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Ranking Member Huffman Releases Report on How Trump Hijacked America's 250th Birthday to Enrich Himself, Sell Access, and Harvest Americans' Data
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) released a new 55-page report following months of investigative work by Committee Democrats exposing how Donald Trump hijacked what was supposed to be a unifying, non-political celebration of our country's 250th birthday and made it all about him - his vanity projects, his political and religious agenda, his business ventures, and his cronies who gorged on public funds under cover of a shadow corp… Continue Reading
07.01.26
Huffman Releases Gov Watchdog Report, Finds Billions in Puerto Rico Grid Funding Stuck in Federal Pipeline Nine Years After Hurricanes
Washington, D.C. - A new Government Accountability Office report today released by House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) found that nine years after Hurricanes Irma and Maria destroyed Puerto Rico's electricity grid, the federal government has made limited progress delivering the billions of dollars Congress appropriated for recovery and modernization. The report found that FEMA, HUD, and the Department of Energy have obligated approximately $14.3 billion for… Continue Reading
07.01.26
Huffman publica informe de la GAO: A nueve años de los huracanes, el 75% de los fondos para la red eléctrica de Puerto Rico sigue sin llegar
Washington, D.C. - Un nuevo informe de la Oficina de Rendición de Cuentas del Gobierno (GAO), publicado hoy por el líder demócrata del Comité de Recursos Naturales de la Cámara de Representantes, Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), determinó que—nueve años después de que los huracanes Irma y María destruyeron la red eléctrica de Puerto Rico—el gobierno federal ha logrado un progreso limitado en el desembolso de los miles de millones de dólares que el Congreso asignó para recuperación y la modernización. … 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
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
04.10.26
Huffman, Dexter Call for Inspector General Investigation into Interior Official's Potential Ethics Violations, Family Favoritism
Washington, D.C. - Today, Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and Ranking Member of the Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee Maxine Dexter (D-Ore.) sent a letter to Acting Interior Inspector General Caryl Brzymialkiewicz requesting an investigation into whether Dr. Jenifer Chatfield, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, violated federal ethics rules or federal law by participating in matters directly benefiting her family's captive wildlife business. Dr. Cha… Continue Reading
03.25.26
Natural Resources Democrats Force Vote to Subpoena Donald Trump Jr. Over $670 Million Taxpayer-Funded Deal
Washington, D.C. - At today's Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on the critical minerals supply chain, Subcommittee Ranking Member Maxine Dexter (D-Ore.) forced a vote to subpoena Donald Trump Jr. to testify under oath about his financial stake in Vulcan Elements and how he potentially benefited from insider influence after his father, President Trump, funneled over $670 million taxpayer dollars into the company. Vulcan Elements, a rare earth startup, received a $620 million Pent… Continue Reading
03.09.26
Huffman, King Lead Amicus Brief Opposing Trump's Illegal Monument Scheme
Washington, D.C. - Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.), and Rep. Maxine Dexter (D-Ore.), along with Senators Angus King (I-Maine), Ranking Member Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), filed an amicus brief in federal court opposing President Trump's plan to erect a 250-foot "Independence Arch" on federal parkland in Washington, D.C., arguing the project blatantly violates laws requiring congressional authorization for new monuments. The case co… Continue Reading
03.05.26
Ranking Member Huffman Challenges Trump's East Wing Demolition, Demands Transparency on Donor Influence
Washington, D.C. - Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) sent a letter to Acting National Park Service Director Jessica Bowron opposing the destruction of the White House East Wing, the proposed 90,000-square-foot ballroom, and any further modifications to President's Park without congressional consent. The letter was sent ahead of today's National Capital Planning Commission meeting on the White House Modernization Project. As the Commission moves toward final approval, Huffman warns that the… Continue Reading
03.02.26
Committee Democrats Probe New “Fisherman in Residence” Role at NOAA
Washington, D.C. - Today, Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Maxine Dexter (D-Ore.) demanded transparency from the Commerce Department on the appointment of Dustin Delano as “Fisherman in Residence” at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including his suspected conflicts of interest. Transparency regarding this position is critical to the continued success of marine fisheries nationwid… Continue Reading
02.10.26
Ranking Member Huffman Blasts Whitewashing & Corruption Surrounding America’s 250th Birthday
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Democrats called out Republicans for allowing Trump to hijack America’s 250th Birthday celebration to sell access, hide his donors, and rewrite history — turning the country’s founding anniversary into a party exclusively for billionaires and a platform for Christian Nationalism Ranking Member Huffman opened the hearing by laying out a clear pattern… Continue Reading
01.23.26
Committee Democrats Demand Answers on Reports of NPS Scrubbing Slavery History, Climate Facts
Washington, D.C. - Today, Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) led fellow Committee Democrats in demanding answers from Interior Secretary Doug Burgum about disturbing reports that the National Park Service is removing exhibits about slavery and climate change from America's national parks. The letter comes as NPS crews removed the "Freedom and Slavery in the Making of a New Nation" exhibit from the President's House Site at Independence National Historical Park i… Continue Reading
01.20.26
Committee Democrats Uncover Potential Abuse of Power Scheme by High-Ranking Trump Official, Demand Independent Investigation
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.) called on the Department of the Interior's (DOI) Office of Inspector General to investigate Associate Deputy Secretary Karen Budd-Falen for potential conflicts of interest, ethics violations, and self-dealing related to her family's multi-million-dollar financial stake in a Nevada lithium mine.Last November, Huffma… Continue Reading
10.23.25
Ranking Members Jared Huffman, Robert Garcia, Rep. Ansari Demand Transparency on White House Ballroom Construction During Shutdown
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Committee on Natural Resources, Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.) demanded answers from President Donald J. Trump regarding the reported construction of a new $250 million ballroom at the White House complex during the ongoing government shutdown.The lawmakers warn that the project — undertaken “without public disclosur… Continue Reading
10.09.25
Natural Resources Democratic Leaders Demand Ethics Investigation into Suspected Ethics Violations by Trump Official
Washington, D.C. - Today, Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Maxine Dexter (D-Ore.), Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee Ranking Member Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee Ranking Member Val Hoyle (D-Ore.), and Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Ranking Member Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.) called for a formal investigation into whether Acting Bureau of Ocean … Continue Reading
09.09.25
Following Damning Reporting, Huffman, Dexter, Neguse Lead Oversight Push to Safeguard Wildland Firefighters
Washington, D.C. — Congressman Jared Huffman (CA-02), Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03), the Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, and Congressman Joe Neguse (CO-02), the Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands, led lawmakers in an oversight effort to address the federal government’s failure to protect wildland firefighter health. The lawmake… Continue Reading
07.09.25
Huffman, Trahan Demand Answers on DOGE’s Unchecked Access to Sensitive DOI Data Amid Growing Security Concerns
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (CA-02) and Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) urged Department of Interior Secretary Burgum to revoke DOGE officials’ access to his agency’s critical technology systems and sensitive data. “We are deeply concerned by recent reports that you provided at least three DOGE-affiliated individuals—Tyler Hassen, Stephanie Holmes, and Katrine Trampe—with unfettered access to the IBC’s FPPS system,” the lawmakers wro… Continue Reading
04.23.25
Huffman, Dexter Demand Probe into Cybersecurity Failures at Musk-Run DOGE
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Maxine Dexter (D-Ore.) sent a letter to the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) requesting the government watchdog investigate the Musk-led United States DOGE Service (DOGE), citing serious concerns about its access to sensitive data, weak internal safeguards, and personnel with questionable track records. “The security of … Continue Reading
02.03.25
Huffman, Dexter Call on Natural Resources Committee Republicans to Investigate Trump’s Illegal Midnight Purge of Inspectors General
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Maxine Dexter (D-Oreg.) sent a letter to Committee Chair Bruce Westerman requesting a hearing to get to the bottom of Trump’s unprecedented and illegal late-night firing of inspectors general from various federal agencies, a move that was outlined in Trump’s Project 2025. “Protecting the independence of the inspectors general has be… Continue Reading
05.20.24
Ranking Members Grijalva, Stansbury, Huffman Call on Chair Westerman to Investigate Foreign Mining Companies’ Influence on Domestic Policy
WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) sent a letter to Chair Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) urging him to investigate foreign influence of U.S. laws and policies through foreign owned mining companies. In their letter, the lawmakers point out the risk that foreign-con… Continue Reading
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