I would enter into the record a September Executive Order by President Biden, which broadens the National Climate Task Force to specifically require all major agency heads to coordinate and to accelerate clean energy projects.
Jared Huffman
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Jared William Huffman is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for California's 2nd congressional district since January 3, 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Huffman has focused on issues such as environmental protection, healthcare, and education during his tenure in Congress. He has been an advocate for science-based policy and has emphasized the importance of government support for scientific research and public safety initiatives.
There is probably no greater poster child for the hollowness of some of this NEPA scapegoating than Sites Reservoir.
It would also be easy to forget, listening to some of this debate, that the Clean Water Act is about protecting clean water and that clean water is really, really important.
This amendment would ban leasing for offshore oil and gas drilling off the northern California coast. Offshore drilling poses unacceptable risks. Where you drill, you spill. That is why Republican and Democratic Governors on both the…
This amendment would block this legislation from allowing increased oil and gas leasing on any Federal land where outdoor recreation takes place. Our public lands are for the public, not for the wealthiest industry in the history of the…
I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California will be postponed. Amendment No. 26 Offered by Mr. Panetta
I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California will be postponed. Amendment No. 65 Offered by Mr. Huffman
I have amendment No. 15 at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 3, line 9, strike the closing quotation mark and the final period. Page 3, after line 9, add the…
I thank the gentleman from New Jersey for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise to point out to my colleagues some context and facts that are totally missing from this debate. Exports of oil from the SPR regardless of destination were not a…
Section 401 is a strong tool for Tribal governments to review water quality and the impacts that projects will have on Tribal waters, both on and off reservation.
The overwhelming consensus of the best scientists in the world is that we have a climate crisis that is driven by, primarily, the burning of fossil fuels.
To turn around and claim that taking action in the face of that crisis somehow doesn't jive with the science and data is just not a credible position.
Well, let us welcome the true expression of climate denial that sometimes our Republican friends like to say they have evolved beyond. It is alive and well.
We have a climate crisis out there, and there is an enormous cost of making this transition too slowly.
None of it is contributing to our load right now because the sun is shining and the wind is blowing, and so we are charging those batteries.
I am aware of Tucker Carlson and Ted Cruz and Republicans claiming that the Texas failure last year was because of too much wind.
I wanted to show you a little bit about what California really looks like. It is not this, you know, doom and gloom place that some of my colleagues have been describing.
We are proud of the fact that LADWP is one of the nation's largest utilities and you have set these great goals for 100 percent clean energy.
I urge an ``aye'' vote on this legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from California (Mr. Huffman) that the House suspend the rules and pass…
I urge an ``aye'' vote and yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from California (Mr. Huffman) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 7002, as…
Like you, my starter EV was a C-Max, not much of a head turner but very practical.
I appreciate your sensibilities, and I also appreciate the calm and factual way you have debunked a few of the things that have been thrown at you.
I thank the gentlewoman from New Mexico for mentioning Professor Knox. He was an outstanding witness in our hearings on this subject. The truth is, the product of 3 years of work that is before us today was a really good exercise in…
I urge a ``yes'' vote on this legislation and yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from California (Mr. Huffman) that the House suspend the rules and pass the…





