Rep. Doris Matsui, who represents California’s 7th district in the U.S. Congress, used her social media platform on September 19, 2025, to address issues ranging from political violence and government censorship to healthcare funding debates in Congress.
In a post published at 01:55 UTC, Matsui wrote: “We must have zero tolerance for political violence. We must also have zero tolerance for government censorship.
That’s why I am demanding FCC Chairman Brendan Carr sits for an oversight hearing so we can find out why he thinks the constitution doesn’t apply to him.
The First https://t.co/Lo5QNLxLH8“
Later that day, at 16:55 UTC, she criticized House Republicans regarding a recent funding resolution: “House Republicans just pushed through an empty funding resolution that ignores the looming spike in health care premiums if we don’t extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits.
They are so deep in Donald Trump’s pocket that they refuse to even negotiate to save Americans money. https://t.co/OwP5rZhmWe“
At 19:27 UTC on the same day, Matsui reiterated her opposition to Republican-led healthcare measures: “My Democratic colleagues and I are standing up to stop Republicans’ cuts to our health care system, lower costs, and bring down premiums.
We will not rubber-stamp another reckless Republican effort that deepens a crisis they have created. I voted NO on their continuing https://t.co/n6OQsswej8“
Doris Matsui has served as the representative for California’s 7th District since replacing Bob Matsui in 2005. She was born in Poston, Arizona in 1944 and currently resides in Sacramento. Matsui is an alumna of the University of California, Berkeley, where she earned her BA degree in 1966.
