Press Releases
Rep. Huffman, Richardson Bay Regional Agency Celebrate Launch of New Eelgrass Protection Zone
Sausalito, CA— U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA-02) along with the Richardson Bay Regional Agency (RBRA) and federal, state, and local partners today celebrated the launch of a new Eelgrass Protection Zone, an area of the water off-limits to anchoring that will help restore and protect a critical ecological component of the Bay. “This is such an important day for the environment of Richardson Bay and the entire San Francisco Bay area,” said Representative Jared Huffman. “Eelgrass acts … Continue Reading
October 11, 2024
Huffman, Fitzpatrick Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen Protections for Migratory Birds
Washington, D.C. - Today, in honor of World Migratory Bird Day on October 12th, U.S. Representatives Jared Huffman (D-CA-02) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01) introduced the Migratory Bird Protection Act and the Albatross and Petrel Conservation Act- two bills that will strengthen conservation efforts for protected species of birds. These bills will give the United States the tools to build upon existing efforts to protect migratory birds and the most threatened species of seabirds. The … Continue Reading
September 27, 2024
Huffman, Garamendi, Thompson, Padilla Introduce San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act
WASHINGTON, DC— Today, U.S. Representatives Jared Huffman (CA-02), John Garamendi (CA-08), and Mike Thompson (CA-04) and Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), introduced the "San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act" (H.R.9826). This legislation would expand the National Wildlife Refuge to include adjacent baylands owned by the State of California and nonprofit Sonoma Land Trust. It would not affect private land ownership or local land use decisions in any way and expressly prohibits the … Continue Reading
September 26, 2024
At Historic Hearing, Huffman Highlights Dangers of Trump’s Project 2025
Washington, D.C. - This week, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02), Founder of the Stop Project 2025 Task Force and Member of the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, helped lead an historic hearing on Trump’s Project 2025 and its devastating impact on families across America. The hearing was hosted by the Steering and Policy Committee in collaboration with House Democratic Leadership and the Stop Project 2025 Task Force. Rep. Huffman delivers remarks at historic Project … Continue Reading
September 24, 2024
Huffman, Obernolte Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Increase Wildfire Resiliency
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives Jared Huffman (D-CA-02) and Jay Obernolte (R-CA) introduced the Community Protection and Wildfire Resilience Act to help local communities defend themselves from the growing danger of wildfires. This bill will empower communities to implement science-based methods for mitigating wildfire damage and provide funding to design and implement new Community Protection and Wildfire Resilience Plans with community members, first responders, and relevant … Continue Reading
September 19, 2024
HUFFMAN, MATSUI, SARBANES URGE FOREST SERVICE TO TAKE ADDITIONAL MEASURES TO PROTECT OLD-GROWTH FORESTS
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, National Old-Growth Amendment and urging USFS to take additional measures to protect old-growth forests. “Protecting older forests is part of an overarching climate-informed strategy to increase forest resilience to wildfires, combat climate-related impacts, and help retain forest carbon,” wrote the lawmakers. In April 2022, President Biden issued Executive Order 14072, recognizing mature and old-growth forests as vital to the health, prosperity, and resilience of … Continue Reading
September 19, 2024
Huffman Highlights Threats of Trump's Project 2025
Today, Founder of the Stop Project 2025 Task Force Jared Huffman joined House Assistant Minority Leader Joe Neguse and leaders from across the Democratic Caucus for a press conference focused on House Democrats’ resolution opposing Project 2025. The lawmakers were joined by DPCC Co-Chair Lauren Underwood, and Reps. Kathy Castor, Lizzie Fletcher, and Chris Deluzio. Find a full video of the press conference HERE, as well as highlights below. Task Force Chair Jared Huffman: “House … Continue Reading
September 19, 2024
Stop Project 2025 Task Force Launches Confidential Tip Line for Trump’s Secret 180-Day Takeover Plan
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives Jared Huffman (CA-02) and Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), co-founders of the Stop Project 2025 Task Force, released a statement following the Heritage Foundation’s failure to respond to the lawmakers’ request to release secret 180-Day Playbook and come before Congress to answer questions about. The lawmakers are launching a confidential tip line and encouraging members of the public to come forward with any information about the hidden “Fourth Pillar” of … Continue Reading
September 16, 2024
Rep. Huffman, Senator Markey Lead 53 Colleagues in Urging Biden Administration to Secure Lasting Protections for America’s Arctic
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02) and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety, led 53 of their colleagues today in a letter to Department of Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and Tracy Stone-Manning, Director of the Bureau of Land Management, urging them to expand and provide new protections to additional areas of America’s Western Arctic. On July 12, 2024, the … Continue Reading
September 11, 2024
Huffman, Thompson Announce $7M for SMART to Enhance Bicycle and Pedestrian Connectivity with New Pathway Segment
San Rafael, CA - Today, U.S. Representatives Jared Huffman (CA-02) and Mike Thompson (CA-04) announced they secured a $7M grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program for the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART). This funding will support the completion of a vital segment of the SMART Pathway, a Class I multiuse facility that enhances mobility for bicyclists and pedestrians throughout Sonoma and Marin counties. The grant will fund the … Continue Reading
September 05, 2024
Huffman, Biden-Harris Administration Announce Over $11 Million to Blue Lake Rancheria to Cut Climate Pollution
San Rafael, CA - Today, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announces the selection of the Blue Lake Rancheria, located within California, for a $11,498,810 Climate Pollution Reduction Grant funded by the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda. The Blue Lake Rancheria’s aptly named “Empowering Tribal Sovereignty: Creating Climate Resilience through Carbon Sequestration” project will combat climate change by … Continue Reading
August 14, 2024
Rep. Huffman Announces Over $7 Million Headed to Crescent City for Airport Infrastructure Updates
San Rafael, CA - Today, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) announced the Border Coast Regional Airport Authority has received $7,260,839 from the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to restore the runway at the Del Norte County Regional airport. “People from all over the world travel to the North Coast to enjoy the beauty and culture our region has to offer. This regional airport serves as a gateway for these tourists as well as a hub for … Continue Reading
August 08, 2024
Huffman Partners with Tribes, DOE to Bring Home $88 Million for Renewable Energy Project
Today, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) announced that tribes in Northern California have received $88 million in funding from the Department of Energy’s Grid Resilience and Innovative Partnerships (GRIP) program to transform one of the state’s least reliable electrical circuits into a highly resilient renewable energy system. “The current system providing energy to the tribes in Humboldt is woefully inadequate, and these tribes deserve better,” said Rep. Huffman. “Our … Continue Reading
August 06, 2024
Huffman, Pressley Demand Heritage President Come Before Congress, Release Project 2025’s Secret 180-Day Plan
Congressman Jared Huffman (CA-02) and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), co-founders of the Stop Project 2025 Task Force, led their colleagues on a letter to Kevin Roberts, President of the Heritage Foundation, requesting that he come before Congress to discuss Project 2025 and release its undisclosed “180-Day Playbook.” Project 2025 is a far-right, over 900-page policy blueprint that aims to monopolize power for a Republican President, with plans to dramatically transform reproductive … Continue Reading
August 01, 2024
New Analysis: Project 2025 Already Alive and Well in Natural Resources Committee
Today, U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Democratic staff, in collaboration with the Stop Project 2025 Task Force, released a new analysis highlighting Natural Resources Republicans’ actions in the 118th Congress that mirror specific provisions of Trump’s Project 2025, the extreme right-wing agenda authored by the former president’s associates. As the analysis shows, the Republican majority has pushed legislation, held hearings, and invited witnesses on 25 separate occasions that … Continue Reading
July 30, 2024
Huffman Statement on Project 2025 Director’s Choreographed Resignation, Trump’s Hollow Efforts to Distance from Authoritarian Plan
Today, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02), founder of the Stop Project 2025 Task Force, released the following statement regarding the news that Heritage Foundation's Presidential Transition Project Director Paul Dans has resigned, and related reports that Donald Trump and his campaign are desperately trying to distance themselves from Project 2025: “This personnel shell game is not fooling anyone. Trump’s innermost circle worked with Heritage to write Project 2025. They published it … Continue Reading
July 22, 2024
Huffman Votes to Pass Water Resources Development Act, Celebrates Wins for Northern California
Today, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman voted to pass the Water Resources and Development Act (WRDA) of 2024.The legislation includes key North Coast and environmental priorities championed by Representative Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael), a member of the committee. This legislation provides authority for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) to carry out water resources development projects and studies, as well as reforms and policy direction to the Corps for implementation of its civil … Continue Reading
July 18, 2024
Huffman, Raskin Sound Alarm on Project 2025 Plan to Attack Reproductive Freedom
Today, U.S. Representatives Jared Huffman (CA-02) and Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Co-Chairs of the Congressional Freethought Caucus and Founders of the Stop Project 2025 Task Force, sent a letter to President Joe Biden to call attention to extreme MAGA Republican’s attempts to resurrect a Victorian-era law, the Comstock Act of 1873, to advance their attacks on reproductive health care. The lawmakers requested the president issue a pardon and an apology to any Americans whose fundamental rights were … Continue Reading
July 17, 2024
Huffman Leads Lawmakers Decrying FCC Commissioner Misusing Official Position to Advance Project 2025
Today, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02), founder of the Stop Project 2025 Task Force, along with 15 of his colleagues, sent a letter to the Inspector General of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the Office of Special Counsel, and the Office of Government Ethics decrying FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr for crafting part of Project 2025 in his official capacity as an executive-level employee of the federal government. The lawmakers also called on the administration to urgently … Continue Reading
July 09, 2024
Grijalva, Huffman Commend Biden Administration Action to Hold Seafood Industry Accountable for Forced Labor
Huffman, Grijalva Commend Biden Administration Action to Hold Seafood Industry Accountable for Forced Labor WASHINGTON - Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today issued the following joint statement on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s new action to add seafood to the list of high priority sectors for enforcement under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. “Thanks to groundbreaking … Continue Reading