Press Releases
April 8, 2021
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) introduced two pieces of legislation to deter the transfer of firearms to dangerous individuals and the transfer of assault-style weapons. The State Access to Firearms Evading Revocation (SAFER) Act would prohibit the knowing return of firearms to individuals who have had their state license to possess or purchase firearms revoked or have had their firearms confiscated or removed by court order. The National Firearms Act (NFA) Modernization Act would modestly increase the tax paid to transfer weapons regulated by the NFA—including machine guns, short-barreled rifles and shotguns, and silencers—and funnel the additional revenue to federal gun violence prevention programs.
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April 8, 2021
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Andy Harris, M.D., Anthony G. Brown, Jamie Raskin, and David Trone (all Md.) today announced more than $68 million in American Rescue Plan funding to help families keep roofs over their heads and to prevent homelessness throughout Maryland amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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April 7, 2021
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With funding from the American Rescue Plan and the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, the federal government is stepping up efforts to expand Maryland’s vaccine program in communities disproportionately affected by COVID-19
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie Raskin, and David Trone (all D-Md.) today applauded the award of more than $54.6 million in federal funding, from the American Rescue Plan, to bolster public health infrastructure and expand vaccination efforts, particularly COVID-19 vaccines, for underserved and hard to reach communities across the state.
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April 7, 2021
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Local venues can apply here for the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) Program starting on Thursday
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) hosted a virtual roundtable with representatives from Round House Theatre of Montgomery County,
April 1, 2021
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Resolution Expresses Support for FDA to Develop New Science-Based Guidance Based on Individual Risk Assessment
Washington, D.C. – Today, Reps. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), along with Reps. Barbara Lee (D-CA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Chris Pappas (D-NH), and Ritchie Torres (D-NY) introduced a resolution highlighting the urgent need for nondiscriminatory and equitable blood and blood product donation policies in the United States. The resolution underscores that policies governing blood and blood product donation should be grounded in science and based on individual risk factors that do not unfairly single out any group of individuals, particularly LGBTQ Americans. The resolution was introduced nearly one year after the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) shortened the deferral period for blood donations by men who have sex with men from 12 months to 3 months, and comes as FDA evaluates further modifications to the current policies.
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March 30, 2021
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ROCKVILLE, M.D. – Today, Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) joined the Second Gentleman of the United States, Mr. Douglas Emhoff, at Mary’s Center, a community health center that has operated for more than 30 years and is now serving residents as a vaccination site during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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March 26, 2021
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – On this National Day of Action and Healing to Stop Asian Hate, Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) hosted a virtual discussion with Governor Larry Hogan, First Lady Yumi Hogan, and District 20 Delegate David Moon. Click here to watch the virtual discussion, which focuses on the alarming increase in anti-Asian American hate during the COVID-19 pandemic, resources for Marylanders, and state and federal efforts to protect the AAPI community.
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March 26, 2021
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Delegation announces additional $23 Million to fund CHCs, eliminate health disparities, and enhance services for expectant mothers and infants
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie Raskin and David Trone (all D-Md.) today announced $68,817,875 in American Rescue Plan funding to expand capacity at Community Health Centers (CHCs) throughout Maryland for COVID-19 vaccine distribution and expand access to equitable, affordable and high-quality health care beyond the pandemic.
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March 25, 2021
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- House Oversight Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Subcommittee Chair Jamie Raskin (MD-08) today announced that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) will return as Subcommittee Vice Chair for the 117th Congress. The Members previously served as the respective Subcommittee Chair and Vice Chair in the 116th Congress.
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March 24, 2021
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As children and teens’ time online surges during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, legislation would commission research on children’s technology use and media consumption
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representatives Jamie Raskin (D-MD-08), Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH-16), and Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) and Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Ben Sasse (R-NE), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Michael Bennet (D-CO) today reintroduced the Children and Media Research Advancement (CAMRA) Act, legislation that authorizes the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to lead a research program on technology and media’s effects on infants, children, and adolescents in core areas of cognitive, physical, and socio-emotional development.