Press Releases
Huffman, DeSaulnier Introduce IDEA High Cost Pool Funding Act for 40th Anniversary of IDEA
Washington, DC - On the 40th anniversary of the passage of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Congressmen Jared Huffman (D-CA) and Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA) today introduced innovative new legislation to help cover the exceptional costs that can be associated with educating high-need children. The new bill, the IDEA High Cost Pool Funding Act, would provide additional support to states that set up "pools" to help reimburse local schools for special educational services that … Continue Reading
November 06, 2015
Huffman Recognizes North Cal Wood Products for Dedication to Environmental Stewardship and Sustainability
Ukiah, CA—Last Friday, Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) presented North Cal Wood Products with his Sustainable North Coast Certificate in recognition of its dedication to environmental stewardship and sustainability. Since 1986, North Cal has led the field in sustainable business practices, reclaiming and re-purposing lumber and supplying sustainably-harvested timber products. “North Cal is leading the field in sustainable business practices and should be applauded for their … Continue Reading
November 05, 2015
Rep. Huffman Offers Motion to Greatly Increase Funding for Transportation Infrastructure, Road and Bridge Repair
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) today offered a motion to improve the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act (H.R. 22), the bipartisan House transportation bill, and ensure Congress provides the funding needed to repair America's crumbling roads and bridges. H.R. 22, passed today by an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote, would provide $325 billion for highway, bridge, transportation safety, and public transit projects over the next six years, $17 billion … Continue Reading
November 04, 2015
Reps. Huffman, Garamendi Lead West Coast Members in Introducing Legislation to Permanently Ban Offshore Drilling on Pacific Coast
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Representatives Jared Huffman (CA-02) and John Garamendi (CA-10) led West Coast Members of Congress in introducing legislation to permanently ban offshore drilling on the Pacific Coast. The West Coast Ocean Protection Act would permanently protect the California, Oregon, and Washington coasts by amending the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit new oil or natural gas leases in each state’s outer continental shelves and permanently protect the $44 billion … Continue Reading
October 29, 2015
Duck Named Conservation Ambassador
SAN RAFAEL, CA - Congressman Jared Huffman today announced that last Friday’s meeting with representatives from Bello Gardens Assisted Living Facility, US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and WildCare to facilitate a resolution to get Juanita the Duck—a wild mallard taken in by residents at Bello Gardens—back to the assisted living home was a productive conversation for all parties. While final details are under negotiation, Juanita’s route back to Bello Gardens, where she has lived since … Continue Reading
October 28, 2015
Rep. Huffman Calls for Funding for Army Corps of Engineers Dredging and Flood Control Projects throughout North Coast
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) today called for full funding of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) projects across California’s North Coast. In a letter sent yesterday, Huffman requested Shaun Donovan, Director of the Office of Management and Budget include these projects in the Fiscal Year 2016 work plan and Fiscal Year 2017 budget. Sonoma County: In the letter, Huffman called for the full funding of dredging of the Petaluma River, citing that “the dredging … Continue Reading
October 28, 2015
Rep. Huffman Votes to For Budget Agreement to Prevent Default
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) made the following statement today after voting for H.R. 1314 this week, a bipartisan budget agreement that averts a default on the debt and sets budget levels through 2017: “After months of chaos and short-term patches, I am glad to finally vote for a bipartisan budget bill that also protects the full faith and credit of the United States for the next two years. I voted for this deal because it should provide a period of political … Continue Reading
October 27, 2015
On Eve of United Nations Vote, Members of Congress Call on President Obama to Abstain from Cuba Embargo Vote
WASHINGTON, D.C.—On the eve of a crucial United Nations vote, Members of Congress led by Representatives Jared Huffman (CA-02) and Sam Farr (CA-20) called on the Obama Administration to abstain from tomorrow’s vote on a United Nations resolution criticizing the United States’ 55 year-old economic embargo against Cuba. The members wrote that, while the formal re-establishment of a U.S. Embassy in Cuba this year marked an important turn in U.S.-Cuban relations, more can be done between the two … Continue Reading
October 09, 2015
Rep. Huffman Announces $220,000 in Federal Grants to Promote Local, Northern California Agriculture
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded grants to four entities in Huffman’s 2nd Congressional District, helping to support local agriculture throughout California’s North Coast. The Arcata Economic Development Corporation, Commercial Fishing Association of Bodega Bay, Food for People, and Yurok Tribe received the grants under the Local Food Promotion Program (LFPP) grant program, which provides … Continue Reading
October 09, 2015
Huffman Leads Floor Fight Against the Environmental Consequences of Unrestricted Crude Oil Exports
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) helped lead the opposition to H.R. 702, a controversial bill to repeal the 40-year-old ban on exporting crude oil from the United States. He offered one successful amendment requiring the Department of Energy to report on the greenhouse gas emissions that will result from the export ban repeal, and offered another motion to ensure that bedrock health and safety laws like the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Hazardous Liquid … Continue Reading
October 09, 2015
Legislation to Expand the California Coastal National Monument Advances in the Senate
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) today applauded the United States Senate for holding a legislative hearing on a bill to expand the California Coastal National Monument and called on the House of Representatives to act swiftly on the issue. Congressman Huffman is a coauthor of the House version of the California Coastal National Monument Expansion Act of 2015, which would protect nearly 6,000 acres of coastline throughout California, including two sites in Humboldt … Continue Reading
October 07, 2015
Rep. Huffman Votes for Permanent, Sustainable Management of Dungeness Crab Fishery
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The United States House of Representatives this week passed a bipartisan bill cosponsored by Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) to sustainably manage the West Coast Dungeness crab industry. The West Coast Dungeness Crab Management Act (H.R. 2168), authored by Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), would permanently extend a 20-year fishery management agreement between the states of California, Oregon, and Washington. Under current law, state authority to regulate … Continue Reading
September 30, 2015
Reps. Huffman and DeFazio Weigh In on Smith River Threat by Oregon Mining
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congressman Jared Huffman (D-CA) and Congressman Peter DeFazio (D-OR) have issued public comments to the U.S. Bureau of Land Management expressing serious concern about a nickel mining proposal that puts rivers and fish in danger. Reps. DeFazio and Huffman are the original House authors of H.R.682, the Southwestern Oregon Watershed and Salmon Protection Act of 2015, which would prohibit new mining claims in the area. A PDF of the letter can be found HERE and the text can be … Continue Reading
September 30, 2015
Huffman statement on passage of short-term funding bill
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) today issued the following statement after the House passed a Continuing Resolution to keep the federal government funded through December 11, 2015: “Today, Congress approved a stopgap funding bill that will keep federal agencies operating through December 11, avoiding a damaging -- and completely unnecessary - government shutdown that would have begun at midnight. Postponing a government shutdown is not something we should … Continue Reading
September 28, 2015
Rep. Huffman Introduces Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) today introduced the Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2015, which would prohibit new or renewed oil and gas leasing in the Arctic Ocean Planning Areas of the Outer Continental Shelf. Today's bill introduction comes on the heels of Royal Dutch Shell's announcement that it will end drilling operations in the Arctic Ocean "for the foreseeable future." Huffman's bill would effectively bring a permanent end to drilling operations in the … Continue Reading
September 24, 2015
Rep. Huffman Statement on Pope Francis’ Address to Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) today made the following statement after Pope Francis’s historic address to the Joint Meeting of Congress: “Today was unforgettable. Pope Francis spoke of morality, humanity, and our responsibility to take better care of the poor and our planet. “I am grateful for his call to action to fight climate change. We are witnessing the beginnings of the ruin climate change will bring: devastating wildfires, a record California drought, … Continue Reading
September 18, 2015
Rep. Huffman Announces Major Land and Water Conservation Fund Grant for Construction of Bodega Bay Trail
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) today announced a $387,097 Land and Water Conservation Fund grant for Sonoma County Regional Parks to construct a section of the Coastal Prairie Trail in Bodega Bay, California, part of the proposed 1,200-mile California Coastal Trail from Mexico to Oregon. This .63 mile section of trail will connect State Parks, County parks, shops, restaurants, and overlooks along Bodega Bay’s Highway 1 corridor. This funding comes at no taxpayer … Continue Reading
September 18, 2015
Rep. Huffman Introduces New Legislation to Expand the California Coastal National Monument
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) today introduced legislation to expand the California Coastal National Monument to include five sites along the California coast, including two in Humboldt County. The California Coastal National Monument Expansion Act of 2015, introduced with Reps. Lois Capps (CA-24) and Anna Eshoo (CA-18), would protect nearly 6,000 acres of coastline throughout California, enhancing protections and boosting tourism. Today's bill introduction builds … Continue Reading
September 16, 2015
Rep. Huffman statement on Yurok Tribe Withdrawal from Klamath Basin agreements
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) today released the following statement after the Yurok Tribe announced it will be withdrawing from the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement (KBRA) and related Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement (KHSA), collectively known as the Klamath Agreements: “While I am disappointed by the Yurok Tribe’s change of heart on the Klamath agreements, I share their frustration with the lack of action in Congress over the past three years. This … Continue Reading
September 11, 2015
Rep. Huffman Votes to Support Iran Deal
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) today voted to support the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the agreement negotiated between Iran and the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, the European Union, China, and Russia. Huffman announced his support for the Iran Deal on Tuesday after two months of study and deliberation that including classified briefings, meetings with the President, Secretary of State, and leaders of the defense and intelligence … Continue Reading