WASHINGTON – Today, Congressional civil rights leaders reintroduced the Do No Harm Act, to address the increasing use of religious freedom to undermine civil rights protections. The bill restores the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) to its original purpose, which is to protect religious exercise while ensuring religious freedom is not used to erode civil rights protections. The legislation... Read more »
Washington, D.C. (March 5, 2025)—Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government, led subcommittee Democrats in calling out Republicans’ latest plot to put Donald Trump even further above the law and rig the legal system to benefit him and his cronies. The hearing included t... Read more »
Washington, D.C. (March 4, 2025)—Today, Rep. Lucy McBath, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance, delivered opening remarks at a hearing on Republican efforts to dismantle proven gun safety laws and make communities less safe. Below are Ranking Member McBath’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at today’s hearing. WATCH Ranking Member McBath’s opening state... Read more »
Washington, D.C. (March 4, 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 Republican efforts to dismantle proven gun safety laws and make communities less safe. Below are Ranking Member Raskin’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at today’s hearing WATCH Ranking M... Read more »
Washington, D.C. (March 4, 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’ legislative reforms to rig the rules for Trump and his corrupt cronies. Below are Ranking Member Scanlon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at today’s hearing. WATCH Ranking Member Scanlon’s open... Read more »
Washington, D.C. (March 4, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government hearing on Republicans’ legislative reforms to rig the rules for Trump and his corrupt cronies. Below are Ranking Member Raskin’s remarks at today’s hearing. WATCH Ranking Member Raskin’s opening stateme... Read more »
Washington, D.C. (March 4, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Lucy McBath, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance, and subcommittee Democrats condemned Republican efforts to dismantle proven gun safety laws and make communities less safe. The hearing included testimony from: Greg Jackson, Former Deputy Dire... Read more »
Washington, D.C. (March 3, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Oversight, demanded that Attorney General Pam Bondi immediately end the cover-ups and retaliations within the Department of Justice (DOJ). The demand comes after the Trump Administration’s lawless order that federal prosecutors... Read more »
Washington, D.C. (March 3, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Lucy McBath, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance, wrote to Attorney General Pamela Bondi demanding information on the Trump Administration’s Executive Order directing an examination of critical firearms regulations, which threatens measure... Read more »
Washington, D.C. — Ranking Member of the Judiciary Committee Jamie Raskin (MD-08), in conjunction with Assistant Leader Joe Neguse (CO-02), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee Maxine Waters (CA-43), House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08), and the Litigation and Rapid Response Task Force, led an amicus brief joined by 203 House Democrats in defense of American consumer... Read more »
