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Huffman reintroduces stop Artic Ocean Drilling Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) reintroduced the Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act, a detailed bill that would make the Arctic Ocean off-limits to any future drilling proposals by banning any new or renewed leases for the exploration, development, or production of oil, natural gas or any other minerals that are in the Arctic Ocean Planning Areas of the Outer Continental Shelf. This legislation's reintroduction comes a day after President Trump's Executive … Continue Reading
March 15, 2017
San Rafael, SMART address traffic concerns with help from Jared Huffman
A major transit hub in San Rafael will be reconfigured during construction of a commuter rail line extension to Larkspur to ease traffic concerns in Marin County’s largest city, Rep. Jared Huffman announced Wednesday. The new plan calls for buses that service some 9,000 passengers daily to remain on the grounds of the Bettini Transit Station, rather than circulating on city streets. San Rafael’s mayor and city manager in February had requested a last-minute delay of the Larkspur project … Continue Reading
March 13, 2017
Rep. Jared Huffman draws 2,000 in Marin to discuss health care at town hall.
The battle over the new healthcare plan has been a divisive issue across the country. People around the Bay Area are making sure their voices are heard. Now, the battle moves to full scale political war where a lot is at stake. At high noon, a crowd of almost 2,000 gathered at the Marin Civic Center for a Town Hall Meeting with North Bay Congressman Jared Huffman. Marin County is a well-to-do region of the Bay Area that leaders here say would still have a huge impact from the loss of … Continue Reading
March 04, 2017
Marin’s ‘Rosie the Riveter’ may get national recognition for ‘Rosies’
Ninety-five-year-old Phyllis Gould of Fairfax made history during World War II as one of the women who collectively became known as Rosie the Riveter. Now she’s determined to make history again, spearheading a campaign for a national Rosie the Riveter Day as part of Women’s History Month. From 1942 until the end of the war in 1945, Gould worked as a welder at the Kaiser-Richmond Shipyards, helping build Liberty and Victory ships to replace the ones torpedoed by Nazi submarines. One of the … Continue Reading
March 03, 2017
Huffman well received at Arcata High town hall
Moving to assuage North Coast deportation fears, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (D-2nd District) is pressing for rumor control, collaboration with local law enforcement and bipartisan moves in Congress to protect Dreamers (immigrant minors) from the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. Sorting out false alarms from the facts is essential because so many rumors are swirling around about immigration raids and sweeps, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents … Continue Reading
March 01, 2017
I watched the 2016 State of the Union address from prison in Iran. This year, I attended it as a free man.
I sat in the gallery above the floor of the House of Representatives on Tuesday night surrounded by a broad cross-section of American society that had gathered to witness the national institution known as the State of the Union, or the Address to a Joint Session of Congress as it is known during a new president’s first year in office. From my seat among the guests, I could glimpse at least eight women wearing the Islamic hijab, including Aneelah Afzali, a lawyer and the director of the … Continue Reading
February 28, 2017
Sonoma County’s congressmen say President Trump's speech long on promises, short on details
Sonoma County’s two members of Congress said President Donald Trump made expansive promises and talked about spending trillions of taxpayer dollars in a speech Tuesday night that was short on explaining how any of it will be done. “He made a lot of lofty promises that quite honestly I don’t see how they can be achieved,” said Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, in a telephone interview shortly after the president’s first speech to a joint session of Congress. Thompson and his colleague, … Continue Reading
February 24, 2017
Huffman: 'I Know My Job is to Fight'
There were no shouting matches, angry jeers, seas of protest signs or calls for his ouster in 2018. Unlike the rancorous town halls some members of Congress are facing across the nation, North Coast Representative Jared Huffman’s meeting in Arcata was a rather friendly affair, often punctuated by bursts of applause, cheers and even laughter at his pithy jabs at the new administration. “I’m very clear-eyed about what is going on in our county and I know my job is to fight,” Huffman said to … Continue Reading
February 23, 2017
Nearly 1,200 attend Huffman’s town hall
An estimated 1,200 people attended a town hall meeting put on by Rep. Jared Huffman to discuss local, state and national policies that affect the North Coast. While the meeting was originally set to take place in the Arcata High School Fine Arts Center, Huffman said the location had to be moved to the school’s gym to accommodate for the number of people who RSVP’d. People filled the bleachers and some were left standing at the entrance of the building while others were seated on the … Continue Reading
February 15, 2017
Legislators weigh in on drugs, tribal rights
by by Ariel Carmona
With a new legislative session well underway, local legislators have had their hands full addressing the rising costs of drugs, cannabis taxation and regulation and Native American tribal rights, amid other issues with regional implications. According to a press release, Senator Mike McGuire (D-Healdsburg), who has been vocal over the last few months about the tight timelines associated with Proposition 64, will chair a Senate Governance and Finance Committee hearing next week intended to … Continue Reading
February 15, 2017
Rep. Huffman promises he’s pushing for changes at Lake Mendocino
After years of drought, Mendocino County is finally getting its fair share (and then some) of rainfall this winter. And since so much water is falling from the sky, many in the Ukiah Valley are wondering when, if ever, more of it might be stored in Lake Mendocino? The reservoir is owned by the Sonoma County Water Agency, and for most of the past few years that agency has been in charge of the water releases, given that the water level was so low. But now that the water level is above the … Continue Reading
February 15, 2017
Congressmen Mike Thompson, Jared Huffman call for independent probe of President Trump's ties to Russia
Sonoma County’s two Democratic congressmen, Mike Thompson and Jared Huffman, called Wednesday for an independent investigation of the Trump administration’s ties to Russia and castigated their House Republican colleagues for stonewalling amid the escalating scandal. Their sharp comments — likening the dominant news story from the nation’s capitol to Watergate — came two days after Trump national security advisor Michael Flynn’s forced resignation following reports that he had misled the … Continue Reading
February 07, 2017
Huffman calls for probe of oil giant
Humboldt County’s congressional representative Jared Huffman and 17 of his California colleagues urged California Attorney General Xavier Becerra on Monday to “vigorously and publicly” investigate oil companies such as Exxon Mobil for allegedly misleading the public about the causes and dangers of climate change. Becerra’s predecessor Kamala Harris — who was elected to the Senate last year — had already initiated an investigation into Exxon Mobil in January 2016 on whether the company … Continue Reading
February 02, 2017
Huffman calls for reversal of "one in, two out" executive order
D.C. - Congressmen Jared Huffman co-authored a letter with Raul M. Grijalva, of the Committee on Natural Resources, to express what they call “grave concern” over an executive order issued by President Trump earlier this week. The executive order, among other things, requires lawmakers to identify two regulations to be repealed when proposing a new regulation. Both Huffman and Grijalva’s major issue with the executive order is the impact they could have on fisheries. In order to open or … Continue Reading
February 02, 2017
Huffman pushes for accessible rural broadband service
North Coast Rep. Jared Huffman worked with fellow Reps. Mark Pocan (D-Wisconsin) and Rick Nolan (D-Minnesota) to introduce the New Deal Rural Broadband Act, an effort to close the digital divide and establish a broadband internet connection in every home, business and school. The plan is based on Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal rural electrification model and aims to expand access to broadband internet in rural communities within the North Coast — and across the county — in order to compete … Continue Reading
October 25, 2016
Congress members to tour Last Chance
Del Norte’s congressman and the U.S. representative for Southern Oregon will tour Last Chance Grade and the Smith River on Friday. Weather permitting, Rep. Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) and Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Oregon) will fly over the slide prone area of U.S. 101. If it’s rainy, the congressmen may tour the area with Caltrans representatives by van, said Huffman spokesman John Driscoll. Following the tour, Huffman and DeFazio will meet with representatives of Caltrans and members of … Continue Reading
October 18, 2016
Huffman working with State Dept. on kidnapped McKinleyville man
Representative Jared Huffman is offering his thoughts and prayers for the McKinleyville man kidnapped from his home in the African country of Niger last Friday. “My thoughts are with Jeff Woodke and his loved ones during this extremely trying time... it is devastating to see my constituent who has spent his life dedicated to humanitarian service be victimized in this way,” Huffman said. The Congressman also said that he is working with the State Department to ensure Woodke’s safe … Continue Reading
October 06, 2016
Jason Rezaian’s brother, Ali, describes Jason’s ordeal in Iran
Ali Rezaian didn’t think much of it when he kept receiving phone calls from unlisted numbers at his Mill Valley home on July 22, 2014. That was until he heard a voicemail from his brother’s boss, Washington Post foreign editor Doug Jehl: “I need to talk to you. Could you please give me a call?” Rezaian soon learned that his brother, Post correspondent Jason Rezaian, and his brother’s wife, Yeganeh Salehi, had been taken from their home in Tehran by unknown assailants. “That was the … Continue Reading
October 03, 2016
McGuire, Huffman to hold hearing to update on upcoming crab season, state aquaculture
North Coast state Sen. Mike McGuire (D-Healdsburg) and 2nd District Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) will hold a special hearing in Bodega Bay this afternoon updating on the expectations of the upcoming 2016-2017 crab season. One item set to be discussed is the status of the $138.2 million in federal financial relief funds proposed by Huffman and other congress members to aid the crabbing industry after last year’s disastrous season. A massive bloom of an algae-produced neurotoxin … Continue Reading
September 27, 2016
Implement the Clean Power Plan
by Congressman Jared Huffman and Senator Edward J. Markey
The HillSeptember 27, 2016 Sometimes big problems require big solutions. One of the biggest problems this country has long faced is air pollution, which has had a devastating effect on the health of people and our planet. More than 45 years ago, recognizing the seriousness of the threat, Congress enacted a big solution: the Clean Air Act. It is one of our nation's most successful laws, helping to cut air pollution of all types even as the U.S. economy has grown. Now the administration's … Continue Reading