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Doris Matsui

Democratic · CA House - District 7 MIXED RECORD
Outside AI PAC Money: $0

Position on Hyperscale Data Centers

Doris Matsui insists that tech companies use clean energy and pay their full infrastructure costs, declaring that everyday ratepayers should never subsidize corporate power bills.

Verified Quotes & Evidence

"Nobody should be paying higher energy bills because of data centers. Tech companies are making money hand over fist. They can afford to pay for the necessary upgrades to our electric grid to support their data centers."
Date: 2026
→ Source: House Energy & Commerce Committee Hearing
"We shouldn't be cutting down healthy forest or filling in wetlands to build data centers. We should be building these facilities on brownfields or other disturbed lands."
Date: 2026
→ Source: House Energy & Commerce Committee Hearing
"The American people are fed up and it's our job to protect our constituents."
Date: 2026
→ Source: House Energy & Commerce Committee Hearing