniform, past and present. We owe our veterans an enormous debt of gratitude for their service, and we have an obligation to ensure that they have the support...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, November 10, 2011CONTACT: ALANA JUTEAU(202) 225-7163Congresswoman Matsui Speaks at Inaugural Sacramento Manufacturing SummitCA Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-Sacramento) participated in the first-ever Sacramento Manufacturing Summit. The summit brought together local industry leaders to discuss job creation in the manufacturing sector. Americans inherently know that manufacturing is critical to our nation, said Matsui. America was once a manufacturing p...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, November 10, 2011CONTACT: ALANA JUTEAU(202) 225-7163Congresswoman Matsui Speaks at Grand Opening of Sacramento State’s Veterans Success CenterCA Last night, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-Sacramento) spoke at the grand opening of California State University, Sacramento’s new Veterans Success Center (VSC). The university’s Veterans Success Program helps veteran students who are applying, currently enrolled, or have graduated achieve success at the university tr...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, November 7, 2011CONTACT: ALANA JUTEAU(202) 225-7163Congresswoman Matsui Applauds Feinstein, Boxer Introduction of Companion Natomas LegislationThanks Senators for Continued Efforts on Natomas Flood Protection Issue Today, following Senators Feinstein and Boxer’s (D-CA) introduction of companion legislation to Congresswoman Matsui’s own Natomas Basin Flood Protection Improvements Act, Congresswoman Matsui released the following statement: I applaud Senators Dian...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, November 3, 2011CONTACT: ALANA JUTEAU(202) 225-716375 Members of Congress Call for Continued Support for the Community Service ProgramsMatsui Calls for Continued Federal Funding of Corporation for National and Community Service Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) and Congressman David Price (D-CT), Co-Chairs of the National Service Caucus, sent a letter Wednesday to House Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS) Chai...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, November 3, 2011 CONTACT: ALANA JUTEAU(202) 225-7163 Congresswoman Matsui Introduces Resolution to Designate August as Community Gardening Awareness Month Recognizing Power of Community Gardens In Providing for Families, Cities Across America Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-05) reintroduced House Resolution 454 that will distinguish August of each year as Community Gardening Awareness Month, starting in 2012. This commemorative resolution will serve to r...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, November 2, 2011 CONTACT: ALANA JUTEAU(202) 225-7163 Congresswoman Doris Matsui Applauds Congressional Gold Medal RecipientsAward Honors Japanese Americans Who Fought in WWII Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-Sacramento) applauded the service, heroism and sacrifice of the Japanese American veterans who served in World War II and are now being awarded a Congressional Gold Medal, 66 years after their patriotism was questioned. Congresswoman Matsui attended the ...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, November 1, 2011CONTACT: ALANA JUTEAU(202) 225-7163Capps, Markey, Matsui Re-Introduce Legislation to Improve the Public Health Response to Climate ChangeBill Would Support Research, Surveillance, Planning and Interagency Coordination Today Congresswoman Lois Capps (CA-23) was joined by Congressman Ed Markey (MA-5) and Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-5) and some of the nation’s leading public health advocates in announcing the re-introduction of legislation to imp...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, November 2, 2011 CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163Matsui Asks House Leadership to Revise Earmark Policies That Are Jeopardizing Public SafetyCurrent Policy Is Not Flexible Enough to Allow Congressional Authorization of Critical Flood Protection Projects Congresswoman Doris O. Matsui (CA-05) sent a letter Tuesday to the House Speaker John Boehner and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi asking for a change and offering solutions to the current earmark policy, put in ...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, October 27, 2011CONTACT: MARA LEE(202) 225-7163Congresswoman Matsui Applauds FCC’s Announcement Regarding USF Reform Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-05) issued the following statement in response to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) newly announced plan for Universal Service Fund (USF) reform: I applaud the FCC’s efforts to ensure that all Americans have access to broadband services. While meaningful reforms are never easy, the FCC’s Order o...
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