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Oversight Committee Chairs Demand “Emergency Investigation” into Alleged “Medical Atrocities” in ICE Detention

September 16, 2020 Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Jamie Raskin, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Inspector General Joseph V. Cuffari in response to horrific allegations in a whistleblower complaint filed yesterday.
Issues:
Civil Rights & Civil Liberties, Immigration

Maryland Delegation Announces $100,000 for Maryland Sea Grant Program

September 15, 2020 Press Release
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 the award of $100,000 for the Maryland Sea Grant (MDSG) program to address the impacts of COVID-19 on local aquaculture industries and assist educators through the creation of new, interactive educational content.
Issues:
Local Affairs & Public Safety, Environment, Energy & Agriculture

Rep. Raskin Joins Rep. Chu in Celebrating Planetary Society’s 40th Anniversary With Congressional Resolution

September 15, 2020 Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) joined Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) in introducing legislation recognizing the 40th anniversary of the Planetary Society. The Resolution is also cosponsored by Reps. Alan Lowenthal, Brad Sherman, Susan Davis, and Raul Grijalva. Founded by Carl Sagan, Louis Friedman, and Bruce Murray in 1980, the Planetary Society, based in Pasadena, California, has educated the public about space exploration and advocated for support of the National Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA). Rep. Chu and Bill Nye, Chief Executive Officer of the Planetary Society, issued the following statements:
Issues:
Environment, Energy & Agriculture

Raskin Joins Grijalva, 60 House Dems in Calling for Trump Admin Suspension of Regulatory Rollbacks That Threaten Health and Environmental Safety

September 14, 2020 Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a new letter to the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Department of the Interior (DOI) and Department of Agriculture, Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) joined House Natural Resources Committee Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and 60 other House lawmakers in calling on the Trump Administration to suspend more than a dozen recent regulatory actions that weaken environmental, public health, and public lands protections, including a new rule going into effect today that undermines federal assessments of the climate risks and other potential environmental harms of major projects under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
Issues:
Environment, Energy & Agriculture

Maryland Delegation Announces $1.5 Million for Nanotechnology Training and Research at the University of Maryland, College Park

September 14, 2020 Press Release
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 today announced $1.5 million in federal funding to expand nanotechnology research and training at the University of Maryland, College Park.
Issues:
Local Affairs & Public Safety, Education

Maryland Congressional Delegation Announces More Than $480,000 for Firefighter Training Across Maryland

September 11, 2020 Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin 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.) announced $486,745.22 in federal funding for the Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute (MFRI) to train thousands of firefighters across the state.
Issues:
Local Affairs & Public Safety

Subcommittee Chairman Raskin’s Opening Statement at Hearing on Need for Legislative Action to Ensure Accuracy of 2020 Census

September 10, 2020 Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Below is Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Chairman Jamie Raskin’s opening statement, as prepared for delivery, for today’s hybrid hearing entitled, “Providing the Census Bureau with the Time to Produce a Complete and Accurate Census.” Click here to watch the video.
Issues:
Census, Civil Rights & Civil Liberties

Maryland Congressional Delegation Announces More Than $20 Million in Emergency Federal Funding to Support MedStar Health’s COVID-19 Response

September 10, 2020 Press Release
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 today announced $20,776,025 in emergency federal funding to help MedStar Health respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Funding comes from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and is authorized under Section 403 of the Stafford Act.
Issues:
Local Affairs & Public Safety, Health Care

Raskin Leads National Capital Region Members in Urging Administration to Let Federal Workers Opt Out of Mandatory Payroll Tax Deferral

September 9, 2020 Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) today led his National Capital Region colleagues in urging the Administration to make the President’s payroll tax deferral program optional rather than mandatory for the nation’s 1.3 million federal workers. Since President Trump’s August 8th announcement of the mandatory payroll tax deferral, federal employees, industry stakeholders, and employers have expressed opposition to the plan.
Issues:
Economy & Consumer Rights, Federal Workforce

Maryland Delegation Calls for Federal Emergency Declaration In Wake of Tropical Storm Isaias

September 9, 2020 Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The full Maryland congressional delegation, including U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John P. Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Andy Harris, M.D., Anthony G. Brown, Jamie B. Raskin and David Trone, is urging President Donald Trump to approve the State of Maryland’s request for a declaration of a “major disaster” following Tropical Storm Isaias. The lawmakers also requested that the federal government cover a larger share of the overall costs than the typical 75 percent and support mitigation efforts to prevent future damage from similar storms.
Issues:
Local Affairs & Public Safety

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A view of a national shield law for the press

December 29, 2017 In The News
Montgomery County Sentinel

Some weeks back I decided to sit in on the House Judiciary Committee hearing with Attorney General (AG) Jeff Sessions.

Keep federal pay freeze, benefits cuts, off sequestration bargaining table, lawmakers warn

December 22, 2017 In The News
Federal News Radio

Amid the threat of sequestration following the passage of President Donald Trump’s tax reform bill, a bloc of House Democrats has warned House leadership off freezing federal employees’ pay or reducing their benefits as a way to offset tax cuts.

The fate of the Trump-Russia probe may depend on one man. And it’s not Mueller.

December 21, 2017 In The News
Vox

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has suddenly found himself in the middle of Washington's biggest political firestorm, and there are growing signs that he may not be able to avoid being consumed by it.

12 House Democrats and Republicans call for civilian, military pay parity

December 11, 2017 In The News
Federal News Radio

In the final month of the year, a group of House Democrats and Republicans are joining the National Treasury Employee Union in calling for pay parity in 2018 between members of the military and civilian federal employees.

Democrats Ask Kushner If He Sought Help Abroad for Towe

December 7, 2017 In The News
Bloomberg

A group of Democratic lawmakers has sent a letter to White House Senior Adviser Jared Kushner asking if since the election of his father-in-law Donald Trump he has discussed with foreigners the financing of a

It Is Time for a Shield Law

November 16, 2017 In The News
Montgomery County Sentinel

For the reporter in the street, help is at hand. According to Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) and Jim Jordan (OH-04) the help is in the form of the Free Flow of Information Act of 2017 (H.R.4382), a bipartisan federal shield law that would protect the public’s right to know by safeguarding a free and independent press.

Republican Tax-Cut Package Could Raise Taxes for Thousands in Montgomery County

November 13, 2017 In The News
Bethesda Magazine

Officials say limiting mortgage interest deduction, eliminating the state and local tax deduction would have significant impact

Two proposals in the House and Senate Republicans’ tax cut plan likely would result in higher federal tax payments for tens of thousands of middle-class Montgomery County residents who itemize their returns.

Rep. Jamie Raskin Joins Congressional Committee

November 10, 2017 In The News
Fight Colorectal Cancer

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) is the newest member of Congress to join Fight Colorectal Cancer (Fight CRC’s) Congressional Committee.

Raskin calls for tougher federal law on campus religious discrimination

November 7, 2017 In The News
Frederick News-Post

U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-8th, proposed Tuesday that religious discrimination on college campuses should be prohibited under the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964.

That law already bars religious discrimination in hiring, but the Maryland congressman said the law’s protections need to be broadened.

Maryland lawmakers sue for information on D.C. Trump hotel lease

November 3, 2017 In The News
Capital News Service

Maryland Reps. Elijah Cummings, Jamie Raskin and other House Democrats said on Thursday they have filed a lawsuit to force the federal government to turn over information about the operations of President Donald Trump’s downtown hotel.

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