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June 24, 2022

Huffman Votes to Send Historic Gun Violence Bill to President’s Desk

– Today, Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) voted to pass the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, a commonsense, bipartisan proposal to protect America’s children, keep schools safe, and reduce the threat of violence across our country. Rep. Huffman stands with Rep. Lucy McBath and colleagues in support of Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. “Today, the House took a historic step in addressing the gun violence epidemic that is ravaging America. For the first time in three… Continue Reading

June 24, 2022

Rep. Huffman Statement on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization

Today, Representative Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael), released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court of the United States ruling on Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization: "The extreme, out of touch, right-wing Supreme Court has overturned the constitutional right to abortion, tearing apart decades of legal precedent. A cascade of dire consequences and restrictions will now sweep across the country, falling hardest on those who already face the most barriers to care: Blac… Continue Reading

June 23, 2022

Rep. Huffman Urges EPA to Uphold CWA, Enact Regulations on Harmful Ballast Water Discharges

– Today, Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) led over 30 of his colleagues in a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan requesting the agency establish ballast water discharge standards that conform with the Clean Water Act (CWA). Ballast water, which is carried by ships to adjust buoyancy and trim, is the primary mechanism introducing new invasive species and foreign pathogens into US waters. Ballast water discharges cause billions of dollars of… Continue Reading

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May 19, 2022

Friday, May 20: Huffman to Visit Anderson Valley Housing Project to Celebrate Community Project Funding

San Rafael, CA – On Friday, May 20 at 4:15pm PT, Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) will meet with Anderson Valley Housing Association Board members to tour the Anderson Creek Apartments, a site of the Anderson Valley Affordable Housing Initiative Community Project, and celebrate the $400,000 awarded to the project that was allocated as a part of this year’s federal spending package. The funding will be used for the Anderson Valley Housing Association (AVHA) and the Anderson V… Continue Reading

March 18, 2022

Rep. Huffman Celebrates Community Project Funding for Marine Mammal Center, Kelp Recovery

San Rafael, CA - On Tuesday, March 22, 2022, at 1:00pm PT, please join Congressman Huffman and local partners for a press event celebrating federal funding recently awarded to The Marine Mammal Center and Greater Farallones Association through Congress' community project funding process. Members of the press will have the opportunity to view a live animal feed at the Center's hospital following the press conference. Event Details: WHAT: Press Event Celebrating Community Project Funding PARTI… Continue Reading

March 10, 2022

Freethought Caucus to Hold Briefing on White Christian Nationalism and the Capitol Insurrection

Thursday, March 17, 2022, at 6:30pm ET, members of the press are invited to attend a virtual briefing for members of Congress and staff hosted by the Congressional Freethought Caucus about the role of White Christian Nationalism during the January 6 insurrection. Although the chaos and violence of that day have been much-discussed, the prominence of Christian Nationalism has not - until now. The Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty and the Freedom from Religion Foundation recently co-r… Continue Reading

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June 22, 2022

Progressives Say Windfall Profits Tax a 'Better Solution' Than Biden's Gas Tax Holiday

As President Joe Biden on Wednesday prepares to urge Congress to temporarily suspend federal gasoline and diesel taxes in a bid to ease pain at the pump, progressives are calling instead for the passage of Democratic lawmakers' overwhelmingly popular bill to impose a windfall profits tax on Big Oil. "Congress should take the president's call and answer it with the windfall profits tax legislation already proposed in the House and Senate," Jamie Henn, a spokesperson for the&#… Continue Reading

June 16, 2022

Fish and Wildlife Service backs 4 water, coastal bills

A top Fish and Wildlife Service official expressed administration support for water and coastal conservation legislation during a Senate Environment and Public Works hearing yesterday. Stephen Guertin, deputy director for program management and policy, said his agency supports bills to reauthorize conservation efforts in the Delaware River Basin, restore the Great Lakes and address other coastal concerns. "These coastal habitats are threatened by climate change, rising sea levels, increasingly… Continue Reading

June 16, 2022

Inaugural Mendocino Coast Purple Urchin Festival seeks to help rebalance troubled marine ecosystem

They'll be serving purple urchin this weekend on the Mendocino Coast, offering creamy seafood morsels cooked up in a variety of preparations, savory and sweet. It's part of an effort to spread the word that the abundant urchins - the edible parts of them - are delicious, and that consuming more of them can help restore balance to a troubled North Coast marine ecosystem. Known in the food world as uni, the yellow-orange meat will be featured on menus of at least eight restaurants participating … Continue Reading

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April 17, 2022

Close to Home: Envisioning the Klamath without dams

The beleaguered Klamath River Basin is finally getting good news. The recommendation by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to advance Klamath dam removal sets a path for a more sustainably managed river - something we haven't seen for more than a century. It won't solve every problem in the Klamath Basin, but it bodes well for the future. Klamath dam removal will be the largest salmon restoration project in history - a remarkable victory for the tribes and downstream communities that rely… Continue Reading

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

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Huffman Votes to Send Historic Gun Violence Bill to President’s Desk

Rep. Huffman Statement on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization

Rep. Huffman Urges EPA to Uphold CWA, Enact Regulations on Harmful Ballast Water Discharges

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Friday, May 20: Huffman to Visit Anderson Valley Housing Project to Celebrate Community Project Funding

Rep. Huffman Celebrates Community Project Funding for Marine Mammal Center, Kelp Recovery

Freethought Caucus to Hold Briefing on White Christian Nationalism and the Capitol Insurrection

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Progressives Say Windfall Profits Tax a 'Better Solution' Than Biden's Gas Tax Holiday

Fish and Wildlife Service backs 4 water, coastal bills

Inaugural Mendocino Coast Purple Urchin Festival seeks to help rebalance troubled marine ecosystem

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Close to Home: Envisioning the Klamath without dams

Close to Home: The view from Glasgow climate summit

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

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