Congresswoman Matsui meets with local business owners at a Small Business Opportunities Workshop at Sacramento State. Attendees had an opportunity to ask questions from federal, state and local agencies about opportunities for competitive grants, financing, and bonds made available through federal programs and the Recovery Act.
View where over $350 million has been allocated to the Sacramento
area so far through the economic recovery package, supported by Rep.
Matsui, by visiting our interactive map.
Congresswoman Doris Matsui celebrates this year’s winner of the Fifth District Congressional Arts Competition, Cody Terry, 17, of Elk Grove. Cody traveled to Washington, D.C. to participate in a reception honoring the winners from across the nation and meet with Congresswoman Matsui.
Congresswoman Matsui joined U.S. Interior Secretary Ken
Salazar, State and Congressional leaders to discuss California’s water
future and the need for additional resources to tackle drought and
flood risks in Sacramento.
View where over $350 million has been allocated to the Sacramento area so far through the economic recovery package, supported by Rep. Matsui, by visiting our interactive map.
Congresswoman Doris Matsui participated in the opening ceremony and ribbon-cutting of the Folsom Lake Crossing Bridge, which will provide additional flood control for Sacramento through the new Folsom Spillway.
Rep. Matsui, a Co-Chair of the National Service Caucus, presents a Cpongressional Resolution she introduced on the House Floor to local AmeriCorps volunteers in recognition of their service and dedication to our country. One of five AmeriCorps NCCC campuses is located at McClellan Park in Sacramento.
Doris Matsui with the cast of Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian at the world premiere. Rep. Matsui is a member of the Smithsonian Board of Regents.
The nation is currently undergoing a historic economic and fiscal
crisis which is putting pressure on every part of our infrastructure -
our schools, our hospitals, our local and state governments. Thanks to
this report, we now know widespread obesity is dramatically adding to
the financial weight our state and nation are struggling to carry. The
California Center for Public Health Advocacy’s study serves as a wakeup
call to every cost-conscious policymaker concerned about the well-being
of their citizens and their fiscal resources.