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June 8, 2020
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(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) joined Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (NJ-09), Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) and more than 100 House colleagues in pushing the Trump Administration for greater federal resources and guidance to support nursing homes and long-term care (LTC) facilities throughout the country as they combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Over 9,600 nursing homes and LTC facilities across the U.S. have reported COVID-19 cases and more than 40,000 residents and workers in LTC settings have died from the virus. The letter was also signed by Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), and Bob Casey (D-PA) and 20 of their colleague in the Senate.
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June 8, 2020
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(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Oversight Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Chairman and House Judiciary Committee Member Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) joined over 100 Members of Congress as a cosponsor of the Justice in Policing Act of 2020. The bill is led by Congressional Black Caucus Chair Karen Bass, Senator Cory A. Booker, Senator Kamala D. Harris Chair, and House Judiciary Chair Jerrold Nadler. Sponsors described the bill as the first-ever bold, comprehensive approach to hold police accountable, change the culture of law enforcement and build trust between law enforcement and our communities.
June 8, 2020
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(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-MD) today joined Reps. James P. McGovern (D-MA), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Tom Malinowski (D-NJ), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) in introducing the Protecting Human Rights During Pandemic Act (H.R. 6986) to affirm U.S. leadership and support for the protection of internationally recognized human rights during and after the coronavirus pandemic. The bill authorizes the State Department and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to respond with diplomacy and development assistance when countries use the pandemic to justify cracking down on freedom of the press, increasing unchecked surveillance or consolidating executive power.
June 6, 2020
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(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, Rep. Jamie Raskin, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, and Committee Members Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ayanna Pressley sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) demanding the Trump Administration explain its use of Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) resources to conduct surveillance on Americans engaging in peaceful protests.
June 6, 2020
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(WASHINGTON, D.C.)—Senior Members of the Committee on Oversight and Reform sent a letter to Attorney General Bill Barr demanding information about the sudden surge of federal and unidentified law enforcement officers in the District of Columbia following the murder of George Floyd at the hands of police officers in Minneapolis.
The letter was signed by Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney, Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Chairman Jamie Raskin, National Security Subcommittee Chairman Stephen F. Lynch, Government Operations Subcommittee Chairman Gerald E. Connolly, and Committee Member Eleanor Holmes Norton.
June 6, 2020
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(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) and the full Maryland congressional delegation today announced $34,985,870 in COVID-19 relief through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG-CV) for jurisdictions in Maryland.
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June 5, 2020
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(WASHINGTON, D.C.)—Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, the Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, Rep. Jamie Raskin, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, and Rep. Lou Correa, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security, issued this statement following a report issued by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Inspector General (IG) on the U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s handling of race-based harassment allegations:
June 5, 2020
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(WASHINGTON, D.C.)— Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) today joined Representatives Lauren Underwood (IL-14) and John Lewis (GA-05) and 62 colleagues in sending a bipartisan letter urging the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to ensure that the United States is taking all available steps to adequately understand the unique risks and effects of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in pregnant women. The Members also emphasized the importance of ensuring that efforts to understand the effects of COVID-19 during and after pregnancy include proactive steps to promote racial, ethnic, and geographic diversity among participants.
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June 5, 2020
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(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) today wrote to Governor Larry Hogan to communicate concerns that have been persistently raised by his constituents attempting to access unemployment insurance during the coronavirus pandemic.
June 5, 2020
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(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) today joined Representatives Jackie Speier (CA-14), Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-03), Deb Haaland (NM-01), Ben Ray Luján (NM-03), Tom O’Halleran (AZ-01) and Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) in sending a letter today to Acting Chair of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee Michael Horowitz requesting an investigation into the hundreds of federal contracts entered with first-time contractors related to the COVID-19 response efforts, including many contractors who are ill-suited to provide the critical services that are needed.