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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
March 05, 2018
Huffman joins House group backing Trump impeachment
Democratic congressman, who has joined as co-sponsor of articles of impeachment against Trump. Huffman, a vocal critic of Trump for many months, said, “Now it’s becoming so compelling and imperative that it feels like the right time (to sign on).” Members of the Marin County Republican Party, however, said Huffman’s move was “grandstand play” and a “waste of time and taxpayers’ money” because the GOP-controlled U.S. House will never bring the resolution forward for a vote. “It’s … Continue Reading
March 01, 2018
Marin students mobilize against gun violence
When students in Katherine Sanford’s sixth- and seventh-grade social studies class at Lagunitas Middle School sent individual emails Feb. 15 to Rep. Jared Huffman, they had no idea he would respond two weeks later with an in-person visit. “It was the day after the Parkland shootings,” Sanford recounted Thursday about the origin of the emails, as more than 125 fifth-, sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders filed in for Huffman’s appearance in the school gymnasium off Sir Francis Drake Boulevard … Continue Reading
February 27, 2018
Huffman co-sponsors articles of impeachment against Trump
North Coast U.S. Rep. Jared Huffman signed on as a co-sponsor of articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, stating his oath to defend the U.S. Constitution compels him to “provide checks and balances on executive power.” “While we do not have the bipartisan votes needed to advance an impeachment proceeding right now, I think it’s important to call out the impeachable offenses that are taking place and to convey to President Trump and the American people that no one is above … Continue Reading
February 24, 2018
Congressman Huffman visits
Congressman Jared Huffman stopped in Crescent City Friday afternoon to discuss state and local topics with residents. Billed “Coffee with your Congressman,” the town hall style meeting in the wastewater treatment facility conference room gave people a chance to simply present concerns, opinions and some ideas. Huffman heard questions and concerns ranging from promoting local tourism and Last Chance Grade to partisan division in politics. Gasoline taxes, offshore energy, veterans’ health … Continue Reading
February 15, 2018
Rep. Jared Huffman calls for DOJ to investigate ‘hush money’ to adult actress
A group of lawmakers including Congressman Jared Huffman (D-CA) called for the Department of Justice Wednesday to investigate the “hush money” paid to adult film actress Stephanie Clifford, better known as “Stormy Daniels,” by Donald Trump’s personal attorney in October 2016. According to information made public Wednesday by Huffman’s office, a letter signed by Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), Hank Johnson Jr. (D-GA), and Jerry McNerney (D-CA) urges Deputy Attorney General Rod … Continue Reading
January 30, 2018
Huffman, Schutt offer different reactions to Trump’s speech
John Schutt, chairman of the Humboldt County Republican Central Committee, and California 2nd District Rep. Jared Huffman both shared their thoughts with the Times-Standard Tuesday following President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address. Schutt said he initially found it interesting that Trump’s State of the Union address “was the third longest in history” and he was pleased that the speech touched on issues of great importance to Californians. Schutt said that he works with … Continue Reading
January 18, 2018
Huffman letter protests Trump’s offshore oil drilling plan
Rep. Jared Huffman and two other members of Congress have taken the lead in a letter to Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke protesting the Trump administration’s offshore oil drilling plan. “There are going to be waves of litigation over this,” said Huffman, D-San Rafael. The Trump administration this month announced a proposal to allow drilling in most U.S. continental-shelf waters, including areas of the Atlantic and the Arctic. At the time, Zinke specified 47 potential areas where … Continue Reading
January 08, 2018
Trump moves to expand offshore drilling
The Trump administration moved Thursday to vastly expand offshore drilling with a plan that would open up federal waters off California for the first time in more than three decades. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke announced the plan, saying that responsible development of offshore energy resources would boost jobs and economic security while providing billions of dollars to fund conservation along U.S. coastlines. The five-year plan would open 90 percent of the nation’s offshore reserves … Continue Reading
December 16, 2017
Lawmakers ask Interior Department to recover ‘misspent’ funds
Rep. Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) has sent a letter to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, urging him to recover $84.8 million in taxpayer money that was identified in a recent inspector general report detailing how the funds were misspent, according to information released Friday by Huffman’s office. The funds were to benefit a select few California water districts participating in the “WaterFix” planning process, according to a report titled “The Bureau of Reclamation Was Not Transparent in … Continue Reading
November 18, 2017
North Bay congressmen outraged that Trump hasn’t funded fire relief
Stunned that a White House request for $44 billion in disaster relief funds didn’t include a penny for fire victims in Northern California, two North Bay congressmen delivered a strong rebuke to President Trump on Saturday. “These are Americans in a time of need, and the administration is supposed to be helping, not playing political games,” said Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena. He and a fellow Democrat, Rep. Jared Huffman of San Rafael, are increasing the pressure on the White House to … Continue Reading
November 09, 2017
This lawmaker isn’t sure that God exists. Now, he’s finally decided to tell people
For years, as he rose from California state government to Congress, Jared Huffman felt justified — even a bit smug, perhaps — when he’d decline to answer questionnaires about his religious beliefs. He’d always put one form or another of unspecified, decline to state or “none of your business,” said the 53-year-old House lawmaker, who comes from a left-leaning district that runs from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Oregon border. That made him one of nine members in the 535-member Congress who … Continue Reading
October 19, 2017
Rep. Huffman visits Mendo’s assistance center, talks ICE
Congressman Jared Huffman made a visit to the Mendocino Board of Supervisors’ meeting on Tuesday to give an update on the rebuilding efforts, then visited the newly opened Local Assistance Center at Mendocino College. Huffman, along with North Coast representatives State Senator Mike McGuire and Assemblyman Jim Wood, has made several visits to Mendocino County over the last week to provide updates on state and federal efforts to help people impacted by the Mendocino-Lake Complex … Continue Reading
October 11, 2017
Huffman vows to bolster federal assistance for California fire response
The following is a press release issued by the office of California 2nd District Congressman Jared Huffman: Rep. Jared Huffman (D-CA) released the following statement in response to the devastating fires that continue to burn throughout the North Bay and the North Coast: “Our hearts are heavy this week as multiple fires continue to ravage communities in Mendocino and Sonoma Counties, and across Northern California. These fires have claimed lives, devastated neighborhoods, and displaced … Continue Reading
October 02, 2017
Reps. Mike Thompson, Jared Huffman lash out at gun industry over Las Vegas mass shooting
In the wake of one of the worst mass shootings in U.S. history, the North Coast’s two congressmen on Monday urged Americans to help change the nation’s gun laws. Reps. Mike Thompson and Jared Huffman also castigated groups they blame for blocking stricter background checks and other efforts at what Huffman called “commonsense gun control.” Those opponents include the National Rifle Association, the firearms industry and members of the GOP-controlled House and Senate who oppose gun … Continue Reading
September 28, 2017
Yurok Lands Act introduced by Huffman
Compiled from a Yurok Tribe press release: North Coast Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) introduced the Yurok Lands Act, a pivotal piece of legislation that tribal officials said aims to strengthen self-governance and sovereignty and improve tribal infrastructure. “The Yurok Tribe would like to sincerely thank Congressman Huffman for his commitment to serving all residents of the North Coast,” said Thomas P. O’Rourke Sr., Chairman of the Yurok Tribe. “This bill serves to support … Continue Reading
September 14, 2017
Huffman writes bill to save San Rafael man from deportation
A San Rafael man being held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement since May under threat of deportation would be released and allowed to stay in the country under a new bill introduced by Rep. Jared Huffman. If passed by Congress, Huffman’s legislation, known as a “private” bill, would make Hugo Mejia eligible to become a lawful permanent U.S. resident, enabling him to apply for a “green card” and stay reunited with his family without fear of a future deportation. “The Marin … Continue Reading
September 05, 2017
McGuire, Huffman decry decision to end DACA program
Local representatives, state Sen. Mike McGuire (D-Healdsburg) and Rep. Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael), released separate statements Tuesday decrying President Donald J. Trump’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, a policy that has shielded undocumented young adults who were brought to the United States as children. “President Trump’s decision to terminate the DACA program is a cruel, broken promise that will harm hundreds of thousands of young immigrants who … Continue Reading