Press Releases
Huffman, Casten Lead Colleagues in Calling on President Biden to Remove World Bank President Malpass
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02) and Sean Casten (IL-06) led 25 of their colleagues in a letter to President Joe Biden asking for the removal or forced resignation of David Malpass as World Bank Group President. On September 20, 2022, at an event coinciding with the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, World Bank President, David Malpass was asked a direct and simple question regarding whether “manmade burning of … Continue Reading
September 22, 2022
Huffman, Merkley, Lowenthal, Quigley, Cohen Urge GSA to Reduce Single-Use Plastics Government-Wide
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA), U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Representatives Alan Lowenthal (CA-47), Mike Quigley (IL-05), and Steve Cohen (TN-09) led a bicameral group of 58 members of Congress in a letter to the General Services Administration (GSA) in response to the agency’s potential rulemaking focused on reducing unnecessary single-use plastics in government purchases. “Plastic pollution is one of the gravest environmental … Continue Reading
September 14, 2022
Rep. Huffman Introduces Bill to Enable Direct to Consumer Cannabis Shipping, Protect Independent Cannabis Farmers
Washington, D.C. – Today, Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02) introduced legislation to enshrine the right for small cannabis producers to ship and sell their products directly to consumers. The Small and Homestead Independent Producers (SHIP) Act would allow small famers and producers to operate their agricultural businesses within and across state lines. The legislation is specifically targeted to support the smallest family farmers and provide them the certainty to sustain their … Continue Reading
September 09, 2022
Huffman, Chair Grijalva, 70 Other Members to House Leadership: Keep Permitting Reform Out of a Continuing Resolution
Washington, D.C. – Representative Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and Natural Resources Committee Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today sent a letter with 70 other members of Congress to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.) expressing strong opposition to including “comprehensive permitting reform legislation” in this month’s Continuing Resolution (CR). The full letter is available here: https://bit.ly/3d3yjGc … Continue Reading
August 31, 2022
Huffman, Thompson Announce $1.8 Million Grant For Sonoma County Airport
Sonoma County – Today, Reps. Jared Huffman (CA-02) and Mike Thompson (CA-05) announced that the Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport (STS) is receiving a $1,804,878 grant from the United States Department of Transportation to reconstruct the taxiway. “The Sonoma County Airport is a vital transportation hub for our region, and this funding will upgrade its infrastructure for the 21st Century," said Huffman. "Investments like this grant are essential for the safety … Continue Reading
August 30, 2022
Huffman, Grijalva, Castor Call on GAO to Ensure Credibility, Transparency of Carbon Offsets
Washington, D.C. – Today, Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02), Chair of the Natural Resources Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Subcommittee and member of the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, Natural Resources Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-03), and Select Committee on the Climate Crisis Chair Kathy Castor (FL-11) sent a letter to GAO regarding transparency and standards for voluntary carbon offsets. There has been a dramatic increase in the demand for voluntary natural climate … Continue Reading
August 26, 2022
ICYMI: Huffman Announces More Than $126.8 Million in Grants to Expand High-Speed Internet Access on Tribal Land in California
Today, Rep. Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) shared the news that The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awarded $126,801,773.22 in funds from the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 to two Tribes in California. The awards will provide funds for high-speed internet infrastructure deployment projects through the Internet for All Initiative's Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program for the Hoopa Valley Tribal Council and Yurok … Continue Reading
August 25, 2022
Huffman Announces Historic Funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Headed to Klamath Basin
Building on months of close collaboration and engagement with Klamath Basin stakeholders, Tribes, and federal, state and local leaders, the Department of the Interior today announced that nearly $26 million from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has been allocated for Klamath Basin restoration projects, including nearly $16 million for ecosystem restoration projects in the basin and $10 million to expand the Klamath Falls National Fish Hatchery. Additionally, the Bureau of … Continue Reading
August 23, 2022
Rep. Huffman Announces $1.6 Million Grant for Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation Project
San Rafael, CA – Today, Congressman Jared Huffman announced $1,613,600 in funding for the Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation’s Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability & Equity (RAISE) project. The funds will be used to create pedestrian and bicycle paths around U.S. Highway 101 and were allocated through the FY2022 federal funding package that Rep. Huffman voted to pass. Rep. Huffman sent a letter to U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg in March … Continue Reading
August 12, 2022
Huffman Votes for Historic Legislation to Combat Climate Change, Lower Health Care Costs, Tackle Inflation
Washington, D.C. – Today, Representative Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) voted to pass the Inflation Reduction Act, a historic bill that includes unprecedented investments to lower costs for people across the U.S., combat climate change, and close tax loopholes to finally make wealthy corporations pay their fair share. “From the start, I have pushed for an economic package that would advance the President’s full agenda and fulfill our promises to the American people. And this … Continue Reading
August 10, 2022
HUFFMAN, THOMPSON ANNOUNCE $2.6 MILLION GRANT FOR SONOMA COUNTY FIRE SUPPORT MEASURES
Santa Rosa – Today, Reps. Jared Huffman (CA-02) and Mike Thompson (CA-05) announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is awarding Santa Rosa a $2,633,622.44 grant for fire support measures as a result of the 2019 Kincade fire. This funding is authorized under Section 420 of the Robert T. Stafford Act. “Our community and brave first responders go to harrowing lengths to protect us during catastrophic wildfires, and we know all too well that the battle … Continue Reading
August 02, 2022
Huffman, DelBene Call on IRS to Review Church Status for Political Advocacy Organizations
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Jared Huffman (D-CA) and Suzan DelBene (WA-01) led 38 of their colleagues in a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles P. Rettig urging the IRS to review the status of the Family Research Council (FRC) as an “association of churches.” They also called on the IRS to determine whether existing guidance is sufficient to prevent abuse of IRS church status. The letter was sent … Continue Reading
July 29, 2022
Huffman Water Infrastructure Proposal Passes in Wildfire and Drought Resiliency Package
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Democrats passed H.R. 5118, the Wildfire Response and Drought Resiliency Act, which would provide much-needed investments to improve fire-adapted ecosystems, protect communities against catastrophic wildfires, enhance drought resiliency, expand science programs, modernize data and technology, and ensure a whole-of-government approach to wildfire and drought issues. It includes several bills lead by Rep. Huffman, notably his FUTURE Western Water … Continue Reading
July 26, 2022
Huffman, Schiff, Feinstein, and DelBene Introduce Legislation to End Future Capture and Breeding of Whales for Public Display
Washington, D.C – Today, Representatives Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), Chair of the Natural Resources Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Subcommittee, Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), and Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.) and Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) introduced the Strengthening Welfare in Marine Settings Act, legislation that would end the future capture and breeding of whales for public display. Studies have shown that certain cetaceans - specifically, orcas, beluga whales, pilot whales, and false … Continue Reading
July 25, 2022
Rep. Huffman Announces Over $16 Million Headed to CA02 Airports for Critical Projects
San Rafael, CA – Congressman Jared Huffman today announced $16.1 million in funding from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for airport improvement projects in California’s Second Congressional District. The funding is going to four airports along the North Coast to assist with much needed upgrades and rehabilitation and was allocated through the FY2022 federal funding package that Rep. Huffman voted to pass. “These airports are vital parts of our region that have … Continue Reading
July 20, 2022
Rep. Huffman Statement on USPS Announcement to Expand Electric Vehicle Order
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) releases the following statement after the United States Postal Service (USPS) announced they intend to expand their electric vehicle purchase order by at least fifty percent: “For over a year, Postmaster General DeJoy stubbornly insisted on buying over 40,000 new internal combustion vehicles that would get an embarrassing 8.6 mpg, even as USPS’ private sector competitors were aggressively moving their … Continue Reading
July 20, 2022
REP. JARED HUFFMAN, SUSIE LEE INTRODUCE DROUGHT MITIGATION LEGISLATION TO FURTHER INVEST IN LARGE-SCALE WATER RECYCLING, CONSERVE WATER RESOURCES
Today, Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02) introduced H.R. 8434, the Facilitating Large-Scale Water Recycling and Reuse Projects Act, alongside Reps. Susie Lee (NV-03), Grace Napolitano (CA-32), Raúl Grijalva (AZ-03), , and Greg Stanton (AZ-09). Similar legislation was also introduced in the Senate by Sens. Cortez Masto (D-NV) and Rosen (D-NV). This legislation would build on the funding in the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which Rep. Lee helped to secure, by … Continue Reading
July 20, 2022
Huffman Secures Community Project Funding in First Round of Appropriations, Leads on Additional Priorities
Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 8294, the first “minibus” of fiscal year 2023 appropriations bills, which included significant victories for California’s Second Congressional District backed by Representative Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael). The package also includes over $9.5 million for North Coast community projects championed by the congressman. “This year’s funding bills are a key tool for my Democratic colleagues … Continue Reading
July 15, 2022
Huffman, Warren, Colleagues, Call on Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Energy to Require Cryptomining Companies to Disclose Energy Use and Emissions
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Representative Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Energy (DOE), highlighting findings from their investigation into the environmental impacts of cryptomining and requesting that the EPA and DOE work together to require cryptominers to … Continue Reading
July 14, 2022
Huffman, Booker, Lowenthal Lead 35 Colleagues in Letter Raising Concerns Over Climate & Environmental Justice Risks of Chemical Recycling of Plastics
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA), U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), and U.S. Representative Alan Lowenthal (D-CA) led a bicameral group of 35 members of Congress in a letter raising concerns over chemical recycling technologies that contribute to the climate crisis and perpetuate environmental injustice in vulnerable communities. The letter comes as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) considers whether to remove existing Clean Air Act protections … Continue Reading