Sacramentans Offer • Top 5 Priorities of the 112th Congress• Congresswoman Matsui Announces Results of Constituent Survey
• Today, Congresswoman Doris O. Matsui (D-Sacramento) released the results of a recent constituent survey, conducted over the last six weeks to give individuals in Sacramento an opportunity to offer their ideas on what the • Top 5 Priorities of the 112th Congress• should be. With over 2,000 Sacramentans taking part of the survey on the Congresswoman•’s website, the results were clear: this Congress•’s top priority must be creating jobs.
In fact, • Creating jobs and continuing to strengthen our economy• was listed by 81% of survey participants • 1,667 individuals • in their list of • Top 5 priorities for this Congress;• and 34% of those listing it as the #1 priority.* That was followed by implementing and preserving the health care law; bringing our troops home; reducing our nation•’s deficit; and investing in infrastructure.
• I have appreciated the feedback, input, and suggestions put forth by California•’s 5th Congressional District as the 112th Congress gets fully under way,• Congresswoman Matsui stated. • When I asked my constituents to identify their top priorities for this Congress, creating jobs and continuing to strengthen our economy was at the top of the list. I hear them loud and clear, and will continue to go to work every day in order to help put Sacramentans back to work and fight for the needs of middle class families.•
Full survey results are listed below, and constituents who have not yet participated in the survey are encouraged to do so by clicking here.
2011 Congressional Survey Results • California•’s 5th Congressional District • Top 5 Priorities of the 112th Congress• Total number of respondents: 2,048
Top 5 priorities for Congress over-all:
Creating jobs (81% 1667 votes)
Implementing health care law (64% or 1316 responses)
Bringing home troops (59% or 1214 response)
Reducing nation•’s deficit (58% or 1201 responses)
Investing in infrastructure - roads, bridges, public transit (55% or 1140 responses)
*Please note, because constituents were asked to rank their • Top 5• in order; percentages do not add up to 100 percent.
