In the News
Huffman reintroduces bill to halt postal facility closures.
For the second time since 2016, North Coast Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) has introduced a bill to address the closure of United States Postal Service facilities along the North Coast and the consolidation of mail service in the region. The Stop Postal Closures Act, a bipartisan bill coauthored by two Republican representatives from West Virginia, would require robust public notification and comment period so stakeholder’s can review any decisions made by the Postal Regulatory … Continue Reading
July 05, 2018
Marchers Say 'Enough is Enough' at Families Belong Together Rally
A diverse crowd of protesters stretching three city blocks made their way through the streets of Old Town Eureka on Saturday, peacefully decrying the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy at the border and demanding the reunification of separated families. As they wound along the route, marchers held aloft handmade signs, some reading "In our America Love is Love," "Together we fight for all" and "Where are all the babies and children?" amid the chants of "I.C.E, I.C.E go away. … Continue Reading
June 27, 2018
California Reps Demand Information From Navy on Potential for Concord Base to House Undocumented Immigrants.
More than a dozen California members of Congress are calling on the U.S. Navy to release information about an apparent request the Trump administration has made that could eventually mean thousands of undocumented immigrants would be housed at the old Concord Naval Weapons Station. The group of Bay Area, Sacramento County and Central Coast House members, all Democrats, sent a letter to the Navy on Tuesday, saying they were "deeply troubled" by reports that land owned by the Department of … Continue Reading
June 25, 2018
Rep. Huffman, 100 members to Zinke: Don’t sacrifice Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling
Ahead of a recent Washington D.C. public meeting on the Trump administration’s proposal to allow oil and gas drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) led 100 members of Congress in saying “NO” to oil and gas drilling in the Refuge’s protected Coastal Plain. According to Huffman, the Trump Administration is rushing forward with plans to lease drilling in the Refuge after it was jammed through under the “GOP Tax Scam.” The letter underlines … Continue Reading
June 22, 2018
Feds send $26 million relief for California crab fishery disaster
Nearly $26 million of relief from the federal government is on its way to fishermen and women affected by the ill-fated commercial Dungeness crab season in the North Coast three years ago. “I’m confident that checks will be in the mail for fisherman and fishing businesses hopefully by the new year,” said Noah Oppenheim, executive director of the 700-member Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations. Oppenheim voiced hope the $25.8 million — part of $200 … Continue Reading
June 19, 2018
Reps. Huffman, Richmond introduce legislation to open Medicare to all Americans.
Washington, D.C. >> Representatives Jared Huffman (D-CA) and Cedric Richmond (D-LA), along with four co-sponsors, have introduced a bill that would make Medicare available to all Americans by offering individuals the opportunity to enroll in Medicare, and allowing businesses of all sizes to purchase Medicare coverage for their employees. “Medicare is already one of the most successful programs in our nation’s history, and the more people who can buy in, the better it will be for … Continue Reading
June 18, 2018
Huffman: ‘Unacceptable’ practice to separate immigrant children from parents.
Rep. Jared Huffman blasted the Trump administration Friday for separating immigrant children from their parents, calling it “completely unacceptable and inconsistent with the values that make this country great.” “Our government is putting children into facilities that are more like prisons, talking about tent cities that bring memories of internment camps — some of the darker chapters of our country’s past,” Huffman, D-San Rafael, said. Huffman’s remarks, part of a celebration ceremony … Continue Reading
June 04, 2018
Marin coastal areas face threat from offshore drilling, report says.
A new report says areas of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and Point Reyes National Seashore face potential environmental damage from the specter of offshore drilling by the Trump administration. In January, the Trump administration announced a proposal to allow drilling in most U.S. continental-shelf waters. At the time, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke specified 47 potential areas where energy companies would be allowed to purchase leases between 2019 and 2024, including … Continue Reading
May 30, 2018
Reps. Huffman, DeSaulnier, & Barragán Introduce IDEA High Cost Pool Funding Act
Washington, D.C.- Representatives Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael), Mark DeSaulnier (D-Concord), and Nanette Barragán (D-San Pedro) today introduced the IDEA High Cost Pool Funding Act, innovative legislation to help cover the exceptional costs that can be associated with educating high-need children. This legislation builds on the historic assurance of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the civil rights law known as IDEA, that every child with disabilities must be given the … Continue Reading
May 25, 2018
Lake Mendocino project in water bill
Washington, D.C.>> The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee unanimously approved the Water Resources and Development Act of 2018 today, including key North Coast and environmental priorities authored by Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael), a member of the committee. The bill will next head to the full House of Representatives for consideration. The bipartisan WRDA legislation authorizes Army Corps of Engineers activities across the country, including two important … Continue Reading
May 22, 2018
Dems introduce bill to block Alaska refuge drilling.
A group of House Democrats introduced legislation Tuesday that would block oil and natural gas drilling in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). The bill from Reps. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and others would reverse Congress’s decision last year to approve drilling in a portion of ANWR, which was included as part of the Republican tax overhaul. The sponsors of the anti-drilling legislation warned that with the Trump administration hoping to hold an auction … Continue Reading
May 07, 2018
Exxon strikes back against Marin, others over climate change lawsuit.
Marin County and four other cities and counties seeking to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for climate change damages have responded to a threatened lawsuit by ExxonMobil Corp. Last summer, Marin County, San Mateo County and the city of Imperial Beach sued 37 oil, gas and coal companies asserting the companies knew their fossil fuel products would cause sea level rise and coastal flooding but failed to reduce their greenhouse gas pollution. Since then the county of Santa Cruz and the … Continue Reading
May 01, 2018
Dem lawmakers launch 'Freethought' congressional caucus
Four Democratic congressmen on Monday launched a congressional caucus they said would center on fostering "science and reason-based solutions" and "defending the secular character of our government." California Reps. Jared Huffman (D) and Jerry McNerney (D) joined forces with Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) and Dan Kildee (D-Mich.) to launch the Congressional Freethought Caucus. According to a release, the goals of the caucus include pushing “public policy formed on the basis of reason, science, … Continue Reading
April 27, 2018
Rep. Jared Huffman (D-CA) Introduces 2018 “National Day of Reason” Resolution
Beginning in 2015, Rep. Mike Honda (D-CA) introduced a formal resolution in support of the National Day of Reason. His defeat in 2016, despite coming at the hands of another Democrat, put future versions of that legislation in peril. But fellow Californian Rep. Ted Lieu picked up where Honda left off, introducing similar legislation last year. And now, Rep. Jared Huffman (D-CA), the only openly non-theistic legislator and chair of the newly formed Congressional Freethought Caucus, has … Continue Reading
April 24, 2018
PD Editorial: Help Americans hang up on robocallers
It used to be that annoying telemarketers mostly rang at dinnertime. If you weren’t home, you missed the call. Now, people carry their phones everywhere, and the telemarketers have become scammers with advanced tools to reach them. There’s seemingly no escape, but a new bill in Congress aims to give people a fighting chance. We know, #FirstWorldProblems. But those calls aren’t just irritating, they’re also dangerous to anyone who, in a moment of weakness, engages with a scammer. It’s a … Continue Reading
April 11, 2018
More than $200 million for statewide disaster relief, Thompson, Huffman announce
California was awarded $212 million in federal funding through the Community Development Block Grant — Disaster Relief (CDBG-DR) program to provide long-term recovery from the devastating fires of 2017, Rep. Mike Thompson (D-St. Helena) and Rep. Jared Huffman (CA-02) announced. Thompson advocated to the administration and Congressional leadership to help secure disaster relief funding through the Bipartisan Budget Act, his office staff said. “Our district was hit hard by the fires of … Continue Reading
April 04, 2018
Huffman’s public land proposal offers benefits
Trinity County. I expect the “wilderness ad hoc committee” established by the Board of Supervisors March 6 will find as much. Included in this public lands proposal is direction to the USFS and other federal agencies to consult with collaborative groups to prioritize specific conservation and restoration projects on existing federal public lands within the South Fork of the Trinity and Mad River watersheds, which include federal lands within a 700,000-acre area. Stewardship contracts will … Continue Reading
March 27, 2018
Marin message to White House: no ‘drilling off our coast’
Rep. Jared Huffman and two other members of Congress on Tuesday kicked off a discussion on offshore oil drilling with a clear message to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke regarding the Trump administration’s plan for California. “We’re going to make sure that there’s not one drop of oil from new drilling off our coast,” Huffman, D-San Rafael, said to a standing-room-only crowd of more than 200 at the Bay Model Visitor Center in Sausalito. Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, organized the forum … Continue Reading
March 18, 2018
Rep. Jared Huffman holds North Bay student-led summit on gun violence
SAN RAFAEL — Congressman Jared Huffman challenged hundreds of North Bay teens Sunday at a summit on school safety and gun violence protection to maintain their momentum pushing for stricter gun laws. The summit came days after thousands of North Bay students walked out of school and joined a nationwide protest against gun violence in the aftermath of last month’s mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Emma González, a survivor of the mass shooting, had … Continue Reading
March 07, 2018
On the Road with Jared Travels in the Trump Era with Congressman Huffman
"Yes, I have seen it and I'm calling this story 'Covfefe in the Car with my Congressman," I tell Huffman, a riff off the Donald Trump neologism that emerged from the president's Tweeting fingers last year. The congressman lets out a short laugh and I ease my less than interesting Honda CRV out of a parking lot at Casa Grande High School campus, where the North Coast pol had just addressed a jam-packed auditorium filled with Petaluma upperclassmen. The subject was seriously unfunny: gun … Continue Reading