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• Ranking Member Huffman Slams Backdoor Attempt to Open Boundary Waters to Toxic Mining | U.S. Congres
  https://huffman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/ranking-member-huffman-slams-backdoor-attempt-to-open-boundary-waters-to-toxic-mining
  ... have decided they'd rather pillage them for profit. “Some places are worth protecting. This pristine, one-of-a-kind place is one of them.” Background The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness draws more visitors than any other wilderness in the country...
• Rep. Huffman Announces $7.9 Million in Funding for CA-02 Schools and Libraries to Help Kids Access t
  https://huffman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-huffman-announces-79-million-in-funding-for-ca-02-schools-and-libraries-to-help-kids-access-the-internet-at-home-and-close-the-homework-gap
  ... Plan One Year Ago March 15, 2022 Washington, D.C. – One year after the American Rescue Plan became law, Representative Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) announced today that California's Second Congressional District has received $7,984,957.03 to date...
• Rep. Huffman Announces Department of Veterans Affairs Policy Change—Will Improve Access to Health Ca
  https://huffman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-huffman-announces-department-of-veterans-affairs-policy-changewill-improve-access-to-health-care-resources-for-rural-north-coast-veterans
  ... to access medical care without driving upwards of one and a half hours,” Huffman said. “On behalf of more than 1,700 veterans who live in these areas, I thank Secretary McDonald for helping veterans on the North Coast get the health care they deserve...
• Reps. Hoyle, Huffman Introduce Bill to Expand Smith River National Recreation Area into Southwest Or
  https://huffman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/reps-hoyle-huffman-introduce-bill-to-expand-smith-river-national-recreation-area-into-southwest-oregon
  ... go a long way in protecting this treasured waterway and extending its many economic and cultural benefits to our neighbors up north.” “This legislation to expand the Smith River National Recreation Area protects one of our state’s natural wonders...
• MSA Reauthorization | MSA Tour | U.S. Congressman Jared Huffman
  https://huffman.house.gov/msa
  ... and are reflected in the Sustaining America’s Fisheries for the Future Act. From the very beginning, this has been one of the most deliberative, transparent efforts to reauthorize the MSA.  Additional Resources Text of the bill can be found here . A one-pager...
• Dexter, Takano, VA Committee Democrats Demand Answers on Trump’s VA Hiring Freeze | Representative M
  https://dexter.house.gov/media/press-releases/dexter-takano-va-committee-democrats-demand-answers-trumps-va-hiring-freeze
  ... WASHINGTON, D.C.— Yesterday, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03), Congressman Mark Takano (CA-39), and Democrats on the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee led an effort to ensure Trump does not undermine veterans’ access to health care and benefits.  One...
• The Path Ahead | Congressman Lloyd Doggett
  https://doggett.house.gov/media/blog-post/path-ahead
  ... Post   A number of our neighbors have been asking me about what happens when the new Congress convenes on January 3—and, particularly, whether the narrow Republican House majority (222 Republicans to 212 Democrats, with one vacancy) offers any hope...
• Doggett: Opposition to COVID funding is putting everyone at risk | Congressman Lloyd Doggett
  https://doggett.house.gov/media/in-the-news/doggett-opposition-covid-funding-putting-everyone-risk
  ... recovery, and enduring hope. One million lives lost—an unfathomable toll—and disruptions to our daily lives, and up to 23 million Americans now adapting to Long COVID—including an estimated one million with cases so severe that they are unable to work...
• Financial Times: Donald Trump in fiery call with Denmark’s prime minister over Greenland US presiden
  https://doggett.house.gov/media/in-the-news/financial-times-donald-trump-fiery-call-denmarks-prime-minister-over-greenland-us
  ... and confrontational following the Danish prime minister’s comments that the island was not for sale, despite her offer of more co-operation on military bases and mineral exploitation. “It was horrendous,” said one of the people. Another added: “He was very firm...
• Doggett, Sanders Introduce Bills to Expand Medicare to Cover Dental, Vision and Hearing | Congressma
  https://doggett.house.gov/media/press-releases/doggett-sanders-introduce-bills-expand-medicare-cover-dental-vision-and
  ... and hearing benefits. Over 26 million Medicare beneficiaries have no dental coverage at all and have to pay out-of-pocket or forego needed care. As a result, nearly one in five seniors over age 75 have lost all of their natural teeth. Further, more than one...