Congressman Jared Huffman

Representing the 2nd District of California

Press Releases

Rep. Huffman Votes for Farm Bill

Dec 12, 2018 Press Release

Washington, D.C.- Today, Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) voted for the Conference Report on H.R. 2, better known as the Farm Bill, which overwhelmingly passed the House of Representatives today by a vote of 369 to 47.

Rep. Huffman to Support Nancy Pelosi for Speaker

Nov 28, 2018 Press Release

Washington, D.C.- Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) announced today that he will cast his vote in support of Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi to serve as the Speaker of the House of Representatives for the 116th Congress.

Rep. Huffman Announces Winner of the House Student App Challenge Competition

Nov 9, 2018 Press Release

Washington, D.C.- Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) today announced that Hazel and Andrew Prasetya, a brother and sister team, are the winners of the 2018 House Student App Challenge for California’s second congressional district. Hazel attends Casa Grande High School and Andrew attends Kenilworth Junior High School, both in Petaluma.

Rep. Huffman Releases New Report on Impact of Republican Budget Cuts to California

Oct 30, 2018 Press Release
Nearly 50% of North Coast Residents Benefit from Programs on the GOP Chopping Block
Washington, D.C.- Today, Rep. Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) released a new Joint Economic Committee report that finds 40 percent of Americans—including 343,900 residents of Huffman’s congressional district—will be hit by the Republican Congress’ massive proposed budget cuts to programs like Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, and the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

Bipartisan Lawmakers to EPA: Don’t Stop California & Other States from Strengthening Auto Pollution Safeguards

Oct 16, 2018 Press Release

Washington, D.C.- After the Trump administration announced a rollback of federal fuel economy and greenhouse gas pollution standards, which would target states’ ability to set their own higher standards, Representatives Jared Huffman (D-CA) and Carlos Curbelo (R-FL) led 68 bipartisan members of Congress in a letter urging Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler to uphold the Clean Air Act’s mod

Reps. Huffman, Sanford Push for Reauthorization of Land & Water Conservation Fund

Sep 27, 2018 Press Release

Washington, D.C.- Representatives Jared Huffman (D-CA) and Mark Sanford (R-SC) sent a letter to Speaker Paul Ryan and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, urging that the Land and Water Conservation Fund be permanently reauthorized and fully funded before it expires on September 30, 2018.

Rep. Huffman, House Dems to McConnell: Postpone Kavanaugh Proceedings

Sep 27, 2018 Press Release

Washington, D.C.- Today, Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) joined 65 Democratic Members of Congress to send the following statement to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell:

Rep. Huffman Advances Key North Coast Priorities in FAA Reauthorization Act

Sep 27, 2018 Press Release
Washington, D.C.- Rep. Huffman (D-San Rafael) secured two key North Coast wins in the bipartisan Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2018, which passed the House of Representatives: improving rural air service for small community airports like the California Redwood Coast - Humboldt County Airport and increasing the equitable treatment of forestry and fire protection pilots.

House Approves Huffman Bill on Sustainable Management of the Point Reyes National Seashore

Sep 25, 2018 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. —The United States House of Representatives voted today to pass a bill authored by Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) regarding management of the Point Reyes National Seashore and the historic working ranches and dairies that are part of the seashore’s unique historic, cultural, scenic and natural values. 

House Dems: Kavanaugh’s Lifetime Appointment to the Supreme Court Threatens First Amendment Freedoms, Jeffersonian Separation of Church and State

Sep 6, 2018 Press Release
Washington, D.C.- As the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court continues, the co-founders of the Congressional Freethought Caucus, Congressmen Jared Huffman (D-CA) and Jamie Raskin (D-MD), led congressional colleagues in a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee outlining Kavanaugh’s alarming record on core American principles of state-church separation and religious liberty.

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