May 16We Have A Lot To Celebrate This Infrastructure WeekIt’s Infrastructure Week, and thanks to the investments we secured last Congress through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, we have a lot to celebrate! $20 billion has already gone out the door for California alone — and there’s more to come so we can build a greener, safer, more accessible America. …Infrastructure2 min readInfrastructure2 min read
Dec 12, 2022Reps. Huffman, Pingree, Sen. Baldwin Request Immediate Support For Farmers in Wake of Agriculture CrisisToday, U.S. Representatives Jared Huffman (CA-02) and Chellie Pingree (ME-01) and Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) led 25 of their colleagues in a bipartisan letter asking U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Thomas Vilsack for immediate assistance for organic dairy and poultry farmers who face simultaneous crises threatening their farms. “We are…2 min read2 min read
Jul 14, 2022Huffman, Booker, Lowenthal Lead 35 Colleagues in Letter Raising Concerns Over Climate & Environmental Justice Risks of Chemical Recycling of PlasticsToday, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA), U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), and U.S. Representative Alan Lowenthal (D-CA) led a bicameral group of 35 members of Congress in a letter raising concerns over chemical recycling technologies that contribute to the climate crisis and perpetuate environmental injustice in vulnerable communities. The letter…3 min read3 min read
Jul 11, 2022Rep. Huffman Introduces Bill to Protect Consumers from Dangerous Health Care Sharing Ministry PracticesToday, Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael), co-founder and co-chair of the Congressional Freethought Caucus (CFC), introduced the Health Share Transparency Act, which would protect people from deceptive practices by Health Care Sharing Ministries (HCSMs) by providing information directly to consumers before they enroll in coverage. The bill would also hold…3 min read3 min read
Jul 1, 2022Rep. Huffman Statement on DOI’s Proposed Offshore Drilling PlanToday, Representative Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael), Chair of the Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife and member of the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, released the following statement in response to the Department of the Interior’s five-year offshore drilling proposal: “Offshore drilling poses unacceptable risks, and the…2 min read2 min read
Jun 24, 2022Huffman Votes to Send Historic Gun Violence Bill to President’s DeskThe Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Passes the House, Heads to President Biden to be Signed into Law Washington, DC — Today, Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) voted to pass the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, a commonsense, bipartisan proposal to protect America’s children, keep schools safe, and reduce the threat of…Gun Violence3 min readGun Violence3 min read
Jun 21, 2022Rep. Huffman Letter Calling on DOI to Save VaquitaDear Secretary Haaland and Director Williams: We write to urge you to take swift action to prevent the extinction of the vaquita porpoise. The vaquita is endemic to the upper Gulf of California, Mexico. With fewer than ten vaquita estimated remaining in the world, the vaquita is the most endangered…3 min read3 min read
Jun 9, 2022Water Resources Development Act Passes House, Includes Huffman-Led Wins for Northern CaliforniaLast night, the House of Representatives passed the Water Resources and Development Act (WRDA) of 2022, including key North Coast and environmental priorities authored by Representative Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael). This legislation provides authority for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) to carry out water resources development projects and…5 min read5 min read
May 18, 2022Huffman Supports Water Resources Development Act, Celebrates Wins for Northern CaliforniaThe House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure approved the Water Resources and Development Act (WRDA) of 2022 today, including key North Coast and environmental priorities authored by Representative Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael), a member of the committee. This legislation provides authority for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) to…Wrda4 min readWrda4 min read
Mar 11, 2022Rep. Huffman Secures $11.5M for Community Projects in CA-02This week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2471, the omnibus appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2022, which includes $11.5 million in Community Project Funding for northwest California. The Community Project Funding process allowed local partners to give recommendations on what the federal budget should prioritize. The projects we…5 min read5 min read
