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National Capital Region Delegation Statement On White House Coronavirus Outbreak

October 6, 2020 Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Don Beyer (D-VA), Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), and U.S. Representatives John Sarbanes (D-MD), Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Anthony Brown (D-MD), Jennifer Wexton (D-VA), and David Trone (D-MD) issued the following statement today:
Issues:
Local Affairs & Public Safety, Government Oversight & Accountability, Health Care

Subcommittee Releases Staff Report on “20 Ways to Secure a Full and Fair Election During the Coronavirus Pandemic”

October 2, 2020 Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, released a staff report entitled “Our Vote 2020: 20 Ways to Secure a Full and Fair Election During the Coronavirus Pandemic.” The report outlines five actions that individual voters, employers, as well as local and state governments can each take to secure a full and fair election this fall.
Issues:
Civil Rights & Civil Liberties, Democracy Reform

Maryland Delegation Announces More Than $2.6 Million for Disaster and Hazard Mitigation

October 2, 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, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie Raskin, David Trone (all-Md.) today announced $2,612,302 in federal funding for the Maryland Emergency Management Agency to invest in flood prevention and hazard mitigation efforts along the Eastern Shore.
Issues:
Environment, Energy & Agriculture

Raskin Joins 18 Organizations in Calling On WMATA to Commit to 100% Electric Buses for Public Health, Climate Benefits

October 1, 2020 Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) today joined the Sierra Club and 17 partner organizations in calling on the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) to commit to 100% electrification of its transit bus fleet by 2045, or sooner, and to take immediate steps toward achieving that goal.
Issues:
Transportation, Infrastructure & Housing

Oversight Chairs Condemn Trump Administration on Cancellation of Diversity, Anti-Racism Training

September 30, 2020 Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C.—House Committee on Oversight and Reform Chairs and senior Members sent a letter to Acting Director Russell Vought, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), seeking information about the Trump Administration’s cancellation of diversity and anti-racism training in the federal government.
Issues:
Civil Rights & Civil Liberties, Government Oversight & Accountability

Raskin, Moore & Fitzpatrick Urge IRS to Issue Missing Stimulus Payments to Survivors of Domestic Violence

September 30, 2020 Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reps. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Gwen Moore (D-WI), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) led 107 House Members in sending a bipartisan letter to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) urging the agency to issue missing economic impact payments (EIPs) to survivors of domestic violence. Nearly every state has reported increases in domestic violence cases since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, and caseworkers and advocates of domestic violence survivors across the country have documented cases of abusive partners stealing or withholding EIPs from survivors. The IRS has decided to issue catch-up EIPs to individuals who did not receive their payments, and the Members are calling on the agency to provide this same relief to survivors of domestic violence.
Issues:
Local Affairs & Public Safety, Economy & Consumer Rights

Subcommittee Seeks Documents in Investigation of White Supremacists Infiltrating Law Enforcement Agencies

September 29, 2020 Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Rep. Jamie Raskin, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, sent letters to eight police departments and sheriffs’ offices across the country seeking information about their efforts over the past year to address allegations that multiple law enforcement officers kept social media accounts that expressed violent, racist, or white supremacist views.
Issues:
Civil Rights & Civil Liberties

Chairman Raskin’s Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on Infiltration of White Supremacist Views and Networks in Local Law Enforcement

September 29, 2020 Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Below is Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Jamie Raskin’s opening statement, as prepared for delivery, for today’s remote hearing entitled “Confronting Violent White Supremacy (Part IV): White Supremacy in Blue—The Infiltration of Local Police Departments.” Click here to watch the video.
Issues:
Civil Rights & Civil Liberties

Subcommittee Chairman Raskin Releases FBI Document on White Supremacists in Law Enforcement

September 29, 2020 Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, released an unredacted version of a 2006 Intelligence Assessment by the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) entitled, “White Supremacist Infiltration of Law Enforcement.”
Issues:
Civil Rights & Civil Liberties

Experts Warn Oversight Subcommittee that White Supremacist Infiltration of Law Enforcement Poses a Threat to Cops, Communities

September 29, 2020 Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, held a remote hearing to examine white supremacists’ infiltration of local law enforcement.
Issues:
Civil Rights & Civil Liberties

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Congressman Raskin speaks on humanity and justice

October 15, 2018 In The News

One of Maryland's most well recognized leaders visited Montgomery College on Monday to talk about the state of humanity, justice and the voting system in today's America.

Congressman Jamie Raskin's speech was greeted by about 125 students from all colors, creeds and codes.

Maryland is taking the EPA to court over air pollution coming from upwind states

September 17, 2018 In The News
Baltimore Sun

Maryland plans to take the Trump administration to federal appeals court now that the EPA has rejected the state's demands that it do more to limit coal power plant emissions in upwind states.

House Democrats urge rejection of Trump pay freeze

September 5, 2018 In The News
Federal Times

Democratic members of the House representing districts in and around Washington, D.C., wrote a letter to House and Senate leadership Sept. 5, urging them to counteract the president’s intent to freeze federal pay for 2019.

Maryland officials held a round table discussion on current policies

July 28, 2018 In The News
Local DVM

Democratic candidate for Governor, Ben Jealous, Rep. Jamie Raskin, and other  Maryland  officials held a series of campaign events that included a walking tour and round table discussions on current policies.

World War II veteran receives long-delayed Bronze Star

July 27, 2018 In The News
Frederick News-Post

A bad heart stopped Harry “Bud” English from joining the U.S. Merchant Marine during World War II.

“They told me any excitement could kill me, that I could never serve,” English recalled Friday.

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.

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