Press Releases
Rep. Huffman Statement on TrumpCare
Washington, D.C.- Today, Speaker Paul Ryan canceled the vote on President Trump’s disastrous health care repeal plan, the American Health Care Act. Rep. Huffman (D-San Rafael) celebrated the victory, which protects the availability and quality of health insurance for tens of thousands of his constituents, and stressed the importance of improving the Affordable Care Act — which remains the law of the land. “The failure of the Republican TrumpCare bill today represents a tremendous victory … Continue Reading
March 24, 2017
Rep. Huffman Statement on Supreme Court's Decision to Uphold Rights of Students with Disabilities
Washington, D.C.- In response to the unanimous ruling by the Supreme Court in Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District to uphold the rights of students with disabilities, which coincided with Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch’s Senate confirmation hearings and overturned the wrongful precedent he used in a similar case, Rep. Huffman (D-San Rafael) released the following statement: “The President’s pick for a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court, 10th circuit judge Neil … Continue Reading
March 21, 2017
Reps. Huffman, Russell, Bass & Sens. Gillibrand, Lankford Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve Adoption Standards Nationwide
Washington, D.C.- Representatives Jared Huffman (D-CA), Steve Russell (R-OK), Karen Bass (D-CA) and Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and James Lankford (R-OK) today introduced the "National Adoption and Foster Care Home Study Act," legislation that builds on successes in states like California to improve the matching of children and families in foster care and adoptions in the United States, including the advancement of home study standards. This bill would create a national standard and … Continue Reading
March 21, 2017
Rep. Huffman Celebrates ‘National Rosie the Riveter Day’
Washington, D.C.- Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) today celebrated the first-ever "National Rosie the Riveter Day," honoring the countless American women of all races and backgrounds who joined the workforce during World War II and took on new roles previously held by men. Rep. Huffman has co-led the Congressional effort to establish a day to recognize these women who helped win the war, and have come to be symbolized by the iconic Rosie the Riveter image. This month, the Senate … Continue Reading
March 15, 2017
Rep. Huffman Announces New Plan to Resolve SMART Traffic Concerns
Washington, D.C.- Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) today announced new plans to resolve traffic concerns that arose from Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit’ (SMART) pending Larkspur extension and anticipated impacts on the downtown transit area related to displaced buses. At Rep. Huffman’s request, jurisdictional partners forged an agreement to reconfigure San Rafael’s Bettini Transit Station to allow for buses to remain in operation on the same grounds and to not encroach onto City … Continue Reading
March 08, 2017
Rep. Huffman plans visit to Last Chance Grade, Pushes for Long-Term and Durable Solution
Washington, D.C.- Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) spoke to state and federal transportation officials yesterday after news that a retaining wall at the south end of Last Chance Grade on U.S. Highway 101 had failed and collapsed a lane of the highway. While the road remains open to one-way controlled traffic, the failure underscores the need for a permanent solution to the landslide-prone stretch of highway. Rep. Huffman will hold a community town hall in Del Norte County in April … Continue Reading
March 08, 2017
House Natural Resources Dems Call for Committee Hearings on GOP Health Care Repeal Plan’s Consequences for Indian Country
Washington, D.C.- As House Republicans pursue a rushed and secretive strategy to repeal the Affordable Care Act, top Democrats on the House Committee on Natural Resources today called on Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) to hold a full Committee hearing on the effects that an Affordable Care Act repeal would have on tribal health and communities. The letter was sent by Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ), Vice-Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-CA), and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on … Continue Reading
March 01, 2017
Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Resolution to Designate ‘National Rosie the Riveter Day’
Washington, D.C.- To kick off Women's History Month, a bicameral group of bipartisan lawmakers led by Representatives Jared Huffman (D-CA), Jackie Speier (D-CA), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), along with Senators Bob Casey (D-PA), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Christopher Coons (D-DE) and 53 other members of Congress, introduced a Congressional Resolution to designate March 21st, 2017, as 'National Rosie the Riveter Day,' a national day of … Continue Reading
February 28, 2017
Rep. Huffman Brings Jason and Yeganeh Rezaian to President’s Address to a Joint Session of Congress
Washington, D.C.- Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) brought Marin native Jason Rezaian and his wife, Yeganeh Rezaian, as his guests to President Trump's address tonight to a Joint Session of Congress. Last year, Rep. Huffman brought Ali Rezaian, Jason's brother, as his guest to President Obama's final State of the Union address in order to raise international awareness of Jason's wrongful detention in an Iranian prison and the urgent need to secure his release. At the time, Huffman … Continue Reading
February 16, 2017
Rep. Huffman Calls for Independent, Nonpartisan Commission to Investigate the extent of Russian Influence in the 2016 election – and at the White House.
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February 15, 2017
Reps. Huffman and Bonamici Fight GOP’s Attack on Americans’ Right to Retire
Washington, D.C.- Today, the House of Representatives approved legislation, H.J. Res. 66, that will make it more difficult for many Americans to save for retirement, repealing by a party-line vote of 231 to 193, federal rules allowing states to establish retirement savings plans for their residents. In response, Representatives Jared Huffman (D-CA) and Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) today introduced the “American Savings Account Act” to provide a new savings tool to all American workers, even those … Continue Reading
February 10, 2017
Know & Protect Your Rights As An Immigrant/ Conozca Y Protega Sus Derechos Como Inmigrante
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February 08, 2017
Rep. Huffman, Senate, House Natural Resource Leaders Blast Dakota Access Pipeline Decision, Stand up for Tribal Sovereignty and Treaty Rights
Washington, D.C.- In a letter to President Donald Trump, Rep. Huffman (D-San Rafael) and members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and the House Committee on Natural Resources blasted the Trump Administration’s approval of a final easement to build the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) and their failure to undertake meaningful consultation with Native American tribes. “This blatant disregard for federal law and our country’s treaty and trust responsibilities to Native … Continue Reading
February 06, 2017
Reps. Huffman, Lofgren, Lieu, DeSaulnier, CA Members Urge Attorney General Becerra to Investigate ExxonMobil’s Role in Misleading Public on Climate Change
Washington, D.C.- Leading California lawmakers are asking the state’s newly sworn in Attorney General, Xavier Becerra, to use the powers of his office to vigorously and publicly investigate ExxonMobil and other fossil fuel companies who may have intentionally misled the public about the causes and dangers of climate change. Led by Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael), the letter was sent by 18 members of the California congressional delegation including Representatives Zoe Lofgren (D-San … Continue Reading
February 02, 2017
Fishing Industry Groups Join Huffman, Grijalva, in Opposing Trump’s Economically Damaging Executive Order
Washington, D.C. - Water, Power, and Oceans Subcommittee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-CA) and House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) sent a letter to President Trump today urging him to rescind the “one in, two out” executive order on federal rules issued earlier this week and an earlier memorandum instituting a regulatory freeze. These two actions have the combined effect of preventing the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) from opening or closing … Continue Reading
February 02, 2017
Reps. Huffman, Pocan, and Nolan Introduce New Deal Rural Broadband Act to Close Digital Divide in Rural America
Washington, D.C.- Congressmen Jared Huffman (D-CA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), and Rick Nolan (D-MN) introduced the New Deal Rural Broadband Act of 2017, an ambitious plan to connect every American home, business, and school to high-speed, reliable broadband internet that is based on Roosevelt’s New Deal rural electrification model. The legislation would expand access to broadband internet in rural communities in Huffman’s North Coast congressional district, and across the nation, through increased … Continue Reading
January 30, 2017
Rep. Huffman Slams President Trump’s Muslim and Refugee Ban
Washington, D.C.- Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) today released the following statement in response to President Trump’s executive order banning immigrants, refugees, & visa holders from predominantly Muslim countries: “The Trump White House’s actions to deny entry to all refugees and to travelers from certain Muslim countries, including people with visas and lawful permanent residents of the United States, are discriminatory and un-American. We will be fighting these … Continue Reading
January 25, 2017
Rep. Huffman Speaks Out Against President Trump's Move to Revive Keystone XL & Dakota Access Pipeline
WASHINGTON, D.C.—On the same day President Trump issued presidential memoranda to revive the harmful Keystone XL Pipeline and the Dakota Access Pipeline, Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) yesterday spoke to a crowd gathered in front of the White House: "Apparently millions of people all over this country, all over this world, marching, speaking out, was not enough to get through to Donald Trump and to the oil oligarchs that are gradually taking over our federal government. And so … Continue Reading
January 24, 2017
Rep. Huffman Named Natural Resources Committee Vice Ranking Member
Washington, D.C.- Today, Democratic members of the House Committee on Natural Resources unanimously elected Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) to serve as Vice-Ranking Member of the Committee. He will be the first to serve in this role, which was created by the Democratic Caucus earlier in the year, and will maintain his other leadership role as Ranking Democrat on the Subcommittee on Water, Power, and Oceans. “I am honored to have this opportunity to serve in this new leadership role … Continue Reading
January 24, 2017
Rep. Huffman Slams GOP Attack on Reproductive Health; Takes Action to Defend Women’s Rights
Washington, D.C.- Today, Rep. Huffman voted against H.R. 7, the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2017, which has a laundry list of reckless impositions against a woman’s right to choose and access to healthcare. In response to this extreme assault on women’s health, Rep. Huffman renewed his commitment to fight to protect women’s reproductive health in the days ahead. “In a week that millions of women and men alike gathered in front of the … Continue Reading