Press Releases
Congressman Huffman Statement on Retirement Announcement of Speaker Pelosi
San Rafael, CA - Today, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) released the following statement on Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s retirement: “Trailblazer, mentor, Speaker, role model, legend. Nancy Pelosi has served countless roles in her time in public service, inspiring millions and making history while improving lives across this country and around the world. “Serving the people of the Bay Area alongside Speaker Pelosi has been the privilege and honor of a lifetime. There has been no … Continue Reading
October 30, 2025
Huffman, Pallone, Padilla, Booker Demand Trump Reverse Plan to Open New Offshore Oil and Gas Leases
Washington, D.C. — Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.-02) and House Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-N.J.-06), along with U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.), led over 100 lawmakers in demanding President Trump and Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum immediately cease any plans to open new offshore oil and gas leases in U.S. federal waters off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, in the Arctic Ocean … Continue Reading
October 28, 2025
Huffman, Ansari Demand Answers as Trump Administration Shuts Down SNAP and Paychecks, Keeps Big Oil Flush with Cash
Washington, D.C. - Today, Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Ranking Member Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.) demanded answers from Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on why their agencies have prioritized checking off the wish lists of oil, timber, and mining companies during the ongoing Republican government shutdown while halting critical public safety, wildfire prevention, and … Continue Reading
October 24, 2025
Huffman Joins 42 Democrats To Warn President Against Unlawful Deployment of Troops in American Cities
Washington, D.C. - Following reports that the Trump administration is considering invocation of the Insurrection Act to deploy active-duty military forces for domestic law enforcement, Rep. Jared Huffman (CA-02) joined 42 Democratic colleagues in calling on President Trump publicly to warn him against such unlawful action. After Trump's ill-advised and overreaching deployment of National Guard in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Washington, D.C., Democrats are fighting back on behalf of American … Continue Reading
October 24, 2025
Rep. Huffman Joins California Democrats in Blasting Trump’s Unlawful Energy Projects Cuts, Calls for Nearly $8 Billion to be Reinstated
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02) joined 27 Democratic California lawmakers in denouncing the Department of Energy’s (DOE) cuts of $7.6 billion in critical grants for energy projects across California and the country. DOE’s list of cuts includes 79 projects and over $3.3 billion in investment across California, with over $2 billion in projects eliminated from Republican-represented districts in California. The funding for these projects was approved and appropriated … Continue Reading
October 23, 2025
Ranking Members Jared Huffman, Robert Garcia, Rep. Ansari Demand Transparency on White House Ballroom Construction During Shutdown
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Committee on Natural Resources, Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.) demanded answers from President Donald J. Trump regarding the reported construction of a new $250 million ballroom at the White House complex during the ongoing government shutdown.The lawmakers warn that the project — undertaken “without public … Continue Reading
October 23, 2025
Huffman Denounces Trump’s Effort to Hand Over U.S. Coasts to Big Oil Amid Shutdown
Washington, D.C. - Today, Natural Resources Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) issued the following statement following reporting that the Trump administration is advancing plans to open nearly all federal waters along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts and sensitive areas off the coast of Alaska and Florida to new oil and gas leases despite the ongoing Republican government shutdown: "While government workers across the country are furloughed and Americans are worrying about how much … Continue Reading
October 23, 2025
Ranking Member Huffman: Trump’s “Alaska Day” Blitz Is a Full-Scale Giveaway to Big Oil and Mining
Washington, D.C. - Today, Natural Resources Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) issued the following statement after Interior Secretary Doug Burgum announced a coordinated series of Trump administration actions to open the entire Arctic National Wildlife Refuge coastal plain to drilling and strip long-standing protections from Alaska’s most ecologically sensitive and culturally significant lands and waters: “Trump just declared open season on Alaska’s public lands. In just a few weeks, … Continue Reading
October 16, 2025
Huffman, Pocan, Jayapal Lead Letter to Trump Slamming Executive Order Targeting Protected Speech
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives Jared Huffman (CA-02), Mark Pocan (WI-02), and Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) sent a letter to President Trump, along with 28 of their colleagues, expressing grave concerns regarding his executive order Designating Antifa as a Domestic Terrorist Organization and the related memorandum Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence, also known as NSPM-7, and demanding they be immediately rescinded. These directives dangerously conflate … Continue Reading
October 14, 2025
Huffman Statement Regarding Release of Remaining Hostages
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02) issued the following statement regarding the release of the remaining hostages: "I’m heartened and relieved by the release of the final living hostages and by the sight of their joyous homecoming. This very welcome breakthrough was long overdue. What happens next is still unfolding and will require tremendous effort by all parties to establish a durable resolution to the conflict and a lasting peace -- one that ensures an end … Continue Reading
October 07, 2025
Ranking Member Huffman Blasts Trump for Handing Over Alaskan Wilderness to Polluters
Washington, D.C. - Today, Natural Resources Ranking Member Jared Huffman issued a statement blasting President Trump’s decision to permit the Ambler Road Project: “We’re in the middle of another Republican shutdown where American families, workers, and small business are suffering. Instead of working with Democrats to reopen the government and save health care, Trump is rushing to give big polluters everything they want. Last week it was cancelling billions of dollars in clean energy … Continue Reading
October 07, 2025
Rep. Huffman Joins 24 California Democrats in Calling for the Release of U.S. Citizens Who Were Detained on the Flotilla and Detained in Israel
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02) joined 24 of his California colleagues to send a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling for the release of the U.S. citizens - including California residents - who have been detained in Israel since the Global Sumud Flotilla was intercepted by the Israeli military on October 1st and 2nd. Full text of the letter below: Dear Secretary Rubio, On October 1st and 2nd, the Global Sumud Flotilla carrying over 450 … Continue Reading
October 07, 2025
Huffman Joins Over 160 Democrats to Demand DOE Reinstate Affordable Energy Projects Cancelled by Trump
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02) joined House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) Clean Energy Deployment Task Force Co-Chairs, Representatives Mike Levin (CA-49) and Sean Casten (IL-06), to lead 162 House Democrats in a letter to Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright. In their letter, the lawmakers condemned the termination of $8 billion of projects that were set to lower electricity costs for Americans and increase grid … Continue Reading
October 03, 2025
Huffman, Pocan, Jayapal to Lead Letter to Trump Slamming Executive Order Targeting Protected Speech
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives Jared Huffman (CA-02), Mark Pocan (WI-02), and Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) are leading a letter to President Trump, expressing grave concerns regarding his executive order Designating Antifa as a Domestic Terrorist Organization and the related memorandum Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence, also known as NSPM-7, and demanding they be immediately rescinded. These directives dangerously conflate constitutionally protected … Continue Reading
September 19, 2025
Rep. Huffman Statement on Resolution 719
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02) issued the following statement regarding his yes vote on House Resolution 719: “Today, at a critical moment when Americans should stand united against political violence, and when every member of Congress was prepared to put our differences aside and condemn the heinous murder of Charlie Kirk and express our heartfelt condolences for his family, House Republicans unfortunately chose to play political games with H. Res. 719, a … Continue Reading
September 18, 2025
Rep. Huffman Opposes Harmful Pipeline Legislation
Washington, D.C. - This week, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02) issued the following statement regarding his opposition to the PIPES Act of 2025 in the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: “The PIPES Act of 2025 fails to adequately address the environmental crises and safety risks posed by our country’s outdated pipeline system, and I cannot support legislation that threatens the health and safety of all Americans,” said Rep. Huffman. “We've seen that communities can so … Continue Reading
September 18, 2025
Rep. Huffman, Sen. Markey Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Address Transportation Climate, Safety, Affordability Crises
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02), alongside Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), introduced the Generating Resilient, Environmentally Exceptional National (GREEN) Streets Act. This legislation would establish goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and vehicle miles traveled on public roads and prioritize federal investments in walking, biking, and transit infrastructure that reduce … Continue Reading
September 16, 2025
Schiff, Carbajal Lead 15 Colleagues in Demanding Answers on the Trump Administration’s Influence in Restarting Oil Drilling Operations Off Santa Barbara Coast
Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Congressman Salud Carbajal (D-Calif.-24), Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Congressman Jared Huffman (D-Calif.-02), and members of the California congressional delegation demanded answers from the Trump administration on its involvement in Sable Offshore Corporation’s attempts to restart offshore oil drilling using the same pipelines that caused the Refugio State Beach oil spill of 2015. In a letter to U.S. Secretary of the … Continue Reading
September 15, 2025
Huffman, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Reaffirm Tribal Trust Land Agreements
Washington, D.C. - Representatives Jared Huffman (D-CA), Tom Cole (R-OK), Betty McCollum (D-MN), and Mike Rogers (R-AL) introduced H.R. 5257, the Tribal Trust Land Reaffirmation Act. This legislation would address the Supreme Court’s 2009 Carcieri v. Salazar decision by reaffirming that all current land put into trust on behalf of a federally recognized tribe by the Department of the Interior (DOI) is officially reaffirmed as trust land. After introducing the legislation, the members of … Continue Reading
September 11, 2025
Huffman, Casten Urge EPA to Halt Operations and Approvals for CCS to Address Systemic Issues
Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representatives Jared Huffman (CA-02) and Sean Casten (IL-06) sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin urging EPA to stop approvals and operations for carbon capture and storage (CCS) facilities until ongoing systemic problems have been addressed. Recent events regarding CCS, including substantial well failures at the Archer Daniels Midland injection well facility in Decatur, Illinois, and a pattern of well failures and … Continue Reading