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May 20, 2026

Washington, D.C. (May 20, 2026)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at a hearing condemning Republicans’ escalating assault on the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) in the aftermath of a baseless Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecution aimed at silencing civil rights advocates while emboldening extremist groups.


May 20, 2026

Washington, D.C. (May 20, 2026)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Richard E.


May 18, 2026

Washington, D.C. (May 18, 2026)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at a bicameral spotlight forum examining the Live Nation–Ticketmaster monopoly and a controversial Department of Justice (DOJ) sweetheart deal that undermines antitrust enforcement and rips off consumers.

Below are Ranking Member Raskin’s remarks at today’s hearing.


May 18, 2026

Washington, D.C. (May 18, 2026)As President Donald Trump attempts to conclude the sham $10 billion lawsuit he filed against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)—an agency he oversees as President of the United States—House Democrats’ Litigation Task Force simultaneously filed a motion to block this unconstitutional taxpayer-funded settlement. 


May 14, 2026

Washington, D.C. (May 14, 2026)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, issued the following statement on ABC News’ reporting that President Donald Trump is expected to drop his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in exchange for the creation of a $1.7 billion slush fund to issue taxpayer-funded payouts to MAGA allies who claim they were wrongfully targeted by the Biden Administration:


May 14, 2026

Washington, D.C. (May 14, 2026)—Today, 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 subcommittee Democrats in exposing House Republicans’ coercive scheme to strong-arm states and localities into enforcing Trump’s extremist mass-deportation agenda—threatening to strip away billions in critical law enforcement and public safety funding to force compliance.


May 13, 2026
Washington, D.C. (May 13, 2026)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, introduced the January 6th Law Enforcement Heroes Compensation Fund Act, legislation establishing a federal compensation program for law enforcement officers who defended the U.S. Capitol during the attack on January 6, 2021.

May 13, 2026
Washington, D.C. (May 13, 2026)— Today, Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government, delivered opening remarks at a subcommittee hearing on Republicans’ campaign to restrict religious freedom, reprising a Sharia law hearing the majority already held in February.