Press Releases
Bipartisan Lawmakers to EPA: Don’t Stop California & Other States from Strengthening Auto Pollution Safeguards
Washington, D.C.- After the Trump administration announced a rollback of federal fuel economy and greenhouse gas pollution standards, which would target states’ ability to set their own higher standards, Representatives Jared Huffman (D-CA) and Carlos Curbelo (R-FL) led 68 bipartisan members of Congress in a letter urging Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler to uphold the Clean Air Act’s model of federal-state cooperation that has allowed California and other states to set strong clean air … Continue Reading
September 27, 2018
Reps. Huffman, Sanford Push for Reauthorization of Land & Water Conservation Fund
Washington, D.C.- Representatives Jared Huffman (D-CA) and Mark Sanford (R-SC) sent a letter to Speaker Paul Ryan and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, urging that the Land and Water Conservation Fund be permanently reauthorized and fully funded before it expires on September 30, 2018. “Over the past 50 years, the Land and Water Conservation Fund has helped preserve public lands in my district and across the country, and provided outdoor recreation opportunities for generations of Americans,” … Continue Reading
September 27, 2018
Rep. Huffman, House Dems to McConnell: Postpone Kavanaugh Proceedings
Washington, D.C.- Today, Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) joined 65 Democratic Members of Congress to send the following statement to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell: “Once again, we are urgently requesting that Senate leadership postpone any proceedings on Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court until a thorough FBI investigation into the multiple allegations of sexual assault and misconduct has been completed. We have heard credible allegations from three … Continue Reading
September 27, 2018
Rep. Huffman Advances Key North Coast Priorities in FAA Reauthorization Act
Washington, D.C.- Rep. Huffman (D-San Rafael) secured two key North Coast wins in the bipartisan Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2018, which passed the House of Representatives: improving rural air service for small community airports like the California Redwood Coast - Humboldt County Airport and increasing the equitable treatment of forestry and fire protection pilots. “The FAA Reauthorization is a bipartisan success in Congress: it provides vital long-term … Continue Reading
September 25, 2018
House Approves Huffman Bill on Sustainable Management of the Point Reyes National Seashore
WASHINGTON, D.C. —The United States House of Representatives voted today to pass a bill authored by Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) regarding management of the Point Reyes National Seashore and the historic working ranches and dairies that are part of the seashore’s unique historic, cultural, scenic and natural values. Rep. Huffman’s bill clarifies Congress’ longstanding intent and keeps faith with former Interior Secretary Ken Salazar’s promise in 2012 that the historic ranches … Continue Reading
September 06, 2018
House Dems: Kavanaugh’s Lifetime Appointment to the Supreme Court Threatens First Amendment Freedoms, Jeffersonian Separation of Church and State
Washington, D.C.- As the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court continues, the co-founders of the Congressional Freethought Caucus, Congressmen Jared Huffman (D-CA) and Jamie Raskin (D-MD), led congressional colleagues in a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee outlining Kavanaugh’s alarming record on core American principles of state-church separation and religious liberty. “When it comes to the “wall of separation,” Kavanaugh … Continue Reading
August 30, 2018
Rep. Huffman Introduces Bill on Sustainable Management of the Point Reyes National Seashore
WASHINGTON, D.C. —Representative Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) has introduced proposed legislation regarding management of the Point Reyes National Seashore and the historic working ranches and dairies that are part of the seashore’s unique historic, cultural, scenic and natural values. Huffman’s bill clarifies Congress’ longstanding intent and makes good on former Interior Secretary Ken Salazar’s 2012 promise that existing sustainable ranching activities within the Seashore will continue and … Continue Reading
August 15, 2018
Reps. Huffman and Thompson Announce $99 Million In Federal Funding for Fire Recovery
Washington, D.C.- Today, Reps. Jared Huffman (CA-02) and Mike Thompson (CA-05) announced that California has been awarded $99.324 million that must be spent on disaster recovery across the state, including in Sonoma County and Mendocino County. This federal funding was previously awarded through the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Relief (CDBG-DR) program as part of an effort to provide long-term recovery from the 2017 wildfires. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) … Continue Reading
August 07, 2018
Reps. Huffman, Thompson, Garamendi lead 24 California Members of Congress Seeking Federal Wildfire Disaster Declaration
San Rafael, CA- Rep. Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) joined Northern California colleagues Mike Thompson (D-St. Helena) and John Garamendi (D-Davis, Fairfield, Yuba City) in leading 24 other bipartisan members of the California congressional delegation, including Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, on a letter to President Trump today asking him to immediately grant California Governor Jerry Brown’s request for a Major Disaster Declaration for the destructive … Continue Reading
July 27, 2018
Rep. Huffman Introduces Northwest California Wilderness, Recreation, and Working Forests Act
Washington, D.C.- After incorporating community input and ideas from across Northwest California, Rep. Huffman (D-San Rafael) introduced improved legislation today to guard communities against wildfires, provide local jobs, restore lands impaired by illegal marijuana growing operations, and protect many of Northwest California’s spectacular wild places and pristine streams. Huffman’s Northwest California Wilderness, Recreation, and Working Forests Act would restore national forest land and … Continue Reading
July 19, 2018
Rep. Huffman Introduces Protecting Access to Classified Information in Elections Act
Washington, D.C.- Representatives Jared Huffman (D-CA), Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), and Hank Johnson (D-GA) introduced the Protecting Access to Classified Information in Elections Act, new legislation to modernize and standardize the way candidates for President and Vice President are granted access to national security secrets. Under longstanding practice, sitting Presidents have authorized candidates to receive classified briefings, as a way to ensure that no matter which candidate wins, he … Continue Reading
July 16, 2018
Rep. Huffman Introduces Countering Russian Power Plays Act to Protect Energy Security of European Allies
Washington, D.C.- Following President Donald Trump’s secretive private meeting with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin today, Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) introduced new legislation to impose sanctions on the people and companies working on the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project that is designed to allow Russia to exert greater control over the energy stability of America’s European allies. President Trump brought the pipeline into headlines last week when he opened … Continue Reading
July 13, 2018
Rep. Huffman Statement on Bipartisan Delegation Trip to South Korea
Washington, D.C.- After returning from the first bipartisan congressional delegation trip to South Korea since President Trump’s meeting with Kim Jong Un, Rep. Huffman (D-San Rafael) released the following statement: “This bipartisan delegation trip gave me important insights into U.S. foreign policy and security issues on the Korean peninsula and in the surrounding region. I was impressed by the dedication, professionalism, and extreme readiness of our troops. I was also struck by the … Continue Reading
July 12, 2018
Rep. Huffman Leads Defense of Key Fisheries Management Law
Washington, D.C.- During debate on the floor of the House of Representatives today, Rep. Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) led the opposition to H.R. 200, a partisan reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act that undermines the nation’s most important fisheries management law. The bill, which was approved by a narrow 222-193 margin, will irresponsibly weaken the longstanding federal law’s core provisions that have succeeded in rebuilding fish stocks and … Continue Reading
July 12, 2018
Rep. Huffman Offers Motion to Prevent Corrupt Interior Department Giveaways
Washington, D.C.- In light of the ongoing investigations into conflicts of interest at President Trump’s Department of the Interior, Rep. Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) took to the floor today to offer a motion to prevent the Department of the Interior from giving away any publicly owned infrastructure to anyone who retained the Secretary or Deputy Secretary of the department as a lobbyist in the past three years. The Republican majority defeated Huffman’s Motion to Recommit on a party-line vote … Continue Reading
July 11, 2018
Rep. Huffman Leads Defense of Key Fisheries Management Law
Washington, D.C.- During debate on the floor of the House of Representatives today, Rep. Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) led the opposition to H.R. 200, a partisan reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act that undermines the nation’s most important fisheries management law. The bill, which was approved by a narrow 222-193 margin, will irresponsibly weaken the longstanding federal law’s core provisions that have succeeded in rebuilding fish stocks and … Continue Reading
June 29, 2018
Rep. Huffman Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to End Postal Facility Closures and Restore Rural Delivery Standards
Washington, D.C.- Representatives Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael), David McKinley (R- WV), Jose Serrano (D-NY), Evan Jenkins (R-WV), and Gwen Moore (D-WI) today reintroduced the Stop Postal Closures Act, bipartisan legislation to end the misguided closure and consolidations of mail processing facilities across the country. In 2012, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) began closing or consolidating mail processing plants across the country, including two facilities in Eureka and Petaluma. Mail … Continue Reading
June 27, 2018
Rep. Huffman Votes Against Anti-Immigrant Agenda; Pushes for Compassionate Immigration Policies
Washington, D.C.- Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) today voted against H.R. 6136, a Republican anti-immigrant bill negotiated by Speaker Paul Ryan, that fails to solve the family separation crisis created by President Trump, expands on President Trump’s “zero tolerance” anti-immigration agenda while making legal family immigration more difficult, and continues to put DREAMers in jeopardy. The bill was rejected by a bipartisan margin of 121-301, and followed an earlier - and even more … Continue Reading
June 15, 2018
Rep. Huffman, 100 Members to Zinke: Don’t Sacrifice the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to Oil & Gas Drilling
Washington, D.C.- Ahead of today’s Washington D.C. public meeting on the Trump administration’s destructive proposal to allow oil and gas drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) led 100 members of Congress in saying “NO” to oil and gas drilling in the Refuge’s protected Coastal Plain. The Trump Administration is rushing forward with plans to lease drilling in the Refuge after it was jammed through under the GOP Tax Scam. The letter … Continue Reading
June 14, 2018
Reps. Huffman, Richmond Introduce Legislation to Open Medicare to All Americans
Washington, D.C. - Today, Representatives Jared Huffman (D-CA) and Cedric Richmond (D-LA), along with four co-sponsors, introduced a bill that would make Medicare available to all Americans by offering individuals the opportunity to enroll in Medicare, and allowing businesses of all sizes to purchase Medicare coverage for their employees. “Medicare is already one of the most successful programs in our nation’s history, and the more people who can buy in, the better it will be for everyone,” … Continue Reading