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posted Dec 24

Hope you enjoy my latest “Off the Cuff” podcast with environmental leader Bill McKibben.  Happy holidays everyone!  Enjoy my latest “Off the Cuff” podcast featuring environmental leader Bill @billmckibben!  Happy holidays everyone.

http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/off-the-cuff-with-jared-huffman

Dec 22, 2016 - Environmentalist Bill McKibben reflects on the recent success at Standing Rock, and how we can continue the fight against global warming. Congressman Huffman also answers questions about the Supreme Court and Republicans’ plans to dismantle Obamacare.

posted Dec 23

Reading about Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, a Republican in a deep blue state, you can’t help appreciating his governing style—and contrasting it with Republicans in Washington, who are so often hostile to compromise and uninterested in basic, nonpartisan problem solving.  I like Baker’s characterization of the “constructive friction” that people like to see in government.  The current dynamics in Washington are more like destructive inertia, but getting back to “constructive friction” should be the goal of responsible people in both parties.  It’s terrible for cable TV ratings, but it’s a better way to govern.

http://www.masslive.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/12/political_observers_weigh_in_w.html?wpisrc=nl_daily202&wpmm=1

A year into his term as governor of Massachusetts, Charlie Baker has remained popular as a Republican in a heavily Democratic state by earning a reputation as a non-partisan “fix-it man” as he deals with issues ranging from opioid addiction to the MBTA.

posted Dec 23

Happy Holidays to you and yours, from the Huffman family!

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  10/23/15—Friends: Funding for our parks and public lands just took a major hit thanks to a few members of Congress who are blocking a vote to reauthorize a successful conservation program. For over 50 years, the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) has protected millions of acres of public lands – from... Read More
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  ​June 26, 2015—The Supreme Court just made a historic ruling in favor of marriage equality! California has been a leader in legalizing same-sex marriage. From 2007 through 2012 – each year I served in the State Assembly – I co-authored marriage equality bills, and each of the three years I’ve been in Congress Iâ€... Read More
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  ​June 23, 2015—It is now abundantly clear that the California drought – now in its fourth year and the worst in our state’s history – requires a thoughtful, forward-looking congressional response. With reservoirs depleted, groundwater basins overdrawn and record low flows in our rivers, now is not the time for politics as... Read More