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Huffman in the district, anticipating coming budget crisis
Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) says partisanship in the nation's capital is just as bad as everyone thinks and congressional Republicans are playing a dangerous game with the U.S. economy over the severe budget cuts known as sequestration that are due to take effect in March. But, he says, he's seen some rhetorical shifts over the past 30 days among the GOP leadership that signals they, too, want to avoid the cuts. "This is real brinksmanship," he said Tuesday, adding that the … Continue Reading
February 20, 2013
Congressman. On the Bay.
“You can learn a lot about this community by spending a couple of hours on Humboldt Bay,” said Congressman Jared Huffman, who is here in Humboldt County for a quick President’s Week visit. After meeting this morning with Humboldt State University President Rollin Richmond and others at the college, he took a tour of Humboldt Bay on the Humboldt Bay Harbor District’s new fire boat. Harbor Commissioner Mike Wilson narrated the excursion, highlighting plans for what the district calls a … Continue Reading
February 13, 2013
Senate votes to renew, expand Violence Against Women Act; Rep. Huffman calls for House to pass act
By a robust bipartisan majority, the Senate voted Tuesday to renew the Violence Against Women Act with new assurances that gays and lesbians, immigrants and Native American women will have equal access to the act's anti-domestic violence programs. Following the vote, North Coast Congressman Jared Huffman, D-San Rafael, called in a press release for Congress to pass the act, saying it is “so important that it's one of the very first bills I signed onto after I was sworn in as a member of … Continue Reading
January 30, 2013
Huffman prepares to begin his first term in Congress
Jared Huffman, the newly elected Democratic member of the House of Representatives representing the newly created 2nd District, expects efforts to find a resolution to the "fiscal cliff" and related economic issues to dominate the first weeks, or perhaps even months, of his first term. "I don't hold out a lot of hope now that there is going to be a deal before the end of the year. The fiscal cliff is going to suck all of the air out of the room for the foreseeable future," said Hufffman, … Continue Reading
January 30, 2013
Huffman Named to Two House Committees
New Congressman Jared Huffman is playing to his strengths in Washington, earning appointments to two House of Representatives committees that mirror the responsibilities he had during his time with the California Assembly. Huffman, D-San Rafael and an environmental lawyer by trade, will serve on the House Committee on Natural Resources and the House Budget Committee, according to a press release from his office. The Steering Committee of the House Democratic Caucus notified Huffman of his … Continue Reading
January 03, 2013
113th United States Congress
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The One Hundred Thirteenth United States Congress is the next meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It is scheduled to meet in Washington, D.C. from January 3, 2013 to January 3, … Continue Reading
January 03, 2013
Freshmen Class Members of the 113th United States Congress
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The 113th United States Congress will begin on January 3, 2013. There are at least 12 new senators (3R, 8D, 1I) and 67 new representatives (29R, … Continue Reading
January 03, 2013
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Hoopa Valley Tribe, Huffman decry Westlands Water District settlement
Tribes, fishermen and a North Coast congressman are decrying an effort by Congress to pass a settlement agreement that they say would give away Trinity River water to Central Valley water suppliers without considering local environmental effects. H.R. 1769, known as the San Luis Drainage Settlement Act, would approve the Westlands Drainage Settlement that was struck by the U.S. Department of Justice and Westlands Water District in September 2015. The agreement would relieve the government … Continue Reading