North Coast Representative Jared Huffman has been appointed by Speaker Nancy Pelosi to serve on a new Congressional committee formed to address the devastating effects of climate change. “Communities in my district on the North Coast of California are already feeling the impacts of climate change, including warming and acidifying oceans, drought, and devastating wildfires,” […]
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Huffman Takes on New Role in Democrat Held House: Subcommittee Chair
When Congressman Jared Huffman begins his fourth term in office after easily cruising to an election night victory on Nov. 6, he will also be taking on a new leadership role after the Democrats took over the majority of seats in the House of Representatives. “There’s going to be a new sheriff in town,” said […]
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Little Sunshine in Congress, State Legislature
“The people of this state do not yield their sovereignty to the agencies which serve them. The people, in delegating authority, do not give their public servants the right to decide what is good for the people to know and what is not good for them to know. The people insist they may retain control […]
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Huffman Says No to Stopgap Bill for ‘Sh*tdown’
North Coast Congressman Jared Huffman once again took the Republican majority to task for its “colossal failure to govern” in a statement today about his reasons for voting against a short-term spending bill to end the government shut-down — or “sh*tdown,” as he’s called it — at least for the time being. In a release, […]
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Huffman Blames Republicans for ‘Sh*tdown’
Shortly after Congress sent the federal government spiraling toward a shutdown by failing to pass a continuing funding resolution tonight, North Coast Congressman Jared Huffman sent out a statement blasting Republicans, laying blame for the “sh*tdown” squarely at their feet. Earlier today, Huffman voted against the continuing resolution that passed the House and would have […]
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Huffman Introduces ‘Moments of Truth’ on Trump
North Coast Congressman Jared Huffman, an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump, has given the first of what he says will be a series of “moment of truth” speeches on what he describes as the 45th president’s compromised conduct. Huffman’s office said in a release that each of the remarks will describe different examples of […]
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Huffman Votes to Push Impeachment
North Coast Congressman Jared Huffman joined 57 of his colleagues today in a failed vote to allow consideration of articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. The measure pushed forward by Rep. Al Green faced an overwhelming defeat when a motion to sideline it was approved 364-58, with four Democrats voting “present.” In a statement, […]
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The Huff Among Democrats Suing The Donald
Remember last week when 200 Congressional Democrats filed a federal lawsuit alleging that President Donald Trump has been profiting from business dealings with foreign governments in violation of the Constitution? Well, North Coast Congressman Jared Huffman was one of them. In a Facebook post, Huffman explained that the lawsuit stems in part from Trump’s refusal […]
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Sessions Fights to Fight Legal Weed
Lost in all the reports of his testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee was news that last month U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions asked Congress to give him broad authority to crack down on medical marijuana cultivators and distributors acting in accordance with state laws. On May 1, Sessions penned a letter to congressional leaders […]
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Huffman Talks Last Chance Grade in Crescent City Town Hall
About 75 percent of the seats in Crescent Elk Auditorium in Crescent City were full for a town hall style meeting with North Coast Congressman Jared Huffman Monday night. In his opening comments, Huffman touched on many local, state and federal issues of concern to residents. He said he is hopeful Congress can soon work […]
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Huffman: Trump Should Have Sought Congress’ Approval for Air Strike
North Coast Congressman Jared Huffman issued a statement this afternoon blasting President Donald Trump’s “erratic, inconsistent and unilateral actions” and his decision to launch airstrikes on Syria last night. In response to a chemical weapons attack reportedly launched by the Syrian government that killed more than 80 people on Tuesday, Trump authorized the firing of […]
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Huffman: ‘I Know My Job is to Fight’
There were no shouting matches, angry jeers, seas of protest signs or calls for his ouster in 2018. Unlike the rancorous town halls some members of Congress are facing across the nation, North Coast Representative Jared Huffman’s meeting in Arcata was a rather friendly affair, often punctuated by bursts of applause, cheers and even laughter […]