Press Releases
Ranking Members Huffman, Hoyle Request Administration Leaders Meet with House Democrats to Answer Questions about DOGE Chaos at NOAA
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee Ranking Member Val Hoyle, and led 13 Members of Congress sent a letter to Vice Admiral Nancy Hann, acting NOAA Administrator, demanding answers on reports of President Trump and Elon Musk’s efforts to unlawfully dismantle NOAA. The signers include Members of Congress who represent congressional districts with facilities and employees of the … Continue Reading
February 04, 2025
Ranking Members Huffman, Lofgren Sound the Alarm on Musk’s Invasion at Key Science Agency
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (CA-02) and Science, Space, and Technology Committee Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) issued the following statement: “Elon Musk and his DOGE hackers are ransacking their way through the federal government, unlawfully gaining unfettered access to Americans’ private information and gutting programs people depend on. Now they have reached NOAA where they’re wreaking havoc on the scientific and … Continue Reading
February 03, 2025
Huffman, Dexter Call on Natural Resources Committee Republicans to Investigate Trump’s Illegal Midnight Purge of Inspectors General
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Maxine Dexter (D-Oreg.) sent a letter to Committee Chair Bruce Westerman requesting a hearing to get to the bottom of Trump’s unprecedented and illegal late-night firing of inspectors general from various federal agencies, a move that was outlined in Trump’s Project 2025. “Protecting the independence of the inspectors general has … Continue Reading
February 01, 2025
Huffman, Larsen Demand Answers on Trump’s Wasteful, Unscheduled Water Releases from Major CA Dams
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-Wash.) sent a letter to Department of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum demanding an explanation for the Trump administration’s abrupt, unscheduled water releases from Terminus Dam and Schafer Dam in California’s Central Valley by the U.S. Army Corps of … Continue Reading
January 30, 2025
Congressional Freethought Caucus Members Write to Speaker Johnson Over Constitutional, Ethical, and Human Rights Concerns with National Prayer Breakfast
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives Jared Huffman (CA-02), Mark Pocan (WI-02), Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC), and Sean Casten (IL-06) sent a letter to Speaker Johnson to express concerns about funding for the National Prayer Breakfast from anti-LGBTQ+ extremists at the Fellowship Foundation and about the broader constitutional problem with institutionalizing a religious ceremony in the secular Capitol. “As members of the Congressional Freethought Caucus, we are steadfast in our … Continue Reading
January 29, 2025
In Letter to Trump, Huffman, Leger Fernández, House and Senate Colleagues Demand a Stop to Unconscionable ICE Harassment of Native American Citizens
Washington, D.C. - Today, Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee Jared Huffman, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández, Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Committee Bennie Thompson, Congressman Raúl Grijalva, Congressman Melanie Stansbury, Congressman Gabe Vasquez, Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari and Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan sent a letter to President Donald Trump demanding immediate action to address reports of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) … Continue Reading
January 28, 2025
Huffman Decries Trump’s Dictatorial Power Grabs
Washington, D.C. - Today, Founder of the Stop Project 2025 Task Force and Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee Jared Huffman (CA-02) released a statement decrying the Trump administration’s illegal order for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to block and redirect vast swaths of federal funding approved by Congress. This radical attempt to override laws and subordinate Congress’ Article I power to the whims of Trump’s Executive Orders comes on the heels of Trump’s … Continue Reading
January 26, 2025
Ranking Member Huffman Slams Trump’s Executive Order to Upend California Water System, Once Again Conditioning Aid
WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) issued the following statement on President Donald Trump’s executive order related to Southern California’s water supply:“President Trump has wasted no time in abusing his power by capitalizing on a crisis to advance the GOP’s longstanding goals of decimating environmental protections and putting special interests over the needs of everyday Americans. With the stroke of a pen, Trump has chosen to … Continue Reading
January 25, 2025
Rebuking Late-night Purge of Inspectors General, House Democratic Ranking Members Demand President Trump Comply with the Law
WASHINGTON - Today, Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman joined Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Gerald E. Connolly and fellow House Committee Ranking Members in a letter to President Donald Trump condemning his attempted late-night purge of at least 12 independent inspectors general, which appears to have violated federal law designed to protect their work from political interference and intimidation. The Ranking Members wrote: “We write … Continue Reading
January 25, 2025
Rebuking Late-night Purge of Inspectors General, House Democratic Ranking Members Demand President Trump Comply with the Law
WASHINGTON - Today, Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman joined Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Gerald E. Connolly and fellow House Committee Ranking Members in a letter to President Donald Trump condemning his attempted late-night purge of at least 12 independent inspectors general, which appears to have violated federal law designed to protect their work from political interference and intimidation.The Ranking Members wrote: “We write to … Continue Reading
January 25, 2025
Ranking Member Huffman Sounds the Alarm on Trump’s Illegal Midnight Purge of Federal Watchdogs
WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) - founder of the Stop Project 2025 Task Force - issued the following statement on Trump’s late-night firing of inspectors general from various federal agencies and purge of federal employees responsible for diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. These plans were included in Trump’s extreme Project 2025 agenda. “Wannabe dictator Donald Trump’s Friday Night Massacre of more than a dozen … Continue Reading
January 25, 2025
Ranking Member Huffman Sounds the Alarm on Trump’s Illegal Midnight Purge of Federal Watchdogs
WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) - founder of the Stop Project 2025 Task Force - issued the following statement on Trump’s late-night firing of inspectors general from various federal agencies and purge of federal employees responsible for diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. These plans were included in Trump’s extreme Project 2025 agenda. “Wannabe dictator Donald Trump’s Friday Night Massacre of more than a dozen … Continue Reading
January 24, 2025
130+ Dems Call on Trump to Reverse Day-One Withdrawal of U.S. from Paris Climate Accords
WASHINGTON — U.S. Representatives Jared Huffman (CA-02), Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee, Brad Schneider (IL-10), Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05), and Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) were joined by more than 130 House Democrats to introduce a resolution expressing condemning President Trump's Day One Executive Order to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Agreement. A similar resolution was introduced in the Senate by Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and 21 Senators.The resolution articulates the … Continue Reading
January 23, 2025
Ranking Member Huffman Calls Out Republican Ploy to Gut Environmental Protections, Ignoring the Chance to Help Communities and Firefighters
WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) voted against Republican’s H.R. 471, legislation designed to advance the GOP’s longstanding agenda of rolling back environmental laws while ignoring the climate crisis and failing to provide any relief to communities impacted by wildfires or additional support for firefighters. Ranking Member Huffman took to the House Floor to speak in opposition to this flawed legislation. Recordings of his … Continue Reading
January 21, 2025
Rep. Huffman Announces $5.2 Million FEMA Grant to Replace McKinleyville Sewer Infrastructure
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02) announced a major federal grant award to the McKinleyville Community Services District to replace three sanitary sewer crossings that have reached the end of their useful lives. The sewer crossings drain the east side of McKinleyville under U.S. Highway 101 to the west side of McKinleyville where its wastewater treatment plant is located. The existing crossings have been in place since the early 1970s. “As American … Continue Reading
January 21, 2025
Huffman, Obernolte Re-introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Increase Wildfire Resiliency
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives Jared Huffman (D-CA-02) and Jay Obernolte (R-CA) introduced the Community Protection and Wildfire Resilience Act to help local communities defend themselves from the growing danger of wildfires. This bill will empower communities to implement science-based methods for mitigating wildfire damage and provide funding to design and implement new Community Protection and Wildfire Resilience Plans with community members, first responders, and relevant … Continue Reading
January 21, 2025
Ranking Member Huffman, SEEC Condemn Trump’s Day One ‘Polluters Over People’ Executive Actions
Washington, D.C. - House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Rep. Jared Huffman and the leaders of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), including Co-Chairs Reps. Doris Matsui, Mike Quigley, and Paul Tonko and Vice Chairs Reps. Don Beyer, Suzanne Bonamici, Sean Casten, Mike Levin, and Chellie Pingree, released a letter in response to day one of Donald J. Trump’s presidency that saw him issue a slew of executive actions that benefit polluters at the expense of … Continue Reading
January 17, 2025
Rep. Huffman Announces $15 Million for Eel River Restoration, Construction of Modern Water Supply for Russian River Communities
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02) announced that the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has awarded Round Valley Indian Tribes and the Sonoma County Water Agency $15 million toward implementing the Two-Basin Solution. The funds through the Inflation Reduction Act will fund a major Eel River estuary project supported by the tribes and put a down payment on construction of a new wintertime diversion to the Russian River following the removal of two salmon-blocking dams … Continue Reading
January 16, 2025
Rep. Huffman’s Statement on January Ceasefire Deal
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02) issued the following statement: “Israel and Hamas, with U.S., Egyptian, and Qatari mediators, have finally agreed to a three-phase ceasefire agreement. I have been calling for a ceasefire for months and have demanded swift humanitarian aid for the region and the release of all hostages. This war has gone on far too long, taking countless innocent Israeli and Palestinian lives. I am grateful to the Biden-Harris administration … Continue Reading
January 14, 2025
Huffman, Merkley, Reed, Barragán, McClellan, Casten, Grijalva: LNG Exports Are Not in Public Interest
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA-02) and Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Rhode Island’s U.S. Senator Jack Reed, along with Representatives Nanette Barragán (D-CA-44), Jennifer McClellan (D-VA-04), Sean Casten (D-IL-06), and Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ-07) today led a bicameral letter urging the Department of Energy (DOE) to use its recent findings when determining the public interest of pending liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports. “American households are already … Continue Reading