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Ranking Members Raskin, Thompson, Garcia, and Meeks Renew Demands For Documents Regarding the Trump Administration’s Deal to Imprison Hundreds of Immigrants in El Salvador

July 18, 2025

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Washington, D.C. (July 18, 2025)— Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Gregory Meeks, Ranking Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, sent a letter to Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem and Secretary of State Marco Rubio

At Subcommittee Hearing, Democrats Condemn Republicans’ Baseless Attacks and Conspiracy Theories While Trump Illegally Guts Agencies and Defunds Life-Saving Programs

July 16, 2025

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Washington, D.C. (July 16, 2025)—Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Oversight, led subcommittee Democrats in countering Republican efforts to target and demonize nonprofit organizations while defunding thousands of programs and grants that save lives and support public safety, health services, and civic infrastructure nationwide.

Subcommittee Ranking Member McBath’s Opening Statement at Hearing on Protecting Americans from Abuses of AI Technology

July 16, 2025

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Washington, D.C. (July 16, 2025)—Today, Rep. Lucy McBath, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance, delivered opening remarks at a subcommittee hearing on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in law enforcement and how to combat AI-enabled crimes.

Below are Ranking Member McBath’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at today’s hearing.

Ranking Member Raskin’s Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on Republicans’ Finger-Pointing at Nonprofits They Disagree With

July 15, 2025

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Washington, D.C. (July 15, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at the Subcommittee on Oversight hearing on how Republicans are demonizing nonprofit organizations for political gain while abandoning their oversight obligations over the Trump Administration.

Subcommittee Ranking Member Crockett’s Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on Republicans’ Political Demonization of Life-Saving Nonprofit Organizations

July 15, 2025

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Washington, D.C. (July 15, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Oversight, delivered opening remarks at a subcommittee hearing on how Republicans are demonizing nonprofit organizations for political gain while defunding thousands of grant programs that support public safety, health services, and civic infrastructure nationwide. Below are Ranking Member Crockett’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at today’s hearing.

Judiciary Democrats Demand Chairman Jordan Hold Public Hearing with DoJ and FBI Officials on Their Handling of the “Epstein Files”

July 15, 2025

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Washington, D.C. (July 15, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, led Committee Democrats in a letter to Chairman Jim Jordan urging him to investigate the Trump Administration’s recent handling of the “Epstein files” and requesting the Committee invite—and if necessary, subpoena—Attorney General Pam Bondi, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel, and Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino to testify publicly regarding the Administration’s handling of the Epstein matter. To date, Judiciary Republicans have not invited a single official from the Trump Administration to testify before the Judiciary Committee on any matter, including this one.

At Subcommittee Hearing, Democrats Call For Timely, Affordable Relief for Small Businesses and Working Families Through Bankruptcy Law Reforms

July 15, 2025

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Washington, D.C. (July 15, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Jerrold Nadler, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust, led Subcommittee Democrats in a hearing examining reforms to bankruptcy law to provide access to timely, affordable relief for student loan borrowers, small businesses, and working families.

Ranking Member Raskin’s Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on Providing Affordable Relief for Small Businesses and Working Families

July 15, 2025

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Washington, D.C. (July 15, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at the Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust hearing on why extending the debt limits for subchapter V and Chapter 13 bankruptcy is essential to providing access to timely, affordable relief for small businesses and working families.

Subcommittee Ranking Member Nadler’s Opening Statement at Hearing on Providing Affordable Relief for Small Businesses and Working Families

July 15, 2025

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Washington, D.C. (July 15, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust, delivered opening remarks at a hearing on why extending the debt limits for subchapter V and Chapter 13 bankruptcy is essential to providing access to timely, affordable relief for small businesses and working families.

Litigation Task Force Statement on Supreme Court’s Decision on Department of Education

July 15, 2025

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Washington, D.C. — House Assistant Minority Leader Joe Neguse (CO-02) and Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (MD-08), leaders of the Litigation Task Force, issued the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled to allow the Trump Administration to resume efforts that would gut the Department of Education: