Press Releases
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
May 29, 2018
Reps. Huffman, DeSaulnier, & Barragán Introduce IDEA High Cost Pool Funding Act
Washington, D.C.- Representatives Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael), Mark DeSaulnier (D-Concord), and Nanette Barragán (D-San Pedro) today introduced the IDEA High Cost Pool Funding Act, innovative legislation to help cover the exceptional costs that can be associated with educating high-need children. This legislation builds on the historic assurance of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the civil rights law known as IDEA, that every child with disabilities must be given the … Continue Reading
May 23, 2018
Rep. Huffman Secures Local Priorities in Water Resources Development Act
Washington, D.C.- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee unanimously approved the Water Resources and Development Act (WRDA) of 2018 today, including key North Coast and environmental priorities authored by Congressman Huffman (D-San Rafael), a member of the committee. The bill will next head to the full House of Representatives for consideration. The bipartisan WRDA 2018 legislation authorizes Army Corps of Engineers activities across the country, including two important … Continue Reading
May 22, 2018
Rep. Huffman Introduces Bill to Repeal GOP Tax Scam’s Arctic Wildlife Refuge Drilling Mandate
Washington, D.C.- To halt the oil and gas drilling exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge currently being rushed by the Trump administration, Vice-Ranking Member of the House Committee on Natural Resources Jared Huffman (D-CA), Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), Donald McEachin (D-VA), and Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) today introduced the Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act. The Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act would protect … Continue Reading
May 18, 2018
Rep. Huffman Opposes Partisan Farm Bill, Votes To Support Farmers, Conservation, and Nutrition Programs
Washington, D.C.- Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) today voted against the Republicans’ deeply flawed, unpopular Farm Bill, which was rejected by the House of Representatives, that would have cut vital nutrition assistance programs that keep 40 million Americans from going hungry, failed to support economic opportunity for rural America, and weakened environmental protections. The Republican Farm Bill was defeated on the floor of the House of Representatives by a bipartisan 198-213 … Continue Reading
May 18, 2018
Rep. Huffman Signs Discharge Petition to Force Vote to Restore Vital Net Neutrality Protections
Washington, D.C.- Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) today signed a discharge petition to restore open internet protections, a procedural step that could force a vote over the objection of Speaker Paul Ryan and the House Republican majority who have refused to even debate restoring the net neutrality rules that the Trump administration’s Federal Communications Commission (FCC) dismantled in December. “Since President Trump’s FCC chairman made the decision to repeal net neutrality … Continue Reading
May 14, 2018
Rep. Huffman Announces Winner of 2018 Congressional Art Competition
Washington, D.C.- Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) today announced that Jaslyn Ortiz of Cloverdale High School is the winner of the 2018 Congressional Art Competition. Jaslyn’s winning artwork will be exhibited in the U.S. Capitol Building for one year, along with artwork from each congressional district in the country. As the winner of the competition, she will receive two round-trip tickets to Washington, D.C., to attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony and reception for the new display … Continue Reading
May 09, 2018
Rep. Huffman Statement on Trump’s Withdrawal from Iran Nuclear Agreement
Washington, D.C.- In response to President Trump’s announcement that he will withdraw the United States from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and renew economic sanctions on Iran, Rep. Huffman (D-San Rafael) issued the following statement: “President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the JCPOA is one of his most reckless and self-destructive decisions yet. This dangerous ‘go it alone’ mentality sets back our work with allies to prevent a nuclear-armed Iran, and it undermines … Continue Reading