U.S. Rep. Jared Huffman Serving California's 2nd District | Official U.S. House headshot
U.S. Rep. Jared Huffman Serving California's 2nd District | Official U.S. House headshot
Rep. Jared Huffman, who has served in the U.S. Congress representing California's 2nd District since 2013, recently took to social media to express his concerns about several pressing issues affecting his constituents and the nation. Huffman, a graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara, and Boston College Law School, used Twitter as a platform to discuss matters related to federal governance and policy decisions.
On February 4, 2025, Rep. Huffman criticized former President Donald Trump for allegedly allowing "an unelected billionaire" access to critical federal systems. He stated: "Trump opened the door for an unelected billionaire to dig through Americans’ Social Security and Medicare payment systems... Elon Musk is scheming his way into every part of our federal government – and firing anyone who stands in his way. We cannot allow this."
The following day, on February 5, 2025, Huffman addressed potential impacts of a proposed federal funding freeze by Trump on local institutions within his district. He shared: "If Trump enacts a catastrophic freeze on federal funding, countless schools, nonprofits, and health care organizations throughout my district will suffer... I convened a group of community members yesterday to hear directly from them on what’s at stake..."
Later that same day, Huffman voiced concerns over Project 2025's implications for climate research agencies like NOAA. He remarked: "Project 2025 laid the groundwork for dismantling NOAA, ending the climate research and critical services its scientists provide... This string of egregious, illegal power grabs and attacks on our democracy cannot stand."
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