Congresswoman Doris Matsui has represented the city of Sacramento and its surrounding areas since 2005. As a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, she serves on the Health and Energy subcommittees and is the Vice Chair on the Communications and Technology subcommittee. She is committed to strengthening Sacramento’s flood protection, ensuring quality, affordable health care for all, promoting a clean energy economy, and creating a vibrant region where families can live, work, and play.
Congresswoman Matsui is committed to protecting women’s rights and advancing an economic agenda that supports women and families.
Bipartisan Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues
During the 114th Congress, Congresswoman Matsui was elected by her peers to serve as a co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues. As co-chair, she worked closely with the 88 women Members of the House to advance issues that matter most to women in the United States.
Democratic Women’s Caucus
Congresswoman Matsui has previously chaired the Democratic Women’s Caucus, which advocates for the When Women Succeed, America Succeeds economic agenda for women and families. Today, women play an expanded role in America’s workforce, in businesses small and large, and in our homes. In fact, 2 of every 3 women are sole/equal breadwinners in their families, yet still only make 82 cents for every dollar a man makes. This disparity is even worse for Native, Black, and Latina women who make 57, 62, and 54 cents respectively for every dollar a man makes, and has only been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which is particularly harmful to working women.
The Congresswoman believes that enacting paid family and medical leave, guaranteeing women receive equal pay for equal work, providing affordable childcare and options for working families is essential to addressing these disparities and key our nation’s long term success. She has supported the Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act or FAMILY Act, the Paycheck Fairness Act, the Equal Rights Amendment Ratification, and the Climate and Women Act to protect and enhance the lives of women domestically and abroad.
Congresswoman Matsui is also a passionate advocate for women’s equality in education and introduced the Gender Equity in Education Act (GEEA), which would provide more resources, training, and technical assistance to implement Title IX and address gender discrimination in education throughout the United States. She also introduced the Give Our Athletes Level Salaries (GOALS) Act to ensure the World Cup-winning U.S. Women’s National Team (USWNT) are paid fair and equitable wages compared to the U.S. men’s team.
Women’s Healthcare
The Congresswoman believes that a woman’s access to reproductive healthcare should not be politicized. She has stood with women in Sacramento and across the country to fight for the preservation of federal funding for Planned Parenthood, so all women can make healthcare choices that are right for them.