Washington, D.C. (May 15, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, led Committee Democrats in a letter demanding the Department of Justice (DOJ) and White House Counsel’s Office provide legal memoranda that reportedly bless Donald Trump’s efforts to flout the clear text of the Constitution’s Foreign Emoluments Clause and accept a luxury private jet—described... Read more »
Washington, D.C. (May 14, 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 Republicans’ assault on science, scientists, and medical research. Below are Ranking Member Nadler’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at today’s subcommittee hearing. WATCH Ranking Me... Read more »
Washington, D.C. (May 14, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Rep. Joe Morelle, Ranking Member of the Committee on House Administration, sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent demanding that Treasury make available to the Committees all suspicious... Read more »
Washington, D.C. (May 14, 2025)— Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, led Committee Democrats in filing a Resolution condemning President Donald Trump’s efforts to accept a $400 million luxury private jet from the royal family of Qatar without obtaining Congress’s approval, in violation of the Constitution’s Foreign Emoluments Clause “The Constitution’s Foreign Emolu... Read more »
Washington, D.C. (May 13, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, and Rep. Brad Schneider, issued the following statement detailing that Ed Martin is not fit to serve in any position in the federal government, citing his close association with neo-Nazis, white nationalists, and other antisemitic extremists: “Ed Martin is unfit to... Read more »
Washington, D.C. (May 13, 2025)— Late Monday, House Democrats’ Litigation and Rapid Response Task Force led 148 Members of Congress in filing an amicus brief challenging President Donald Trump’s sweeping and chaotic tariffs unlawfully imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). The lawmakers’ brief stands up for Congress’s Article I exclusive legislative power to impose ... Read more »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
