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Ranking Member Scanlon’s Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on Republicans’ Dangerous Judicial Power Grab

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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 »

Ranking Member Raskin’s Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on Republicans’ Dangerous Judicial Power Grab

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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 »

Subcommittee Democrats, Experts Affirm That Bipartisan Gun Reforms Are Working, But Republicans Want to Roll Them Back

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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 »

In Letter to Bondi, Ranking Members Raskin and Crockett Demand Answers on DOJ’s Corrupt Bargain with Mayor Adams and Attempted Cover-Up

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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 »

In Letter to Bondi, Ranking Members Raskin and McBath Press for Details on Trump Executive Order Threatening Life-Saving Gun Regulations

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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 »

House Democrats Push Back Against Attacks on CFPB and Defend American Consumers in Court

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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 »

Ranking Member McBath’s Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on Protecting Victims of Human Trafficking and Online Exploitation

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Washington, D.C. (February 27, 2025)—Today, Rep. Lucy McBath, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance, delivered opening remarks at a hearing on protecting victims of human trafficking and online exploitation. Below are Ranking Member McBath’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at today’s hearing. WATCH Ranking Member McBath’s opening statement. Ranking Memb... Read more »

Ranking Member Raskin’s Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on Protecting Victims of Human Trafficking and Online Exploitation

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Washington, D.C. (February 27, 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 protecting victims of human trafficking and online exploitation. Below are Ranking Member Raskin’s remarks at today’s hearing. WATCH Ranking Member Raskin’s opening statement. Ranking Me... Read more »

Subcommittee Democrats Admonish Trump’s Freeze on Critical Resources for Victims of Human Trafficking and Online Exploitation

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Washington, D.C. (February 27, 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, led subcommittee Democrats in condemning the Trump Administration’s disastrous funding freeze and illuminating its harmful consequences in disrupting efforts to combat human trafficking... Read more »

At Hearing on Weaponization of the Justice Department, Judiciary Republicans Remain Silent As Trump’s DOJ Promotes Lawlessness and Corruption

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Washington, D.C. (February 26, 2025)—Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Oversight, led subcommittee Democrats in a hearing examining Donald Trump’s lawless Department of Justice (DOJ). The hearing included testimony from Brendan Ballou, Former Federal Prosecutor and Special Counsel for Private Equity ... Read more »