Hello awesome IndiMarin Volunteers!
On Tuesday, March 21st from 5:30 pm (PDT) - 6:30 pm (PDT) Congressman Huffman will be holding an in-person Town Hall at the Marin County Board of Supervisors' Chambers at the Marin County Civic Center. Rep. Huffman will provide an update from Washington D.C. and take questions from participants. RSVP HERE.
The Town Hall will also be streamed virtually at youtube.com/rephuffman, on Marin TV’s Education Channel (Comcast Ch 30 and AT&T Ch 99) and streaming online at https://cmcm.tv/30.
However, we are encouraging our volunteers to show up at the in-person Town Hall as a show of support for Congressman Huffman who is aligned with the values of IndiMarin and a warrior in Congress in the fight to protect our planet. His last public town hall in 2021 was stormed and disrupted by anti-vaccine and pro-Donald Trump protesters. Let’s make sure that supporters vastly outnumber any potential disruptors at this upcoming event!
A few recent highlights of his accomplishments include:
Speaking out against Willow - In response to the the Administration’s decision on Monday to approve the Willow Project, a 30-year oil drilling project in Alaska that would produce 576 million barrels of oil and spur the equivalent of 239 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions over its lifetime, Congressman Huffman joined fellow progressive lawmakers Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass) and Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) in blasting the Administration’s decision in a joint statement. “The Biden administration has committed to fighting climate change and advancing environmental justice—today’s decision to approve the Willow project fails to live up to those promises,” they said.
Re-introduced Arctic Refuge Protection Act - Congressman Huffman recently re-introduced his bill that would restore critical protections to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). The Arctic Refuge Protection Act would permanently halt any new oil and gas leasing, exploration, and drilling on the Coastal Plain of the Arctic Refuge, as well as safeguard the subsistence rights of the Arctic Indigenous Peoples who depend on this pristine and unique ecosystem.
Goals for this Congress - “We must expand voting rights, codify the right to abortion, and advocate for health care as a human right. Although House Democrats are now in the minority, I am committed to standing up to Republican extremism, including guarding against any attempts to force a default on the debt limit or gut Social Security and Medicare. The state of our union is strong and getting better, but we certainly can’t take our foot off the pedal. It’s time to focus on implementing those transformative laws, building on our successes, and defending our democracy—because that is what makes all this progress possible.”
Why he’s not running for Senate - “The truth is I think I’ve got the greatest job in the world,” Huffman said. “I’m excited about the kind of difference I’m starting to make because I’m getting good at it. I’m finding myself in more senior positions of influence. I’m really not interested in being distracted by ambition.”
One more reason to love our Congressman - How many other Members of Congress can hold their own performing guitar and vocals on stage with the Phil Lesh of the Grateful Dead? Not many, or any, we would venture to guess:)
We hope to see you at the Town Hall!
The IndiMarin Steering Committee - Betsy, Betty, Amy, Nanda, Joy, Andie, Laurie and Susan
