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May 2, 2020
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(ROCKVILLE, M.D.) – Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) today announced the 8th District winners of the 2020 Congressional Art Competition for high school students.
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May 1, 2020
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(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-MD) today joined Reps. Lou Correa (D-CA), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), and 85 colleagues in sending a letter to Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos opposing the Administration’s decision to block Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Temporary Protected Status (TPS), Deferred Enforced Departure (DED), and undocumented students from eligibility for the $6.3 billion in emergency assistance for students included in the CARES Act.
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May 1, 2020
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(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Congresssman Jamie Raskin (D-MD-08) today joined Reps. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07), John Katko (R-NY-24), Peter DeFazio (D-OR-04), and Rodney Davis (R-IL-16) and 97 colleagues in calling on House leadership to invest in direct funding for smaller and rural county governments in upcoming COVID-19 relief packages.
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May 1, 2020
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(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) today joined Reps. Peter DeFazio (OR-04) and Abigail Spanberger (VA-07) and more than 50 lawmakers in sending a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin urging him to ensure that Americans with limited or no internet access are able to receive Coronavirus Economic Impact Payments as soon as possible.
May 1, 2020
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(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) today joined Reps. Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and Joe Kennedy III (MA-04) and more than 30 colleagues in introducing the Medicare Crisis Program Act to ensure everyone has guaranteed access to health care during the COVID-19 pandemic. The legislation would expand Medicare and Medicaid eligibility during the crisis, cap out-of-pocket costs for Medicare enrollees, and eliminate co-pays, coinsurance or deductibles for COVID-19 testing and related care.
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May 1, 2020
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(WASHINGTON, D.C.)—Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) today joined Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) and Congresswoman Deb Haaland (NM-01) and more than 45 colleagues in urging House Leadership to prioritize Family Care and the needs of family caregivers and essential workers in Congress’ upcoming coronavirus relief bill.
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May 1, 2020
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(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) today joined 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, Andy Harris, M.D., Anthony G. Brown, and David Trone, in announcing the approval of new federal resources for the state of Maryland through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program (CCP). This is one of the forms of federal assistance that Maryland is eligible for through the Stafford Act as a result of the major disaster declaration that the delegation pushed to obtain swift approval for last month.
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April 30, 2020
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(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Members of the Maryland congressional delegation, including U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, John P. Sarbanes, Andy Harris, M.D., Anthony Brown, and David Trone, today discussed with Maryland Secretary of Health Robert Neall, Deputy Secretary for Public Health Services Fran Phillips and Maryland Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) Director Russell Strickland the status of Maryland’s ability to test for COVID-19 and potential ways that the federal delegation can help expand that capacity.
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April 30, 2020
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(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – As our nation’s blood centers face significant blood donation shortages, growing demand for plasma, and increasing financial strain, Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) today joined Reps. Jerry McNerney (CA-09), Eliot L. Engel (NY-16), Rodney Davis (IL-13), and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) and more than 40 colleagues in urging House leadership to include assistance for blood centers in the next COVID-19 relief legislative package.
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April 30, 2020
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(WASHINGTON, D.C.) — Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) today joined Rep. Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.) and more than 85 House Democrats in calling on the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to require the use of masks, gloves, eyewear, and any PPE that may be appropriate for transportation workers, frontline Federal employees, and the passengers they interact with.