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WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Ranking Member of the Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee, Bennie Thompson (MS-02), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, and Veronica Escobar (TX-16) sent a letter to President Donald Trump calling on him to end his administration's use of detention for families and children.
Washington, D.C. (April 10, 2025)-Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Immigration, Integrity, Security, and Enforcement, led Committee Democrats in rebuking the Trump Administration's chaotic and lawless immigration enforcement, including their reckless diversion of state and local law enforcement resources, which makes it harder for police to do their jobs and makes all of us less safe.
Washington, D.C. - Today, House and Senate Democratic Leadership filed an amicus brief opposing President Donald Trump's unlawful attempts to fire members of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB). The individuals cited in this matter were duly appointed, congressionally confirmed board members at independent federal agencies. Illegal attempts to terminate them threaten the integrity of these institutions and their ability to protect American workers and uphold workplace democracy.
Washington, D.C. (April 9, 2025)-Today, Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government, delivered opening remarks during the hearing on Republicans' extreme agenda, which will cut funding for education, health care and child nutrition.
Below are Ranking Member Scanlon's remarks, as prepared for delivery, at today's hearing.
Washington, D.C. (April 9, 2025)-Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, delivered opening remarks at the Subcommittee on Immigration, Integrity, Security, and Enforcement hearing on Donald Trump's reckless and lawless immigration enforcement, which is undermining local law enforcement and threatening public safety.
Washington, D.C. (April 9, 2025)-Today, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Immigration, Integrity, Security, and Enforcement, delivered opening remarksat the subcommittee hearing on Donald Trump's reckless and lawless immigration enforcement, which is undermining local law enforcement and threatening public safety.
Below are Ranking Member Jayapal's remarks, as delivered, at the subcommittee hearing.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative Jamie Raskin (D-Md.-08), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, U.S.
Washington, D.C. (April 8, 2025)-Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at the Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance hearing on government surveillance and the protection of Americans' sensitive personal data.
Below are Ranking Member Raskin's remarks at today's hearing.
Washington, D.C. (April 7, 2025)-Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at the Bicameral Spotlight Hearing entitled "Restoring Accountability: Exposing Trump's Attacks on the Rule of Law."
Below are Ranking Member Raskin's remarks, as prepared for delivery, at today's spotlight hearing.