Press Releases
Huffman, Grijalva Joint Statement on NOAA’s Decision to Shelve Seafood Import Monitoring Program Updates Despite Recent Reporting of Flagrant Human Rights Abuses in International Fishing Industry
Washington, D.C. - Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today issued the following joint statement on the announcement from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to withdraw its December 2022 proposed rule to expand the Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP). “There’s no reason SIMP can’t be expanded while it’s strengthened—we can walk and chew … Continue Reading
November 13, 2023
Huffman, Merkley, Whitehouse, Press International Community to take Ambitious Action to Combat Plastic Pollution
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) and U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Senator Whitehouse (D-RI) are urging U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to embrace strong action to combat plastic pollution at the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC)’s session on plastic pollution starting today in Nairobi. In a letter to the Secretary sent leading up to the summit, the lawmakers highlighted the clear and present threat plastic pollution poses to public … Continue Reading
November 08, 2023
Rep. Huffman Re-Introduces Bill to Protect Consumers from Dangerous Health Share Practices
Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael), co-founder and co-chair of the Congressional Freethought Caucus (CFC), re-introduced the Health Share Transparency Act, which would protect people from deceptive practices by Health Care Sharing Ministries and expand consumer access to accurate information about health coverage options, The bill would ensure that Health Shares provide clear information to consumers before they enroll in coverage, it would hold Health Shares … Continue Reading
November 08, 2023
Representatives Huffman and Smith Introduce Voluntary Grazing Permit Retirement Act to Promote Conservation of Public Lands
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representatives Jared Huffman (D-Calif.)and Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today introduced the Voluntary Grazing Permit Retirement Act, which would give grazing permit holders the flexibility to voluntarily waive their permits on federal lands. This legislation will enable smart land-use practices that compensate ranchers at a fair rate and conserve public lands across the country. “Voluntarily retiring grazing permits to advance conservation goals on public lands shouldn’t be … Continue Reading
November 02, 2023
Rep. Huffman Announces More Than $8.6 Million for Humboldt Bay Port Development
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02) announced that $8,672,986 has been awarded to the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation, and Conservation District to support the development of an offshore wind terminal. This planning project will fund studies, site design, and permitting activities for a heavy-lift offshore wind terminal at the Redwood Marine Terminal. The grant will also fund the creation of a bay-wide master plan for offshore wind development and project … Continue Reading
October 27, 2023
Rep. Huffman’s Statement on the Worsening Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02) released the following statement: “On October 7th, Hamas brutally killed more than 1,300 innocent civilians and took more than 200 people hostage in an unprovoked terrorist attack on Israel. There has been more bloodshed in the days since, including not only Israeli airstrikes and military operations in Gaza, but also violent clashes involving Palestinians, Israeli settlers and military forces in the West Bank, and ominous … Continue Reading
October 26, 2023
Huffman, Markey, Cantwell Lead 52 Colleagues in Urging Biden Admin. to Provide Strongest Possible Protections for America’s Arctic
Washington (October 26, 2023) - Congressman Jared Huffman (CA-02), Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) led 52 of their colleagues today in a letter to President Joe Biden urging his administration to establish the strongest possible protections for America’s Arctic. On September 6, 2023, President Biden took action to cancel unlawful leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge) to strengthen environmental reviews of the oil and gas leasing program … Continue Reading
October 25, 2023
Huffman, Merkley Introduce Bold Legislation to Take on the Growing Plastic Pollution Crisis
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA-02) teamed up with Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley to introduce the bicameral Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act—the most comprehensive plan ever introduced in Congress to address the plastic pollution crisis that is poisoning our air, water, and land, and disproportionately impacting communities of color and low-income Americans. The legislation would reduce plastic production, establish ambitious recycling targets, and … Continue Reading
October 20, 2023
Ranking Members Huffman & Grijalva Call for Federal Action to Combat Human Rights Abuses in Seafood Supply Chain
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) sent two letters—one to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and one to the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)—responding to recent investigative reporting in The New Yorker by Ian Urbina (HERE and HERE), which documents major human … Continue Reading
October 09, 2023
Rep. Huffman Statement on Israel
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02) released the following statement: "I condemn Hamas’ terrorist attack and fully support Israel’s right to defend itself. Those who would equivocate about who is at fault here, or conflate Hamas’ savagery with more nuanced questions about the Israel-Palestinian conflict, are misguided. This is about Hamas, a group of violent religious extremists who have sworn to kill all Jews in Israel and beyond. One of the communities … Continue Reading
October 03, 2023
Congressman Huffman Statement on Vote to Remove Kevin McCarthy as Speaker
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02) released the following statement: “Nine months of chaos and dysfunction just culminated in the first-ever removal of a sitting Speaker of the House. The obvious takeaway is that extreme MAGA Republicans are incapable of governing. Kevin McCarthy proved this by empowering them; making all manner of procedural and policy concessions to them - including promises no responsible leader would make; and then watching them … Continue Reading
September 30, 2023
Huffman Statement on Vote to Avert Extreme Republican Government Shutdown
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02) released the following statement: “At the 11th hour - after weeks of chaotic attempts to use the threat of a government shutdown to leverage their extreme MAGA agenda - I was glad to see House Republicans fold and agree to do what Democrats have been ready to do all along: pass a “clean” short-term funding measure to keep the government running, and to include critical supplemental disaster relief. I voted ‘yes’ because … Continue Reading
September 29, 2023
BLM Welcomes Public Input On Draft Management Plan For Northwest California Public Land
Washington, D.C. - This week, the Bureau of Land Management announced the agency is seeking public input on the draft Northwest California Integrated Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement for public lands managed by the Redding and Arcata field offices. This follows a recent letter from U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02) to the Department of the Interior supporting implementation of the proposed rule, and today’s plan includes proposals championed by Huffman in his … Continue Reading
September 29, 2023
Ranking Members Huffman, Grijalva, Ocasio-Cortez React to New 5-Year Offshore Oil & Gas Leasing Plan
Washington, D.C. - House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.), Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), and Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Ranking Member Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) today issued the following statements on the U.S. Department of the Interior’s release of a five-year leasing plan for offshore oil and gas development. The plan includes a maximum of three potential offshore lease sales … Continue Reading
September 29, 2023
Congressman Huffman Statement on Passing of Senator Dianne Feinstein
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02) released the following statement: “Dianne Feinstein leaves a profound and enduring legacy on so many big issues, from gun safety to reproductive rights, to human rights, to Lake Tahoe and the California Desert. Her contributions to California and the nation are unmatched, and I’m honored that I had a chance to serve and work with … Continue Reading
September 28, 2023
Huffman Announces Funding for Local Projects to Develop Drought-Resilient Water Supply
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02) announced that two projects in his district have been selected by the Bureau of Reclamation to receive $827,366 in appropriated funding to support potential new water reuse and desalination projects to help create new sources of water supply less vulnerable to drought and climate change. The recipients will use the funding to prepare feasibility studies and undertake other planning efforts like preliminary project design and … Continue Reading
September 26, 2023
ICYMI: Huffman Secures $32M for SMART Extension of Passenger Rail to Healdsburg and Purchase of Low Emission Freight Locomotives
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02) along with the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District (SMART) announced the agency has been awarded a $32M grant in Federal Railroad Administration, Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvement funds. Huffman helped secure these funds from the Department of Transportation (DOT) through the federal government’s annual spending legislation and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. This is the largest amount ever … Continue Reading
September 21, 2023
Huffman, Casten Call for Safeguards for Carbon Capture Technologies
Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Congressmen Jared Huffman (CA-02) and Sean Casten (IL-06) sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging his administration to ensure strong safeguards are in place for the use of carbon capture utilization and sequestration and hydrogen technology. “While we have a range of views regarding carbon capture utilization and sequestration (CCUS) and hydrogen technology, we agree that infrastructure for these technologies should be deployed only with the highest … Continue Reading
September 20, 2023
USDA Heeds Request from Rep. Huffman, Provides $5 Million in Second Round of Payments to Help Organic Dairy Producers Cover Increased Costs
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02) shared the news that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced a second round of payments for dairy producers through the Organic Dairy Marketing Assistance Program (ODMAP), providing an additional $5 million to help dairy producers mitigate market volatility, higher input and transportation costs, and unstable feed supply and prices that have created unique hardships in the organic dairy industry. USDA’s Farm … Continue Reading
September 18, 2023
Huffman Leads 66 Members of Congress in Demanding Solution to Clean Energy Rollout Delays
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02) led 66 of his colleagues in a letter to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) demanding information and swift action to improve the slow and contradictory rollout of the Inflation Reduction Act’s rebate program for low- and middle-income households to make affordable, green, energy-efficient home upgrades. “As we celebrate the one-year anniversary of the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), we write to urge the … Continue Reading