Press Releases

09.17.26

Huffman Leads 71 House Democrats in Demanding Trump Admin Reverse Illegal Cuts to Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) led 71 other House Democrats in a letter to President Trump and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum condemning the July 13 proclamations that stripped nearly three million acres of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments of protection and opened the door to mining, drilling and new mineral leasing on those lands.“This is an illegal attack on the integrity and legacy of the Antiquiti… Continue Reading

09.16.26

Huffman Demands Answers After Park Service Quietly Hires Contractors for Trump Golf Course

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) revealed during a committee hearing that the National Park Service awarded contracts on Sept. 10, with no notice to Congress, to begin work on Donald Trump’s planned takeover of the East Potomac Golf Course.“Democrats on this committee just learned that a couple of days ago, the Park Service hired a company to start working on the historic public golf course at East Potomac Park without any announ… Continue Reading

09.15.26

At Final Markup Before Midterms, Huffman Lays Out How Democrats Will Hold the Trump Administration Accountable

Washington, D.C. - Today, during the House Natural Resources Committee’s final markup before the November elections, Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) called out Committee Republicans for two years of enabling corruption in the Trump administration and laid out what Democrats will do with the powers of the majority next Congress: “Our Republican colleagues have had two years with President Trump in the White House and a majority in both houses of Congress. They have used that time to ha… Continue Reading

09.08.26

Huffman, Morelle Demand Gov Watchdog Investigate Whether Trump’s Freedom 250 Harvested Americans’ Data to Influence the Midterm Elections

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and Committee on House Administration Ranking Member Joseph D. Morelle (D-N.Y.) sent an urgent request to the Government Accountability Office to investigate whether Freedom 250, Trump’s shadow organization that hijacked America’s 250th birthday, used federal resources to build a voter contact list for President Trump and his allies ahead of the midterms.“Based on our preliminary findings, Preside… Continue Reading

09.04.26

Huffman, Territorial Delegates, Colleagues Lead Bipartisan Call for Public Input on Deep Sea Mining Proposals

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), Rep. Aumua Amata Radewagen (R-American Samoa), Rep. Kimberlyn King-Hinds (R-Northern Mariana Islands), Rep. James Moylan (R-Guam), and Rep. Ed Case (D-Hawaii) sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum and the Marine Minerals Administration requesting a formal, open public comment period for the proposed deep sea mining lease sales offshore American Samoa and the Commonwealth of … Continue Reading

09.02.26

House Republicans Pass Bills to Push North Atlantic Right Whales Toward Extinction, Let Trump Fast-Track Permits for Any Mine He Likes

Washington, D.C. — House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) took to the House Floor this week to oppose H.R. 9436, which extends a special industry waiver that will lead to more critically endangered North Atlantic right whales dying in fishing rope, and H.R. 1501, which lets the Trump administration fast-track any mining project, including those the Trump family has invested in. Watch Ranking Member Huffman speak on House floor on H.R. 9436 and on H.R. 1501. … Continue Reading

09.01.26

Huffman Statement on Supreme Court Ruling Greenlighting Trump's Ballroom Construction

Washington, D.C. - Today, Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to continue unauthorized construction on the White House ballroom: “This ruling is a disgrace and a masterclass in judicial sycophancy. Once again, this extremist MAGA majority on the Supreme Court has proven it functions as little more than a rubber stamp for Trump, letting him roll out his vanity projects and bulld… Continue Reading

08.27.26

Huffman, Dexter Demand Records from Corporate Sponsors of Freedom 250

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Maxine Dexter (D-Ore.) sent letters to 24 corporate sponsors and partners of Freedom 250, LLC, demanding documents and communications related to their donations to the entity at the center of the White House’s takeover of the nation’s 250th celebration. In the letters, the lawmakers point to the Committee’s July interim report, From Vani… Continue Reading

08.21.26

Huffman, Padilla, Schiff, Panetta Lead California Lawmakers in Push to End Politically Motivated Attack on California’s Coastline Protections

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representatives Jared Huffman (D-Calif.-02), U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.), along with Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.-19), led 29 colleagues in condemning the Trump Administration’s recent decision to initiate a formal review of California’s coastal management program under the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA). In the letter, they warned that the politically-motivated review threatens California’s authority to protect its coastline and manag… Continue Reading

08.21.26

Huffman, Dexter Press National Park Service, Trust for the National Mall on Who Is Buying into Trump’s Ballroom

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Maxine Dexter (D-Ore.) sent letters to National Park Service Acting Director Jessica Bowron and to Trust for the National Mall President and CEO Catherine Townsend and COO Cindy Willmann, requesting briefings on the fundraising agreements and donor vetting procedures behind President Trump’s White House Ballroom. “The Trust may have bee… Continue Reading

08.19.26

Huffman, Bennet, Colleagues Fight Against Rescission of Key Energy Leasing and Public Lands Protections

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet led 39 colleagues to oppose the recent rescission of two key Bureau of Land Management (BLM) oil and gas rules on leasing and waste prevention. Their rollback will harm public lands, reduce community input, increase pollution, and raise taxpayer costs. In the first letter, the lawmakers denounce the BLM’s proposal to rescind the 2024 Fluid Mineral Leases and Leasing Process rule (the 2024 Ons… Continue Reading

08.18.26

Huffman Statement on Proposed Roadless Rule Rollback

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) issued the following statement after the Trump administration proposed to finalize the rescission of the 2001 Roadless Rule, which would strip protections from nearly 45 million acres of national forests and leave these lands vulnerable to reckless development:“The Roadless Rule protects nearly 45 million acres of the last untouched forests we have left, forests that filter drinking water for mill… Continue Reading

08.17.26

54 House Democrats Raise Concerns Over Trump Administration’s Critical Minerals Agreements

Washington, D.C. - Today, Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Linda Sánchez (D-Calif.), and Congressman Jonathan Jackson (D-Ill.) led 51 of their House Democratic colleagues in calling on the Trump administration to address concerns about its recently announced critical minerals agreements. The deals lack transparency and enforceable protections for labor rights, human rights and the environment, while potentially… Continue Reading

08.11.26

Huffman Statement on Court Ruling to Stop Trump Admin’s Greenlight for Illegal Colosseum Mine

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) issued the following statement after a federal court ordered an immediate halt to new mining operations at the Colosseum Mine inside Mojave National Preserve.“The District Court just said what the Trump administration won’t: the mining industry is not above the law. Our public lands belong to all of us, and no mining company gets to bulldoze a place we promised to protect for future genera… Continue Reading

08.11.26

Huffman, Thompson, Hernández, Heinrich Want Answers on Puerto Rico’s Water Crisis from Gov Watchdog

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), House Homeland Security Committee Ranking Member Bennie G. Thompson (D-Miss.), Resident Commissioner Pablo José Hernández (D-P.R.), and Senate Energy and Natural Resources Ranking Member Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) requesting a briefing and a full investigation into Puerto Rico’s drinking water shortages, the condition of its water and wast… Continue Reading

08.11.26

Huffman, Garcia Demand Documents from Vulcan Elements After White House Pushed Through $620 Million Loan to Company Tied to Donald Trump Jr.

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Ranking Member Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) sent a letter to Vulcan Elements CEO John Maslin demanding overdue documents after ProPublica reporting revealed that the company’s $620 million Department of Defense loan resulted from direct White House intervention, contradicting assurances Maslin gave Committee staff and reporters that his company recei… Continue Reading

08.10.26

Huffman, Dexter Open Investigation into Insider Trading at Energy Fuels After Trump Guts Bears Ears

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Maxine Dexter (D-Ore.) opened an investigation into potential insider trading at Energy Fuels Inc., after the company's CEO and Chairman of the Board bought company stock days before President Trump announced he was shrinking Bears Ears National Monument by more than 90 percent.On July 7, 2026, CEO Ross Bhappu purchased 74,000 shares, … Continue Reading

08.06.26

Huffman: Trump’s Latest Billion-Dollar Payoff Kills More American Energy, Drives Up Costs, and Rewards Fossil Fuels

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) issued the following statement after the Trump administration announced yet another fake settlement using more than $1 billion in taxpayer funds to pay an offshore wind developer to abandon its job-creating clean energy projects and instead prop up fossil fuel exports. “The most corrupt, lawless administration in American history is once again flouting the law and attempting to use over $1 billion… Continue Reading

08.06.26

Top Democrats on the House Natural Resources and Agriculture Committees Introduce the Wildfire Response and Readiness Act

Washington, D.C. — Today, Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (CA-02), Assistant Democratic Leader and Federal Lands Subcommittee Ranking Member Joe Neguse (CO-02), Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02), Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee Ranking Member Andrea Salinas (OR-06), and Congressman George Whitesides (CA-27) introduced the Wildfire Response and Readiness Act, a comprehensive package of wildland fire policy that meets the moment for Americans … Continue Reading

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