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Spanberger, Johnson Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Fund FCC’s COVID-19 Telehealth Program, Continue Delivery of Critical Healthcare Services to Rural Communities

July 23, 2020 Press Release
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-MD-08) today joined Reps. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) and Dusty Johnson (R-SD-AL) in introducing bipartisan legislation to maintain critical telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic and provide much-needed funding to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s) COVID-19 Telehealth Program. The legislation is also cosponsored by U.S. Representatives Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA-32), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01), and Peter Welch (D-VT-AL).
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Health Care

Chairman Nadler Statement in Support of Raskin Amendment to H.R. 7694, the Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act

July 23, 2020 Press Release
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following remarks in support of Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-MD)'s amendment to H.R. 7694, the Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act:
Issues:
Government Oversight & Accountability

Scanlon, Raskin Introduce Accessible Voting Act to Expand Voting Rights for Older Americans, People With Disabilities

July 23, 2020 Press Release
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- Today, Representatives Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA) and Jamie Raskin (D-MD) introduced the Accessible Voting Act, the House companion to a bill introduced by Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), to expand voting rights for older Americans and Americans with disabilities.
Issues:
Civil Rights & Civil Liberties, Democracy Reform

CONGRESSIONAL FREETHOUGHT CAUCUS LEADERS CELEBRATE NO BAN ACT PASSAGE

July 22, 2020 Press Release
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Representatives Jared Huffman (CA-02) and Jamie Raskin (MD-08), founders of the Congressional Freethought Caucus, issued the following statement in celebration of House passage of the NO BAN Act, authored by Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-27), as part of H.R. 2486. In October 2019, the Congressional Freethought Caucus sent a letter to the Chairs and Ranking Members of the House Judiciary and Foreign Affairs Committee to express strong support for the NO BAN Act, urging the committees to consider the legislation and move it to the floor.
Issues:
Civil Rights & Civil Liberties, Economy & Consumer Rights, Immigration

41 Lawmakers Call on FCC to Strengthen Support for Telehealth Providers During Pandemic & Beyond

July 22, 2020 Press Release
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-MD-08) joined Representatives Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) and Dusty Johnson (R-SD-AL) and 40 House Members in calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to provide greater certainty and support to healthcare providers standing up telehealth services, which are playing an increasingly important role in healthcare delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Issues:
Health Care

Raskin, Bonamici, Blumenauer & 114 Members Demand Answers About Deployment of Unidentified Federal Law Enforcement Personnel and Ongoing Actions in Portland

July 22, 2020 Press Release
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – U.S. Representatives Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) today led 114 House Members in demanding information from Attorney General William Barr and Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf about unidentified federal law enforcement personnel deployed in Portland, Oregon over the objections of state and local officials. Last month, Raskin and more than 120 Members requested information from Barr about unidentified and unaccountable law enforcement officers in Washington, D.C. and they still have not received a response.
Issues:
Civil Rights & Civil Liberties, Democracy Reform, Government Oversight & Accountability

Chairs Maloney and Raskin Issue Statements on Trump Administration’s Unconstitutional Attempt to Exclude Undocumented Immigrants from 2020 Census Count

July 21, 2020 Press Release
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Jamie Raskin, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, issued the following statements after the Trump Administration released a legal memorandum attempting to ban undocumented immigrants from being counted in the 2020 Census:
Issues:
Census, Civil Rights & Civil Liberties

Chairs Maloney and Raskin Condemn Trump Administration’s Use of Federal Officers in Portland, Oregon

July 21, 2020 Press Release
(WASHINGTON, D.C.)—Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Jamie Raskin, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, issued the following statements about the Trump Administration’s deployment of unidentified federal officials to police Portland, Oregon, over the objections of state and local officials:
Issues:
Civil Rights & Civil Liberties

HOUSE UNANIMOUSLY PASSES CONGRESSMAN RASKIN-SUPPORTED VETERAN TREATMENT COURT BILL

July 21, 2020 Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) on Monday voted for the bipartisan Veteran Treatment Court Act of 2019, of which he is an original cosponsor. The legislation unanimously passed the U.S. House of Representatives and is now heading to the President’s desk to be signed into law. The legislation establishes the Veteran Treatment Court Program in the Office of Justice Programs, providing coordinated technical assistance to veteran advocates and local officials to help them stand up and expand treatment court programs.
Issues:
Military & Veterans' Affairs

Raskin Joins Grijalva in Demanding Answers, Action Plan From Trump Admin on Puerto Rico’s Critically Low Census Response

July 20, 2020 Press Release
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) joined Natural Resources Committee Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) in sending a letter today with 17 Members of Congress to Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross and U.S. Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham seeking an explanation of the administration’s plan to address Puerto Rico’s critically low levels of 2020 Census response. Only 24.9 percent of Puerto Ricans have filled out the Census so far, well short of the state average Census response rate of 61.5 percent.
Issues:
Census

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Md. congressional delegation calls for federal investigation into Jewish threats

March 1, 2017 In The News
ABC2 WMAR-TV

A bipartisan congressional delegation is calling on the FBI and the Justice Department to investigate recent anti-semitic threats in Maryland. 

Re. Raskin To Bring Local Veteran, Service Dog To Attend Trump Address

February 28, 2017 In The News
Bethesda Beat

The furriest face in the crowd at President Donald Trump’s Congressional address on Tuesday night will probably belong to a Montgomery County resident.

Rep. Raskin: Nothing Diplomatic about an Ambassador Friedman

February 17, 2017 In The News
Baltimore Jewish Times

The presidency of Donald Trump has opened with some alarming blunders. The administration released a sweeping immigration and refugee ban that was halted by numerous federal courts, most definitively the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

If Men Were Angels, No Regulation Would Be Necessary

February 15, 2017 In The News
Bloomberg BNA

President Donald Trump has signed the first of many resolutions, he believes, to repeal the exorbitantly expensive and burdensome regulations that are destroying the economy and costing American jobs.

For weeks, Trump has been meeting with business leaders and industry executives who have all shared the same message—regulations are too expensive for them.

Rep. Raskin Hosts Nature Walk Through Rock Creek Park

January 21, 2017 In The News
The New Republic

Jamie Raskin is taking the concept of Democrats in the wilderness to a whole new level.

Rep. Raskin Did Not Attend Trump's Swearing-In Ceremony

January 21, 2017 In The News
Washington Post

Before winning his first term in Congress in November, Raskin was known in Maryland as a powerful state senator who helped legalize same-sex marriage and ban the death penalty.

Rep. Raskin Will Not Attend Trump's Inauguration

January 17, 2017 In The News
Washington Post

Rep. Jamie B. Raskin (D-Md.) said Tuesday that he will not go to the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, reversing his earlier plan to be in attendance.

“These are not normal times and I cannot pretend as if they are. The moral and political legitimacy of this presidency are in the gravest doubt,” Raskin said in a statement.

Rep. Raskin Joins House Oversight and Government Reform Committee

January 14, 2017 In The News
Takoma Voice

Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) was appointed to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee (OGR) this Thursday to serve in the 115th Congress, a week ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.

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Reps. Raskin and Clay Ask Speaker Ryan to Defend Free Speech

January 11, 2017 In The News
Roll Call

Missouri Democrat William Lacy Clay really doesn’t want Speaker Paul D.

Rep. Jamie Raskin assigned to House Judiciary Committee

January 11, 2017 In The News
The Baltimore Sun

Rep. Jamie Raskin, one of Maryland's two new congressmen, will serve on the House Judiciary Committee -- returning to work he began as an intern 36 years ago.

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