Rep. Doris Matsui

Memorial Day reminds us that the cost of freedom is not paid in speeches, ceremonies, or words alone. It’s paid in lives. Let us carry more than gratitude. Let us carry responsibility. Let us honor the fallen not only by remembering their names, but by living in a way that is worthy of them.

Sacramento families deserve reliable power and lower utility bills.  Today, I questioned energy experts about how we can build an energy grid that moves power more efficiently, prevents outages and keeps costs down. 🧵

Republicans spent the week wasting time, taxpayer dollars, and further betraying the people's trust.

Thank you to the Metro Chamber for bringing together hundreds of our regional leaders every year for Cap-to-Cap.  Sacramento shows what is possible when we come together. We collaborate, we innovate, and we deliver results. 🧵

Kari’s Law was passed by Congress after the tragic murder of Kari Hunt, whose daughter was unable to reach emergency services from a hotel phone because she did not know she needed to dial an extra 9 for outgoing calls. In an emergency, there is no room for confusion or delay. 🧵

I’m proud that today the House will pass my Emergency Reporting Act, because when a family calls 9-1-1, they should never be met with silence. 🧵

Mental health care is health care, and for too long, mental health has NOT been treated with the urgency, compassion, or attention it deserves. I have worked with WellSpace Health for many years to improve our 988-access hotline and invest federal funds into mental health projects. 🧵

Sam Greenlee and Alchemist CDC have always shown up for Sacramento. When families need food. When small businesses need support. When our community needs connection. The Alchemist Public Market will bring all of that together in one place—transforming the River District and expanding opportunity.🧵

I want to thank La Familia Counseling Center for their partnership in putting on today's passport fair. Essential services like this should be in reach and efficient for everyone. That’s why La Familia and I made sure to get this done. When we come together, communities win.

Donald Trump is unfit to serve as President. His erratic behavior and dangerous rhetoric make that clear. We have legal processes for moments like this, and his Cabinet has a duty to the American people to invoke the 25th Amendment. This war is immoral. It is illegal. It must end now.

I am proud to have secured $2 million dollars in federal funding for the Mosaic Village in West Sacramento. For people facing homelessness, addiction, or trauma, support cannot come in pieces. It has to come together holistically. [1/2]

My message is simple: NO kings, NO fear, NO more of Trump’s authoritarian agenda. I voted HELL NO on ICE and CBP funding, period. I will not vote to fund agencies that have torn families apart, detained children, and killed innocent Americans.

House Republicans are once again trying to jam through ICE and CBP funding. I could not be more clear—I have been and still am a HELL NO on any ICE and CBP funding. Period.

Congress made it clear—no single company can reach more than 39 percent of U.S. households, but Chairman Carr ignored that rule to clear a mega-merger that would reach 80% of American households. Why? Because these companies are willing to bend to pressure and silence speech Trump disagrees with.

We have the solutions to reduce power plant pollution and keep the lights on, and we're pioneering it in California. While the east coast faced a deadly winter storm, California had plentiful solar power. [1/2]

I am proud to have secured $2 million in federal funding for Sacramento State's Capital Campus. For generations, Sac State has been an engine of opportunity for our region. It has educated leaders, fueled innovation, and strengthened our workforce. [1/2]

This week, I introduced an amendment that does two common sense things to strengthen the Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act. First, it fixes the bill’s weak knowledge standard, so companies can’t dodge responsibility by claiming they didn’t know the user was a child.[1/2]

Trump will spend tonight's State of the Union address trying to sell his delusional vision for America. The reality is, he's been a disaster. I won't give him the attention he wants.

I was born in an internment camp in Poston, Arizona. That’s why I find it essential that our younger generations understand how fragile freedom can be—that they know history doesn’t stay in the past. [1/3]

Public health isn’t political. Viruses don’t care what party you belong to, outbreaks don’t stop at county or state lines, and families don’t get a second chance when prevention fails.
 
That’s why I’m leading the fight to reverse the Trump Administration’s cuts and protect our public health system.

Thank you to the Sacramento County Office of Education for hosting such a powerful and meaningful ceremony for Japanese Americans who were incarcerated during World War II and denied their diplomas. [1/2]

The science is overwhelming, Trump's choice to repeal the landmark Endangerment Finding will cost thousands of lives.

Too many patients are familiar with the pattern: being blocked from their lifesaving medications because their insurer or PBM thinks they know better than the doctor. One of my constituents—a small business owner—has been 11 years sober with the help of her medication-assisted treatment. [1/2]

Our national parks are not just places of beauty. They are public classrooms. They carry the responsibility to tell the full American story, especially the parts that expose how fragile our freedoms truly are.

History is not just something we remember. It is something that teaches, and when we strip away the truth, we strip away all of the warnings that go along with it.

ICE is ripping families apart. Children are being detained. Innocent people are being hurt. And incendiary rhetoric and racist scapegoating from the Trump administration are fueling this harm. My family lived through what happens when fear is normalized. That’s why I won’t stop fighting back.

My family was imprisoned behind barbed wire and armed guards by our own government. Not for what they did. But because of who they were. I was born in that internment camp. My family history lives with me every day. It drives me to fight for my neighbors—for their rights and for their dignity.

In California, we take grid resiliency seriously because we know how easily the electric grid can spark a wildfire that can engulf thousands of acres. [1/2]

Today, I voted "NO" on DHS and ICE Funding. Their actions are intolerable. The fight is not over; we will win this together.

I am so proud of Sacramento's student walkout today. Stay peaceful, look after one another, and we will fight this together.