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Congressman Jamie Raskin

Representing the 8th District of Maryland

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Raskin Joins Call for AG Barr to Re-open Epstein Case and Publicly Release Acosta Misconduct Investigation and Documents

March 1, 2019 Press Release
(WASHINGTON, D.C.)-- Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) today joined Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Lois Frankel, Jackie Speier and 10 House colleagues in calling on the U.S. Department of Justice to re-open the agreement made with serial sexual abuser Jeffrey Epstein and to make public the internal misconduct investigation of then-U.S. Attorney Alex Acosta, the current Labor Secretary, who approved the illegal plea deal.

Reps. Raskin and Budd and Senators Markey, Sasse, Blunt, Schatz, Bennet, and Collins Reintroduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Study Impact of Technology and Media on Children

February 26, 2019 Press Release
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Representative Jamie Raskin (MD-08) and Ted Budd (NC-13) and Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), and Susan Collins (R-Maine) 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.
Issues:
Health Care

The Department Of Defense And Department Of Homeland Security Have To Do More To Combat Racial Extremism In The Service Branches

February 25, 2019 Press Release
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Congressman Anthony Brown (MD-04), Vice Chair of the House Armed Services Committee and 30-year combat veteran, led HASC Subcommittee on Military Personnel Chairwoman Jackie Speier, Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings, and Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Chairman Jamie Raskin in sending a letter to Department of Defense Acting Secretary Patrick Shanahan and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen on the recent arrest of Coast Guard Lt. Christopher Hasson.
Issues:
Civil Rights & Social Justice

Rep. Raskin Cosponsors Resolution to Terminate President Trump’s Unlawful Emergency Declaration

February 22, 2019 Press Release
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) joined more than 225 of his colleagues in cosponsoring H.J.Res. 46, a privileged resolution to terminate President Trump’s dangerous national emergency declaration diverting billions of urgently needed Department of Defense military construction funds in order to fund his fantasy border wall.
Issues:
Foreign Affairs & National Security, Immigration

Reps. Call on Trump to Demand Acosta Resignation

February 22, 2019 Press Release
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Representative Jamie Raskin (MD-08) joined Reps. Jackie Speier (CA-14), Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Lois Frankel and 15 colleagues in sending a letter to President Trump requesting he immediately demand Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta’s resignation due to his severe mishandling of the Epstein case, reinforced by the recent ruling by U.S. District Judge Kenneth Marra, which found that the Secretary violated the Crime Victims’ Rights Act (CVRA) by secretly arranging a plea deal.

Raskin Leads Bipartisan Demand For Answers About Visas For Translators Who Assisted U.S. Troops Overseas

February 15, 2019 Press Release
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Today, Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-MD), joined by Representatives Tom Reed (R-NY), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), and Michael Waltz (R-FL), wrote Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen seeking further information about Muhammad Kamran and his family, which includes four young daughters.
Issues:
Foreign Affairs & National Security, Immigration

Beyer and Raskin Introduce Legislation To End Government Shutdowns

February 14, 2019 Press Release
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA) and Jamie Raskin (D-MD) introduced the End Shutdowns Act, legislation to prevent a future government shutdown.

100 Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Restore Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Protections

February 12, 2019 Press Release
(WASHINGTON, D.C.)- Today, Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-MD) joined Reps. Jared Huffman (D-CA), Chair of the Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Subcommittee; Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Vice-Chair of the Problem Solvers Caucus; and 100 lawmakers introduced Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act, bipartisan legislation to halt the oil and gas drilling exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge currently being pursued by the Trump administration.
Issues:
Environment

Raskin Statement On Rep. Omar’s Comments

February 11, 2019 Press Release

(WASHINGTON, DC.) – Representative Jamie Raskin (MD-08) issued the following statement in response to recent comments made by Representative Ilhan Omar (MN-5):

“I am writing in response to recent statements made by Representative Ilhan Omar (MN) and I welcome her unequivocal apology.

Raskin Named Vice Chair of House Administration Committee

February 8, 2019 Press Release
(WASHINGTON, DC.) – Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) will serve as the new Vice Chair of the Committee on House Administration in the 116th Congress as he continues his service on the Committee in his second Term.

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Md. congressman introduces election security legislation

July 19, 2018 In The News
Frederick News-Post

Maryland U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-8th) introduced legislation Thursday to increase the security of election systems against foreign entities.

Yellow Line rush hour service to Ft. Totten to be extended

June 25, 2018 In The News
Source of the Spring

The Yellow Line’s rush hour service will be extended this summer as two Red Line stations are closed for maintenance, according to an announcement from Maryland Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-8th District) and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-District of Columbia).

Residents hold Frederick vigil for reunification of families separated at U.S.-Mexico border

June 24, 2018 In The News
Frederick News-Post

Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-Md. 8th), who attended Sunday’s vigil, shared with the crowd how the Trump administration’s policies were keeping him up at night. Raskin attended Harvard Law School and is a constitutional law professor at the American University Washington College of Law in Washington, D.C.

Community Kitchen Opens in Silver Spring

June 22, 2018 In The News
My MC Media

Manna Food Center (Manna) in Gaithersburg and Silver Spring United Methodist Church (SSUMC) celebrate Saturday, June 23, the opening of a community kitchen in the church’s Four Corners location at 33 University Blvd. East. The kitchen will be used to turn unused produce from local farms and farmers’ markets into nutritious food to be distributed to County residents in need.

Religion and Politics with Rep. Jamie Raskin and Andrew Seidel

June 19, 2018 In The News
Off the Cuff With Rep. Jared Huffman

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) and civil rights attorney Andrew Seidel join a roundtable discussion on religion in politics, and Rep. Huffman answers questions from his team of interns.

Click here to listen to the podcast.

Maryland Democratic Congressional contingent back opioid fighting CARE Act

June 18, 2018 In The News
ABC 2 WMAR-TV

The six Democrats who represent Maryland in the House of Representatives, and the state's two Democratic Senators, announced their joint support of the Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act in a joint statement Monday.

The Poor People’s Campaign Is Changing the Moral Narrative of Congress

June 14, 2018 In The News
The Nation

The Poor People’s Campaign has come to Washington to challenge members of Congress to address systemic racism, poverty, and inequality, ecological devastation and militarism.

Raskin discusses liberal bona fides and seeking bipartisanship

June 12, 2018 In The News
Frederick News-Post

During his first term in Congress, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-8th) said he’s become known by a not-too-unfamiliar moniker: “the professor.”

Raskin invokes high school's namesake at Einstein graduation

June 9, 2018 In The News
Montgomery County Sentinel

U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin (8th District) invoked the character and achievements of Albert Einstein as he addressed the Albert Einstein High School Class of 2018 during its graduation Tuesday afternoon.

Lawmakers call for criminal investigation into EPA chief

June 8, 2018 In The News
The Hill

A group of Democratic lawmakers are seeking a criminal investigation of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt following a slew of reports that Pruitt may have used his position to benefit himself and his family.

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