Press Releases
WASHINGTON—Continuing their fight against genetically engineered salmon, Congressman Jared Huffman (D-CA) along with Congressman Don Young (R-AK) and Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA) yesterday introduced H.R.
With budgets approved by both chambers of Congress, House Republican leaders must take the next step to convene a conference committee
WASHINGTON—Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael), a member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following statement today calling on Speaker John Boehner to appoint representatives to a conference committee on the budget so Congress can reach an agreement that creates jobs, strengthens the middle class, and reduces the deficit:
Letter to NPS Director asks Service to make “clear, strong, public statement” in support of continuation of sustainable agriculture in the Seashore
WASHINGTON—Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) wrote to National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis yesterday, asking him to reaffirm and strengthen the relationship between the Park Service and its ranching and dairy partners in the Point Reyes National Seashore.
Huffman: Proud of my accomplishments in first 100 days, but more work to be done
WASHINGTON—Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) today marked his 100th day as a United States Congressman.
Supervisor Judy Morris Testifies on Collaborative Forest Management
WASHINGTON—Congressman Jared Huffman (D—San Rafael) welcomed Trinity County Supervisor Judy Morris to testify today before the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation. Supervisor Morris testified about collaborative forest management and the need for a balanced approach to resource management.
Bill would be the first land-based addition to the California Coastal National Monument
WASHINGTON—Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) today introduced his first bill as a United States Congressman, the California Coastal National Monument Expansion Act of 2013 (H.R. 1411).
California Women Still Earn Only 85 Cents for Every Dollar Earned by Men
WASHINGTON—Today, Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) marked Equal Pay Day, saying that more needs to be done to close the gender wage gap. Equal Pay Day symbolizes when, more than three months into the year, women’s wages finally catch up to what men were paid in the previous year.
Huffman: I will continue to vote against these benefit cuts should they come before the House
WASHINGTON—Congressman Jared Huffman issued the following statement following news reports that President Obama’s budget includes a chained consumer price index (chained CPI):
Audience encouraged to join campaign finance reform efforts currently underway
SAN RAFAEL, CA– Today Congressman Jared Huffman (D-CA) and Congressman John B. Larson (D-CT), Chairman of the Task Force on Election Reform, hosted a public forum on election reform at Dominican University of California.
Bill would be the first land-based addition to the California Coastal National Monument
POINT ARENA, CA—Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) announced at a press conference in Point Arena, California today that he intends to introduce a bill to include the Point Arena-Stornetta Public Lands on the Mendocino coast to the California Coastal National Monument. The bill would add approximately 1,255 acres to the California Coastal National Monument.