Press Releases
Huffman Statement on Trump’s Latest Gift to Big Oil
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) issued the following statement after the Trump administration announced it would roll back essential public lands and public health protections in the Bureau of Land Management’s oil and gas leasing rule and the waste prevention rule: “There is no limit to what this corrupt administration will do to please its Big Oil overlords.“Requiring oil and gas companies to minimize pollution, prevent waste… Continue Reading
06.17.26
Huffman Condemns Trump's Latest Taxpayer-Funded Wind Buyout
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) issued the following statement after the Trump administration reached a deal to pay another offshore wind developer to abandon its projects and redirect the money into fossil fuels. “Donald Trump is using your tax dollars to make America more dependent on dirty, volatile fossil fuels. He is paying energy companies to kill homegrown offshore wind that will put electricity on the grid, lower energy … Continue Reading
06.15.26
Huffman Leads Colleagues in Call to Terminate Illegal Plans for "Triumphal Arch"
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee, is leading a group of his Congressional colleagues in objecting to the Trump Administration's proposed plan to illegally construct a "Triumphal Arch" without congressional approval. In a letter to Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, the Acting National Park Service (NPS) Director, and the Superintendent of the George Washington Memorial Parkway, the members of both the Hou… Continue Reading
06.15.26
Natural Resources, Science Committee Democrats Demand Trump Administration Cease Illegal and Expensive Scheme to Dismantle NSF Ocean Observation System
Washington, DC - Today, Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-CA) of the Committee on Natural Resources and Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology led a letter with their Democratic Committee colleagues demanding that National Science Foundation (NSF) Acting Director Brian Stone immediately stop the administration’s illegal plan to dismantle NSF’s Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI). “We write to you regarding the report that the National Science Foundat… Continue Reading
06.10.26
Huffman and Westerman Introduce Bipartisan Great American Outdoors Act 250
Washington, D.C. — Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) introduced the bipartisan Great American Outdoors Act 250 (GAOA 250). “As millions of Americans are preparing to celebrate the 250th anniversary of our nation’s independence, Congress is coming together in a bipartisan manner to enhance access, improve visitor experiences, and create new outdoor recreation opportunities. The Great American Outdoors Act 250… Continue Reading
06.05.26
Ranking Member Huffman and Senator Markey Statement on Arctic Refuge Lease Sale
Washington, D.C. - House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass), member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, today issued a statement on the Trump administration’s lease sale for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, which offered nearly 700,000 acres of sacred and sensitive lands within the Refuge for sale to oil and gas companies. The auction raised only $3.74 million, with two entities winning bids—one of which is the… Continue Reading
06.05.26
Huffman, Dexter Expose USDA Official’s Conflicts of Interest as GOP Chairman Shuts Down Ethics Question
Washington, D.C. - At a Federal Lands Subcommittee oversight hearing yesterday, Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Maxine Dexter (D-Ore.) pressed Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz on Under Secretary Michael Boren's conflicts of interest and the advisors with personal ties to Boren now embedded in agency leadership. When Democrats laid out evidence that one of those advisors may have misled federal ethics officials, Subcommittee C… Continue Reading
06.05.26
Huffman Slams Trump’s $700 Million Coal Handout to Prop Up Coal for Big Tech
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) released the following statement after President Trump announced plans to hand out nearly $700 million in taxpayer dollars for new and existing coal plants and a coal export terminal through the Defense Production Act. “Trump just handed the dying coal industry $700 million in taxpayer money, and Americans will pay for it twice - once on their taxes, and again when their energy bills climb, thei… Continue Reading
05.26.26
Huffman, Meeks Demand Answers on Trump Admin Using U.S. Embassies to Pressure Foreign Companies for Cash Tied to Presidential Access
Washington, D.C. — Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks (D-N.Y.) sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio demanding documents and communications related to reports that some U.S. ambassadors are pressuring foreign companies for million-dollar donations tied to a Trump-aligned fundraising operation that sells access to the President.The letter targets a sprawling solicitation eff… Continue Reading
05.13.26
Natural Resources Democrats Grill Interior Secretary Burgum
Washington, D.C. - Today, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum testified in front of the House Natural Resources Committee in an attempt to defend Trump’s abysmal track record and the rampant corruption raging throughout his department. Natural Resources Democrats grilled him about this administration’s track record and their plans to permanently destroy our special places. Secretary Burgum dodged questions on everything from high gas prices and ceding renewable energy dominance to China to fun… Continue Reading
05.06.26
Ranking Members Jared Huffman, Robert Garcia, Frank Pallone, Angie Craig, and Don Beyer Demand Answers on How Trump’s Illegal War with Iran Is Driving Up Costs for American Families
Washington, D.C. — Today, Rep. Jared Huffman, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Natural Resources, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., Ranking Member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Rep. Angie Craig, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Agriculture, and Rep. Don Beyer Jr., Senior House Democrat on the Joint Economic Committee, sent a letter to President Trump demanding answers on how his i… Continue Reading
05.01.26
Huffman Leads Over 60 Colleagues in Letter Opposing Dismantling of the US Forest Service
Washington, D.C. — Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) sent a letter with more than 60 of his House colleagues to Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz opposing the proposed reorganization of the U.S. Forest Service, which was announced by USDA on March 31. “The Forest Service manages more than 193 million acres of public lands across our nation, making it the federal government’s second-largest public lands agency. The de… Continue Reading
04.30.26
Huffman, Jayapal Support Plaintiffs Aiming to Depoliticize National Parks Access
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Representatives Jared Huffman (CA-02) and Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) filed an amicus brief in the case of Center for Biological Diversity v. Burgum, supporting the plaintiffs. The case challenges the Department of the Interior’s unprecedented decision to feature a portrait of President Trump on America the Beautiful national park passes. “Donald Trump has a sad, desperate need to see his own face everywhere he looks. The America the Beautiful pass gets a family to their firs… Continue Reading
04.30.26
Republican Farm Bill Is A Toxic Handout for Polluters, A Sellout of Our Communities
“With grocery bills skyrocketing, House Republicans are taking food off the tables of seniors, veterans, kids, and working parents to pay for handouts to polluters and the corporate donors who keep their political careers afloat. They spent the last week in open disarray, twisting arms and cutting backroom deals to drag a deeply unpopular corporate giveaway across the finish line — and it’s working families who will pay the price. "Beyond the special interest subsidies and giveaways, this bill … Continue Reading
04.29.26
Huffman, Raskin Launch Investigation into Trump’s Billion-Dollar Taxpayer-Funded Settlement to TotalEnergies
Washington, D.C. — Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) sent a letter to TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanné announcing a formal investigation by Committee Democrats into the secret billion-dollar deal the company struck with the Trump administration. The Department of the Interior (DOI) killed two American offshore wind projects, then handed over almost a billion dollars in taxpayer mone… Continue Reading
04.28.26
Huffman Demands Answers on Trump Scheme to Ship North Coast Water to SoCal District
Washington, D.C. — Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) announced he has opened an investigation into the Trump administration’s latest scheme to steal water from Northern California and divert it to Southern California. As part of his investigation, he sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum demanding records and information about their efforts to facilitate a Southern California water district's takeov… Continue Reading
04.24.26
Ranking Member Huffman Joins Reps. Titus, Pingree in Demanding Answers from President Trump on the Unauthorized Use of Taxpayer Dollars for His Triumphal Arch
Washington, D.C. - Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) joined Co-Chair of the Congressional Humanities Caucus Congresswoman Dina Titus (D-Nev.) and Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), who led a group of lawmakers expressing concerns to President Donald Trump and Acting Chairman for the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) William English reg… Continue Reading
04.23.26
Huffman, Hernández, Velázquez, Ocasio-Cortez Launch Investigation into Misuse of Puerto Rico-Energy Resilience Fund
Washington, D.C. - Today, Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), Resident Commissioner Pablo José Hernández (D-Puerto Rico), Representative Nydia Velázquez (D-N.Y.), and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) led 42 other lawmakers in pressing the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to explain why it stripped solar power and backup batteries from Puerto Rican families with disabilities, very low-income households, rural health clinics, and the communities that wait longest for the lights… Continue Reading
04.23.26
Ranking Members Huffman, Ansari Oppose Republican Bill to Let Corporations Drill Under Americans' Private Property
Washington, D.C. — Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Ranking Member Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.) took to the House Floor to oppose H.R. 5587, the "HEATS Act," Republican legislation that lets corporations tunnel into federal minerals beneath Americans’ property without a federal permit, without public input, without Tribal consultation, and without any of the safeguards that keep families safe from earthqua… Continue Reading
04.22.26
Huffman Celebrates Earth Day Win as Republican Leadership Pulls Anti-Wildlife Bill from Floor
Washington, D.C. — Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) released the following statement after Republican leadership pulled the ESA Amendments Act (H.R. 1897) from the House floor schedule: "Republican leadership is badly out of step with the American people. They heard loud and clear this week that Americans will reject any legislation that leads to their wildlife disappearing forever. That is who we are as a country. We protect what we love, and we p… Continue Reading
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