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January 25, 2022

Huffman Introduces Bill to Restore Salmon Habitats, Protect Thriving Populations

Today, Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael), Chair of the House Subcommittee on Water, Oceans and Wildlife and Co-Chair of the Congressional Wild Salmon Caucus, reintroduced legislation to identify, restore, and protect the most outstanding salmon rivers and watersheds in America, and to ensure funding needed to sustain thriving salmon populations. "The ecological, cultural, and economic importance of salmon is hard to overstate; they support tens of thousands of jobs, sustain fishing commu… Continue Reading

January 21, 2022

Huffman Joins Bipartisan Effort to Help Fire Victims with the IRS

Today, Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) joined Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Calif) and Congressman Mike Thompson (D-Calif) in a bipartisan, bicameral letter with Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif), Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif), Congressman Tom McClintock (R-Calif), and Congressman John Garamendi (D-Calif) to Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Charles Rettig to expedite and release tax guidance to help wildfire victims understand the taxability of their claims from the Fire Victim Tru… Continue Reading

January 19, 2022

Rep. Huffman Announces $6.97M in New Funding for Local Infrastructure Projects from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

Today, Representative Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) announced that three projects in California's Second Congressional District will receive $6.97 million in new funding under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Disaster Relief Law to help with long needed operations and maintenance work. This new federal investment comes as the Biden administration continues its nationwide focus on easing supply chain bottlenecks, improving infrastructure resilience, and creating jobs for families. "Waterway… Continue Reading

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January 21, 2022

Reps. Huffman and Raskin to Hold Facebook Live Town Hall on Safeguarding Democracy

San Rafael, CA - Thursday, January 27, at 4:30pm PT, Representatives Jared Huffman (CA-02) and Jamie Raskin (MD-08) will hold a virtual town hall on safeguarding our democracy in the aftermath of January 6th. Representatives will discuss accountability and strategies to protect democracy including through the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol and legislation to protect election integrity. Congressman Raskin currently serves as a member of the Jan… Continue Reading

December 10, 2021

Reps. Huffman and Casten to Hold Facebook Live Climate Q&A

Monday, December 13, at 2:30pm PT, Representatives Jared Huffman (CA-02) and Sean Casten (IL-06) will be holding a virtual event to discuss climate action and their recent congressional trip to Glasgow, Scotland for the COP26 international climate summit. In November, the members joined Speaker Nancy Pelosi on a congressional delegation to represent the U.S. at COP26 where they met with world leaders to develop innovative, global solutions to combat the climate crisis. Following the conference,… Continue Reading

October 08, 2021

Joint Town Hall with Representatives Jared Huffman and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

San Rafael, CA - On Friday, October 15 at 2:30pm PT, Representatives Jared Huffman (CA-02) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) will be holding a virtual Town Hall. During the event, the congressmembers will discuss their efforts to help the country and the President build back better by making necessary investments in the nation's physical and social infrastructure. Both Rep. Huffman and Rep. Ocasio-Cortez are members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. Participants are encouraged to ask … Continue Reading

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January 31, 2022

Huffman joins effort to help fire victims with the IRS

Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) has joined colleagues in the House and Senate in signing a letter to Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Charles Rettig to expedite and release tax guidance to help wildfire victims understand the taxability of their claims from the Fire Victim Trust. The Trust, a $13.5 billion settlement established in July 2020, is made up of over 70,000 survivors of the 2015 Butte Fire, the 2017 North Bay Wildfires, and the 2018 Camp Fire. Joining Huffman are Congre… Continue Reading

January 20, 2022

A Slimmed-Down Biden Plan With Climate Focus Divides Progressives

Progressives are divided over President Joe Biden's willingness to break off $550 billion in climate spending from his moribund Build Back Better plan as separate legislation, despite the popularity of the provisions. Biden cracked the door open to breaking up his signature spending bill as a means of overcoming objections to the broader measure from Democratic Senators Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, pivotal votes in the evenly divided chamber. "I think we can brea… Continue Reading

January 19, 2022

$14 Billion Wildlife Conservation Plan Advanced by House Panel

The House Natural Resources Committee approved a wildlife conservation bill Wednesday that would establish $14 billion in funds for conservation projects for species recovery and wildlife habitat. The "Recovering America's Wildlife Act," approved by a bipartisan vote of 29-15, would provide dedicated, annual funding of $1.4 billion over the next decade for states, tribes, and territories to work on wildlife conservation projects. Republicans Rob Wittman (Va.), Don Young (Alaska), Jenniffer Gonz… Continue Reading

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November 08, 2021

Close to Home: The view from Glasgow climate summit

Climate change is the greatest moral, economic and environmental imperative we are facing as a country - and as a planet - and the policy decisions we make today will impact every future generation. Rising temperatures, severe weather, mass extinction of wildlife, food shortages, historic refugee crises: the consequences of inaction are significant, and the solutions grow more expensive with every passing year. This is the reality on everyone's mind as I arrive Monday for the second week of the… Continue Reading

October 20, 2021

Ban on new offshore drilling must stay in the Build Back Better Act

The oil spill off the coast of Southern California is an ecological and economic disaster. Estimates suggest that tens of thousands of gallons of oil have spilled from an offshore pipeline, and it has spread across the coasts of three counties. Dead birds and fish washed ashore, local beaches were closed, boaters were being asked to stay away, and all fishing was curtailed for the area. Unfortunately, this isn't the first time this has happened, and it won't be the last as long as offshore dril… Continue Reading

June 10, 2021

Modernizing transportation can help tackle the climate crisis

It's no surprise that wildfire season is already upon us in California, with experts projecting that this year's season will be among the worst - an unwelcome trend in the West. Drought and dry weather have once again put California, along with other states, at risk for extreme and dangerous fires. Despite increased safety planning, community awareness, and countless mitigation efforts, we have witnessed each wildfire season becoming progressively worse year over year. The need for climate act… Continue Reading

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Huffman Introduces Bill to Restore Salmon Habitats, Protect Thriving Populations

Huffman Joins Bipartisan Effort to Help Fire Victims with the IRS

Rep. Huffman Announces $6.97M in New Funding for Local Infrastructure Projects from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

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Reps. Huffman and Raskin to Hold Facebook Live Town Hall on Safeguarding Democracy

Reps. Huffman and Casten to Hold Facebook Live Climate Q&A

Joint Town Hall with Representatives Jared Huffman and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

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Huffman joins effort to help fire victims with the IRS

A Slimmed-Down Biden Plan With Climate Focus Divides Progressives

$14 Billion Wildlife Conservation Plan Advanced by House Panel

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Close to Home: The view from Glasgow climate summit

Ban on new offshore drilling must stay in the Build Back Better Act

Modernizing transportation can help tackle the climate crisis

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