Press Releases
Huffman Introduces Bill to Rename Historic Petaluma Post Office to Honor Former North Bay Congresswoman Lynn C. Woolsey
Washington, D.C. - Today, Representative Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) introduced legislation to rename the historic downtown post office building in Petaluma, California, in honor of former California Congresswoman Lynn C. Woolsey. Congresswoman Woolsey spent much of her distinguished public service career as a representative of Petaluma, and the U.S. post office has always been an essential part of American society and democracy, making the Petaluma post office an altogether fitting place to … Continue Reading
December 15, 2020
Huffman Leads Colleagues in Call for Increased Gun Safety in the U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C. - Today, Representatives Jared Huffman (CA-02), Robin Kelly (IL-02), and Jackie Speier (CA-14) led 18 colleagues in a letter to House Leadership requesting a change in House Rules for the 117th Congress to ensure that Members of Congress are held to the same firearm safety rules as the public while they are on Capitol grounds. With escalating rhetoric and threats of political violence, the Members asked Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy to reexamine the … Continue Reading
December 10, 2020
Huffman Statement on 2021 Inauguration Tickets
Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) announced that in light of the worsening pandemic in California and Washington, D.C., his office will not be disbursing tickets for in-person activities related to the January 20, 2021, inauguration of President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris. "As we continue our work on vital year-end business including COVID relief, federal funding, and helping families and small businesses, I have also received many … Continue Reading
December 08, 2020
Huffman Votes to Pass Bipartisan Water Resources Legislation, Celebrates Wins for Northern California
Washington, D.C. - Today, Representative Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael), a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, voted in favor of the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2020, legislation that is critical to the Nation's ports, inland waterways, locks, dams, flood protection, ecosystem restoration, and other water resources infrastructure. WRDA 2020 will also create good paying jobs and strengthen economic growth and competitiveness in California's … Continue Reading
November 17, 2020
Huffman Celebrates Deal to Keep Klamath Dam Removal on Track
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) praised a new deal announced today to move forward with removal of four dams on the Klamath River and begin the largest river restoration in United States history. The negotiated settlement between California, Oregon, the Yurok and Karuk tribes, and dam owner PacifiCorp and Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway acknowledges that there is no time to wait if Klamath River salmon fisheries are to be revived for tribes and coastal … Continue Reading
November 17, 2020
Rep. Huffman Announces Winner of Congressional App Challenge
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) today announced that Beck Lorsch and Amrit Baveja from Marin Academy are the winners of the 2020 Congressional App Challenge for California's second congressional district. Beck and Amrit's winning submission, MarinTrace, is a free contact tracing app that will be piloted in select Marin County schools. Students would use the self-reporting tool to catalog their symptoms to aid teachers and administrators in contact tracing efforts. … Continue Reading
November 09, 2020
Huffman Announces Departure of Chief of Staff Ben Miller, Names Jennifer A. Goedke as New Chief
Washington, D.C. - Today, Representative Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael), announced the departure of his longtime Chief of Staff, Ben Miller. Miller has held this role since 2013, when Rep. Huffman was first elected to office. Prior to joining Rep. Huffman's team, Miller worked for former Congressman George Miller (D-CA), a member of the House Democratic leadership and a former chairman of three House committees. He served in multiple roles on Congressman Miller's staff, including as Legislative … Continue Reading
October 20, 2020
Huffman, Grijalva, Castor Unveil Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act
Washington, D.C. - Today, Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA), a Member of the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis and Chair of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife, joined Natural Resources Committee Chair Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), Select Committee on the Climate Crisis Chair Kathy Castor (D-FL), Chairwoman of the U.S. House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX), and Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Alan Lowenthal … Continue Reading
October 14, 2020
Huffman Announces Education Grants for Native Communities
San Rafael, CA - Today, Representative Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) announced that the U.S. Department of Education is awarding over 1.5 million dollars in Federal funding to Tribes in California's Second District. Demonstration Grants have been awarded to the Yurok Tribe and the Tolowa Dee-Ni' Nation to evaluate and expand school services for Native children. "Adequate funding is critical in ensuring the success of all students, especially Native American students who are often more likely … Continue Reading
October 10, 2020
Congressional Freethought Caucus Leaders Denounce SCOTUS Judges’ Right-Wing Attack on LQBTQ+ Rights
Washington, D.C. - Today, Representatives Jared Huffman (CA-02) and Jamie Raskin (MD-08), founders of the Congressional Freethought Caucus, released the following statement in response to the news of Supreme Court of the United States Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel A. Alito Jr. urging the court to reconsider the Obergefell vs. Hodges ruling: "Suggesting reversal of this landmark ruling is a dramatic attack on the LGBTQ+ community that turns religious liberty into a weapon against other … Continue Reading
October 01, 2020
Huffman Votes to Pass Updated Heroes Act
Washington, D.C. – Today, Representative Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) voted to pass the updated Heroes Act, which provides $2.2 trillion to address the health and economic catastrophe caused by the coronavirus pandemic. This is the latest bill to combat the pandemic passed by the Democratic House, following the Heroes Act that was approved in May but never allowed a vote by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. The updated Heroes Act approved today reflects Democrats’ … Continue Reading
September 30, 2020
ICYMI: Huffman Resumes Nationwide Listening Tour
San Rafael, CA - On Monday, Congressman Jared Huffman (CA-02), Chair of the House Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife, hosted the latest session on his nationwide fisheries listening tour for a discussion on federal fisheries policy in the context of the New England fishery management region. Huffman's listening tour has previously visited Hawaii, the Gulf Coast, Florida, Seattle, Maryland, San Francisco, and Eureka, California. "New England has a long and storied history of fishing, … Continue Reading
September 25, 2020
Huffman Releases Findings of Congressional Report on Impacts of the 2020 Census
San Rafael, CA - On Wednesday, Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) hosted a special Facebook Live to announce the findings of a new Congressional report that details how a complete Census count will impact critical funding and services in the second congressional district, including funding for schools and job training in Marin, Sonoma, Mendocino, Humboldt, Trinity, and Del Norte Counties. Rep. Huffman was joined by Connie Stewart, the Executive Director of Initiatives at Humboldt State … Continue Reading
September 24, 2020
Huffman, Casten Statement on the Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (CA-2) and Sean Casten (IL-06) released the following statement on H.R. 4447, the Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act. The legislation would provide funding for a wide variety of clean energy, grid modernization, and other programs. The package also includes the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement Tribal Fairnessamendment, led by Huffman, and two Casten-led bills, the bipartisan, bicameral Promoting Grid Storage Act and the … Continue Reading
September 24, 2020
Huffman Tribal Fairness Amendment Passes as Part of Clean Energy Package
Washington, D.C. - Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 4447, the Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act, which included the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement Tribal Fairness amendment, led by Rep. Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael). The amendment is designed to safeguard Tribal communities against further harm to the Klamath River and its ecosystem and remediate existing problems in the Klamath River basin and downstream communities caused by four aging dams owned by … Continue Reading
September 15, 2020
Chair Grijalva, Rep. Huffman Seek Explanation From NOAA Following Political Hire of Climate Denier David Legates to Leadership Role
Washington D.C. - Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), chair of the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife, sent a letter to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Acting Administrator Neil Jacobs today seeking information about the process used to hire climate denier Dr. David Legates as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental Observation and Prediction. Legates has spent his career denying the widely accepted … Continue Reading
September 11, 2020
Huffman, Grijalva, Haaland Call on Warren Buffett to Follow Through on Promise to Remove Dams, Provide Justice for Tribes
San Rafael, CA - Today, Representatives Jared Huffman (CA-02), Chair of the Natural Resources Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Subcommittee, Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-03), Natural Resources Committee Chairman, and Deb Haaland (NM-01), Chair of the Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands, led a letter to Warren Buffett urging him to move forward with the agreement to remove four aging dams on the Klamath River owned by PacifiCorp and Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway, … Continue Reading
September 11, 2020
Huffman, DeFazio Announce Essential Air Service Agreement for Crescent City
San Rafael, CA - Today, Representatives Jared Huffman (CA-02) and Peter DeFazio (OR-04), Chair of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, shared the announcement that the U.S. Department of Transportation has approved the application submitted by the Border Coast Regional Airport Authority on behalf of the community of Crescent City, California, for the continuation of service provided under the current Alternate Essential Air Service grant to Contour Airlines. "As is often the … Continue Reading
September 10, 2020
California Members of Congress Issue Joint Statement on Wireless Carriers’ Unconscionable Challenge to CPUC’s 72-Hour Backup Power Safeguards
San Rafael, CA - Today, 20 Members of Congress from the California Delegation issued a joint statement regarding the application for rehearing (Rulemaking 18-03-011) that was recently filed by wireless carriers at the California Public Utilities Commission. The statement below was issued by Jared Huffman (CA-02), Jerry McNerney (CA-09), Anna G. Eshoo (CA-18), Doris Matsui (CA-06), Mike Thompson (CA-05), Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11), John Garamendi (CA-03), Eric Swalwell (CA-15), Jackie Speier … Continue Reading
September 01, 2020
Huffman, DeFazio Urge EPA Administrator to Protect Bristol Bay from Pebble Mine
San Rafael, CA - Yesterday, Representatives Jared Huffman (CA-02), Chair of the Natural Resources Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Subcommittee and member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Peter DeFazio (OR-04), Chair of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, led a letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler urging him to use his authority to veto the flawed Final Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Pebble Mine on the … Continue Reading