Washington, D.C. (February 21, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the Committee on the Judiciary; Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform; Rep. Lucy McBath, Ranking Member of the Committee on the Judiciary’s Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance; and Rep. Summer Lee, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Federal... Read more »
Washington, D.C. (February 14, 2025)—Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, issued the following statement following alarming reports that the Trump Administration’s Department of Justice (DOJ) has forced lawyers in its Public Integrity Section to decide whether they will cede to Donald Trump’s corrupt orders or be immediately fired: “I am receiving disturbing r... Read more »
Washington, D.C. (February 13, 2025)—Today, Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Education and Workforce, and Rep. Gerald Connolly (VA-11), Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, demanded President Trump reverse his unlawful firing of National Labor Relations Board ... Read more »
Washington, D.C. (February 13, 2025)—Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, issued the following statement after the top U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) resigned rather than obey a lawless order from the Trump Department of Justice (DOJ) to drop the corruption case against New York Mayor Eric Adams: “Rather than carry out the corrupt o... Read more »
Washington, D.C. (February 12, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at the full committee hearing on the First Amendment and censorship. Below are Ranking Member Raskin’s remarks at today’s hearing. WATCH Ranking Member Raskin’s opening statement. Ranking Member Jamie Raskin House Judiciary Committee Hearing on “The Censorship-I... Read more »
Washington, D.C. (February 12, 2025)—Today, Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, led Committee Democrats in rebuking the Trump Administration’s authoritarian attacks on the First Amendment, which include efforts to intimidate the press, chill and censor speech, and silence dissent. “Right now, the issue is this: we face a profound First Amendment crisis in the systematic ... Read more »
Washington, D.C. (February 11, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust, delivered opening remarks at the subcommittee hearing on regulatory and administrative law. Below are Ranking Member Nadler’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at today’s subcommittee hearing. WATCH Ranking Member Nadler’s opening state... Read more »
Washington, D.C. (February 11, 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 regulatory and administrative law. Below are Ranking Member Raskin’s remarks at today’s subcommittee hearing. WATCH Ranking Member Raskin’s opening statement. Ranking Me... Read more »
Washington, D.C. (February 11, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, issued the following statement in response to President Donald Trump’s latest executive order to pause the enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), a law that prohibits Americans from bribing foreign government officials to obtain or keep business deals: “By pullin... Read more »
Washington, D.C. (February 11, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust, led Subcommittee Democrats in calling out Republicans for holding a hearing on the “administrative state” as Elon Musk takes a wrecking ball to the federal government’s ability to deliver for the American people. The hearing included tes... Read more »
