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California Coastal National Monument to expand in Mendocino County
WASHINGTON - The House on Monday approved expansion of the California Coastal National Monument north of San Francisco, adding about 1,255 acres to "this jewel of California's North Coast,'' the area's congressman said.Once the bill clears Congress and is signed into law by President Obama, as expected, the Mendocino County site would be the first onshore addition to the monument, established in 2000 by President Clinton to protect small islands, reefs, rocks and pinnacles … Continue Reading
May 30, 2013
Huffman rallies support for bill to prevent student loan interest rates from doubling - Marin Independent Journal
Rep. Jared Huffman visited the College of Marin on Wednesday to rally support for legislation that would prevent a doubling of student loan interest rates on July 1. Huffman, D-San Rafael, gathered a group that included Marin County educators, nonprofit executives serving the student population, parents, and students at College of Marin to discuss the urgency of the situation. "We are in an economy that has been globalized; the competition for jobs is greater than it has ever been … Continue Reading
March 30, 2013
Reps. Mike Thompson, Jared Huffman host Santa Rosa town hall to tout fellow Democrat’s bill on Social Security reform
North Judi Lutsky, a 72-year-old retired Rohnert Park teacher, is counting on Social Security to augment her pension as a career educator. The federal benefits system, she said, is a cornerstone to civil society and a key to her own well-being. “We must keep it,” Lutsky said. “We have to do whatever it takes.” Lutsky, one of about 40 million retired workers who receive $54 billion a month in Social Security benefits, was one of about 150 people, most of them middle-aged or older, at a … Continue Reading
March 28, 2013
Point Arena-Stornetta lands need protection too
Last week, President Obama announced the designation of five new National Monuments across the country, from the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument in Maryland to the San Juan Islands National Monument in Washington state. With this important action, the President is using his authority under the Antiquities Act to preserve our nation's history and our natural and ecological treasures for future generations. Closer to home, the President has proposed new federal … Continue Reading
March 27, 2013
Looking out for the fishing community; Rep. Jared Huffman announces bill to refinance decade-old fishing industry loan
During a visit to Eureka Tuesday, Congressman Jared Huffman announced plans to introduce legislation aimed at alleviating the financial hardship of a federal loan that has been weighing on Pacific Coast groundfish fishermen for just under a decade. Huffman's “Revitalizing the Economy of Fisheries in the Pacific Act” picks up where a bipartisan bill introduced in Sept. 2012 by former North Coast Congressmen Mike Thompson left off and would allow for the refinancing of a $35.7 million buyback … Continue Reading
February 28, 2013
Locals react to potential loss of federal funds; 'very few positive signs' in D.C., says Rep. Huffman
As potential federal sequester funding cuts loom, officials on the North Coast weighed in on how services and recipients will be affected. Calling from Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, North Coast Congressman Jared Huffman, D-San Rafael, said a sequester would have a “very serious impact” around the state. ”There are very few positive signs around here this week,” he said. “I am concerned we're going to drift past Friday and these cuts are going to take effect.” He said … Continue Reading
February 28, 2013
The sequester will affect us all
The "Sequester" of federal funds that you've been reading about isn't just an abstract budget concept—it's a set of abrupt, indiscriminate, across-the-board cuts that will have real economic consequences for the North Bay and for California. Unless Congress takes action, these spending cuts will affect every American. We are facing a total of $85 billion dollars in cuts — approximately $42.7 billion from the defense budget, and $42.7 billion from the rest of the discretionary budget. This … Continue Reading
February 28, 2013
Local effects of federal budget cuts still unknown
Local government officials are scrambling to assess the impact — still largely unknown — of the $85 billion in federal spending cuts due to begin taking effect Friday. Unless or until President Barack Obama and Congress reach another budget agreement, the so-called “sequester” cuts are expected to trim long-term unemployment benefits, cause airport delays and reduce services at national parks, among other national impacts. In California, a nearly $90 million funding cut for public … Continue Reading
February 21, 2013
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 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 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 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