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Ranking Member Raskin’s Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on Threats to AI Innovation

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Washington, D.C. (May 7, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet hearing on protecting American innovation in artificial intelligence (AI) amid global threats. Below are Ranking Member Raskin’s remarks at today’s hearing. WATCH Ranking M... Read more »

Subcommittee Ranking Member Johnson’s Opening Statement at Hearing on Fostering AI Innovation

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Washington, D.C. (May 7, 2025)—Today, Rep. Hank Johnson, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet, delivered opening remarks at a hearing on fostering American innovation in artificial intelligence (AI) amid global threats. Below are Ranking Member Johnson’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at today’s hearing. WATCH Subcommitt... Read more »

Trump’s Funding Cuts, Attacks on Federal Workers Are Exacerbating Safety and Security Challenges in the Bureau of Prisons

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Washington, D.C. (May 7, 2025)—Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Oversight, and Rep. Lucy McBath, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance, led Committee Democrats in examining how the Trump Administration’s policies and Republicans’ failure to invest sufficiently i... Read more »

Ranking Member McBath’s Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on Overcriminalization

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Washington, D.C. (May 7, 2025)—Today, Rep. Lucy McBath, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance, delivered opening remarks at a hearing on the overcriminalization of federal statutory and regulatory offenses. Below are Ranking Member McBath’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at today’s hearing. WATCH Ranking Member McBath’s opening statement. Ranking Membe... Read more »

Ranking Member Raskin’s Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on Overcriminalization

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Washington, D.C. (May 7, 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 the overcriminalization of federal statutory and regulatory offenses. Below are Ranking Member Raskin’s remarks at today’s hearing. WATCH Ranking Member Raskin’s opening statement. Ranking Mem... Read more »

House Judiciary Democrats Press Trump’s DOJ to Restore Grant Funding for Public Safety, Violent Crime Prevention, Victim Support Services

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Washington, D.C. (May 6, 2025)— 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 Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Oversight, led Judiciary Democrats in demanding the Department of Justice (DOJ) immediately reinstate hundreds of critical crime prevent... Read more »

Subcommittee Ranking Member Crockett’s Opening Statement at Joint Subcommittee Hearing on Oversight of the Bureau of Prisons

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Washington, D.C. (May 6, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Oversight, delivered opening remarks at a joint subcommittee hearing with the Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance on oversight of the Bureau of Prisons (BOP). Below are Ranking Member Crockett’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at today’s hearing. WATCH Ranking Member Crockett... Read more »

Subcommittee Ranking Member McBath’s Opening Statement at Joint Subcommittee Hearing on Oversight of the Bureau of Prisons

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Washington, D.C. (May 6, 2025)—Today, Rep. Lucy McBath, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance, delivered opening remarks at a joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Oversight examining the Bureau of Prisons (BOP). Below are Ranking Member McBath’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at today’s hearing. WATCH Ranking Member McBath’s opening statement. Rankin... Read more »

Ranking Member Raskin’s Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on Oversight of the Bureau of Prisons

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Washington, D.C. (May 6, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at a joint hearing of the Subcommittee on Oversight and the Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance, on oversight of the Bureau of Prisons (BOP). Below are Ranking Member Raskin’s remarks at today’s hearing. WATCH Ranking Member Raskin’s opening stat... Read more »

House Judiciary Republicans Rubberstamp Trump’s Lawless Assault on America, Spend $81 Billion in Taxpayer Funds to Hand Trump More Unchecked Power

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Washington, D.C. (May 1, 2025)— Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, led Committee Democrats in opposing Republicans’ bill to enact Donald Trump’s massive tax cuts for billionaires and corporations and bankroll his mass deportation agenda while defunding healthcare, food assistance, veterans’ services, domestic violence programs, and other programs that serve ... Read more »