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. Below are Ranking Member Raskin’s remark... Read more »
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. WATCHRanking Member ... Read more »
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 te... Read more »
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. WATCH Ranking Member Raskin’s opening statemen... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Representative Jamie Raskin (D-Md.-08), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.-07), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Immigra... Read more »
Washington, D.C. (April 8, 2025)—On Monday, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Senator Adam Schiff, Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Members of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees led a BicameralSpotlight Hearing entitled “Restoring Accountability: Exposing Trump’s Attacks on the Rule ofLaw,” examining the Trump Administration’s pro-crime, pr... Read more »
Washington, D.C. (April 7, 2025)— Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Ranking Member of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, are pressing the White House and six top law firms for answers about deals struck with the Trump Administration to avoid executive orders targeting firms for representing clients and hir... Read more »
Washington, D.C. (April 7, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, issued the following statement rebuking the Trump Department of Justice’s (DOJ) shocking efforts to intimidate wrongfully fired former DOJ Pardon Attorney Liz Oyer into not testifying before House and Senate Democrats at today’s Bicameral Spotlight Hearing on Trump’s attacks on the ru... Read more »
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. WATCH Ranking Member Raskin’s remarks. WATCH Ranki... Read more »
Washington, D.C. (April 3, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, demanded answers from Secretary of State Marco Rubio regarding the Trump Administration’s reported efforts to pressure Romanian authorities to lift court-imposed travel restrictions on Andrew and Tristan Tate, both of whom face serious allegations of human trafficking, including trafficking ... Read more »
