Political Quotes

Jared Huffman

The Public Record

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.

Quotes by year · 201320261,576 total · peak 2023 (234)
2013: 102 quotes2014: 59 quotes2015: 111 quotes2016: 130 quotes2017: 132 quotes2018: 88 quotes2019: 216 quotes2020: 53 quotes2021: 114 quotes2022: 87 quotes2023: 234 quotes2024: 164 quotes2025: 50 quotes2026: 36 quotes
Feb 7, 2025

DOGE hackers have unlawfully gained access to private personal information and are gutting critical programs at federal agencies.

truthout.org
Feb 7, 2025

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 226, nays 188, not voting 19, as follows: [Roll No…

govinfo.gov
Feb 5, 2025

Elon Musk and his DOGE hackers are ransacking their way through the federal government, unlawfully gaining unfettered access to Americans' private information and gutting programs people depend on.

cbsnews.com
Jan 23, 2025

If the excuse for this amendment is that we don't have the money, then you do an amendment to strike the whole program. You don't simply single out the parts of it that are environmental or that have to do with climate solutions. That is…

govinfo.gov
Jan 23, 2025

The picture my friend from northern California just showed is instructive because both the right and the left side of that picture are areas that were clear-cut. You can tell that, Mr. Chair, because all the trees were exactly the same…

govinfo.gov
Jan 23, 2025

We still have concerns, obviously, with the underlying bill, but we do support Congressman Carbajal's good amendment. I thank him for his leadership in working on this issue. Vegetation management around utility lines is a very important…

govinfo.gov
Jan 23, 2025

We were under the impression that this was essentially a closed rule. Many of our beneficial amendments were rejected out of hand or ruled out of order, but apparently, there is always room for an amendment that will make the bill worse…

govinfo.gov
Jan 22, 2025

I associate myself with Mr. McGovern's remarks condemning the unconscionable silence we hear across the aisle in the wake of these pardons of violent criminals, seditionist thugs who should never be pardoned or celebrated. Yet, that is…

govinfo.gov
Jan 21, 2025

I look forward to working with our friends across the aisle on the accounting issue that has been discussed here today. Obviously, we want to make sure that the Forest Service is not taking advance credit for phases of projects that…

govinfo.gov
Jan 21, 2025

I thank the gentleman from South Dakota for this bill. I urge my colleagues to support it, and I yield back the balance of my time.

govinfo.gov
Jan 21, 2025

The Forest Service manages millions of acres of forestland, including vital watersheds, critical wildlife habitat, and countless outdoor recreational areas. The Forest Service's 10-year wildlife crisis strategy implementation plan stresses…

govinfo.gov
Dec 17, 2024

I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on this very important bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

govinfo.gov
Dec 17, 2024

When the last nutria in the United States is eradicated, it will not be missed, but the gentleman from Louisiana will be missed. It has been a pleasure serving with him. He is colorful, both in his rhetoric and in his fashion. We…

govinfo.gov
Dec 17, 2024

This is a great bill. I urge my colleagues to support it, and I yield back the balance of my time.

govinfo.gov
Dec 17, 2024

We support this legislation. I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes,'' and I yield back the balance of my time.

govinfo.gov
Sep 24, 2024

I really want to thank you for that.

congress.gov
Sep 24, 2024

I thank the gentlewoman from New York and thank my colleagues for understanding the importance of the Fish and Wildlife Service's Coastal Program and for supporting this legislation to, for the first time, authorize it in statute. Coastal…

govinfo.gov
Sep 24, 2024

Congress should approve the President's request for supplemental disaster assistance funding before the end of this Congress.

congress.gov
Sep 24, 2024

I plan to introduce legislation to direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a mandatory rule and to run an awareness campaign to ensure new gates are equipped with an inexpensive safety feature.

congress.gov
Sep 24, 2024

I appreciate those who are already coming together to hopefully find a solution and save some lives.

congress.gov
Sep 24, 2024

It is an important discussion about how we can encourage more communities to adopt and implement hazard-resistant building codes that will increase resilience, save lives, and lower costs in the face of a growing climate crisis.

congress.gov
Sep 19, 2024

I thank the gentlewoman for her remarks. I am mindful of the fact that many are saying that the American people this year are facing a choice of going forward or backward. Nothing speaks more to that than the fact that Trump's Project 2025…

govinfo.gov
Sep 19, 2024

I now am proud to yield to the gentlewoman from Pennsylvania, Mary Gay Scanlon.

govinfo.gov
Sep 19, 2024

I thank the gentleman from Illinois for speaking to the extremism and cruelty of Trump's Project 2025 so eloquently, and he is exactly right. Healthcare is in the crosshairs. One of the many ways in which Project 2025 would take us…

govinfo.gov
Sep 19, 2024

Earlier this year I founded the Congressional Task Force to Stop Project 2025. Some people might be curious as to why I did that. I have served in Congress for almost 12 years, and throughout that period, I have seen a lot of wild and…

govinfo.gov

Politicians like Jared Huffman