Press Releases
Today, U.S. Representatives Jared Huffman (CA-02) and Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Co-Chairs of the Congressional Freethought Caucus and Founders of the Stop Project 2025 Task Force, sent a letter to President Joe Biden to call attention to extreme MAGA Republican’s attempts to resurrect a Victorian-era law, the Comstock Act of 1873, to advance their attacks on reproductive health care.
Today, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02), founder of the Stop Project 2025 Task Force, along with 15 of his colleagues, sent a letter to the Inspector General of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the Office of Special Counsel, and the Office of Government Ethics decrying FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr for crafting part of Project 2025 in his official capacity as an executive-level employee of the federal government.
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA-02) announced the formation of a new working group designed to stop Project 2025, a far-right roadmap for Donald Trump to seize “supreme” powers and radically undermine reproductive rights, LGBTQ equality, racial justice, free speech, and other democratic institutions and freedoms.
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA-02) announced the formation of a new working group designed to stop Project 2025, a far-right roadmap for Donald Trump to seize “supreme” powers and radically undermine reproductive rights, LGBTQ equality, racial justice, free speech, and other democratic institutions and freedoms.
Washington, D.C. – Last week, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02), Co-Chair of the Congressional Freethought Caucus (CFC), joined the Secular Coalition for America, Freedom From Religion Foundation, and the American Humanist Association for their inaugural Congressional Reason Reception on Wednesday, May 1, 2024 on Capitol Hill. A recording of the event may be accessed here.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representatives Jared Huffman (CA-02) and Jamie Raskin (MD-08), founding members of the Congressional Freethought Caucus, introduced a resolution to establish May 4th as a “National Day of Reason” in the United States to emphasize science, common sense and logic as central to American constitutional democracy and essential preconditions for progress in our government and society at large.
Today, U.S. Representatives Jared Huffman (CA-02), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), and Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) led their colleagues in applauding the Biden administration for rescinding Donald Trump’s discriminatory faith-based regulations and finalizing updated regulations to protect religious freedoms and other civil rights for all people participating in federally funded social services.
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02) announced that Amanda Tyler, lead organizer of Christians Against Christian Nationalism, would be accompanying him as a guest to President Joe Biden's State of the Union speech to Congress on March 7, 2024.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressional Freethought Caucus Co-Chairs Jared Huffman (CA-02) and Jamie Raskin (MD-08) and U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) led 23 other members in a letter to Speaker Mike Johnson and House Chaplain Reverend Dr. Margaret Grun Kibben denouncing Speaker Johnson’s sponsorship of Pastor Jack Hibbs as the Guest Chaplain.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressmen Jamie Raskin (MD-08) and Jared Huffman (CA-02) introduced a resolution to establish May 4th as a “National Day of Reason” in the United States to recognize and celebrate science, common sense and logic as essential preconditions for progress in our government and society at large.