California — 7th District

Doris Matsui

Supports ACA and expanding Medicare benefits

Matsui supports strengthening the Affordable Care Act and leveraging Medicare to lower healthcare costs for families and seniors. She championed Inflation Reduction Act provisions that allowed Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices, capped monthly insulin at $35, and limited out-of-pocket drug costs. Additionally, she leads efforts to expand telehealth coverage and modernize mental health care infrastructure.

• Helped pass and protect the Affordable Care Act.
• Supported Inflation Reduction Act provisions capping insulin at $35/month and setting a $2,000 out-of-pocket prescription drug cap for Medicare beneficiaries starting in 2025.
• Co-led the bipartisan CONNECT for Health Act and Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act to permanently expand telehealth access in Medicare.
• Authored the FASTER Act requiring federal sesame allergen labeling on packaged foods.

“The Affordable Care Act (ACA) not only opened up access to health insurance for millions of Americans, it also improved the quality of insurance, providing new consumer protections and cost savings.”

Doris Matsui

Supports minimum wage increases and corporate taxes

Matsui supports strengthening the middle class by raising the federal minimum wage, closing corporate tax loopholes, and directing federal investments into local manufacturing and green energy. She voted for the Inflation Reduction Act to enact a 15% minimum tax on large corporations and impose taxes on corporate stock buybacks while stepping up tax enforcement on wealthy individuals.

• Voted to pass the Inflation Reduction Act establishing a 15% corporate minimum tax and taxing stock buybacks.
• Supports raising the national minimum wage to match rising living costs.
• Supported the American Rescue Plan Act, extending EIDL grants and PPP funding for small businesses.
• Pushed for federal funding from the CHIPS Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to expand northern California clean energy and technology jobs.

“Rebuilding our economy and putting our region’s residents back to work remains my number one priority.”

Doris Matsui

Emphasizes legislative seniority and bipartisan relationships

Matsui highlights her two decades of congressional experience and senior committee positions as necessary tools for securing federal funding and passing complex legislation. She argues her established relationships across the Democratic caucus and with Republican lawmakers allow her to deliver tangible regional results.

• Served in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2005.
• Holds senior roles on the House Energy and Commerce Committee and serves as Ranking Member of the Communications and Technology Subcommittee.
• Endorsed by California Governor Gavin Newsom and a majority of the Sacramento City Council.

“what I bring to the table is deep experience here and in Washington. I have strong relationships with members of my caucus, and I also understand what it is to work with the other side of the aisle.”

Doris Matsui

Supports federal flood prevention and transit funding

Matsui has made securing federal flood control resources a cornerstone of her legislative career, bringing billions of dollars to northern California for levee upgrades and dam modernization. She also backed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to improve local bridges, light rail, public transit, and power grid resiliency.

• Secured over $3 billion in federal funding to strengthen regional levees and modernize the Folsom Dam spillway.
• Authored the POWER ON Act ($2.5 billion) in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to protect the electric grid against natural disasters.
• Authored the Healthier and Greener Schools Act ($500 million) for green infrastructure upgrades in public schools.
• Secured federal grants for regional bridge construction and public transit expansion.

“Doris secured over $3 billion to strengthen levees, modernize the Folsom Dam, and keep our families safe from catastrophic flooding.”

Doris Matsui

Supports clean tech investments and federal climate programs

Matsui supports a comprehensive federal approach to combat climate change through investments in clean energy technology, electric vehicles, and urban forestry. She supported the Inflation Reduction Act's clean energy provisions and authors legislation to promote urban tree planting and grid hardening.

• Supported the Inflation Reduction Act's historic $369 billion clean energy investment package.
• Authored the TREES Act to fund urban tree-planting programs in under-resourced areas.
• Advocates for federal protections for old-growth and mature forests on federal lands.
• Secured Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provisions for EV charging networks, clean hydrogen, and water infrastructure.

“The Climate Crisis is an existential threat to our way of life – it is the defining challenge of the 21st Century.”

Doris Matsui

Supports domestic semiconductor production and Big Tech regulation

Matsui plays a prominent role in federal tech policy as Chair of the High-Tech Caucus and Ranking Member of the Communications and Technology Subcommittee. She led the CHIPS Act in the House to expand domestic semiconductor manufacturing and supports regulating Big Tech algorithms and expanding low-income broadband access.

• House Democratic lead on the CHIPS Act, securing $52 billion for domestic semiconductor manufacturing.
• Helped secure $42.5 billion for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, bringing $1.86 billion to California.
• Supported the Affordable Connectivity Program providing $30/month broadband subsidies for low-income households.
• Introduced the Algorithmic Justice and Online Platform Transparency Act to prohibit discriminatory online algorithms.

“I’m proud to have led the CHIPS Act in the House. As the lead Democrat, I helped secure $52 billion in semiconductor investments that will boost our economy and strengthen national security.”

Doris Matsui

Opposes enforcement-only legislation and demands ICE oversight

Matsui advocates for humane immigration enforcement and rigorous congressional oversight of federal immigration agencies. She has conducted oversight visits to ICE facilities and consistently voted against Republican border and deportation bills in Congress.

• Toured an ICE detention facility to oversee detainee treatment after repeated access requests.
• Voted Nay on the Laken Riley Act (S. 5) and the SAVE Act (H.R. 22).
• Voted Nay on H.R. 875 (DUI deportation bill) and H.R. 2 (Secure the Border Act of 2023).
• Publicly criticized Department of Homeland Security management under Secretary Kristi Noem.

“Her rampant incompetence, wasteful spending, unprofessionalism and unconstitutional execution of her duties is only scratching the surface of her failures”

Doris Matsui

Supports student loan relief and Pell Grant expansion

Matsui supports federal efforts to reduce higher education costs and lighten student loan debt burdens. She supports administrative income-driven repayment options, codifying student loan relief, and doubling Pell Grant awards.

• Cosponsors legislation to codify the Biden-Harris administration's income-based SAVE Plan for student loan repayment.
• Cosponsors legislation to double federal Pell Grant awards for higher education.
• Supported the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) to reform K-12 public education funding.

“Over 45 million borrowers in the United States collectively owe more than $1.75 trillion in student loan debt. This is a crisis that prevents people of all ages from saving, owning a home, and living fulfilling lives.”