Raskin Returns From Trip to Middle East With Mix of Hope and Despondency April 5, 2018 Bethesda Magazine U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin—back from his first trip abroad as a member of Congress since his 2016 election—returned home with decidedly mixed emotions. Read more here. Permalink: https://raskin.house.gov/2018/4/raskin-returns-trip-middle-east-mix-hope-and-despondency