Washington, D.C. (February 12, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at the full committee hearing on the First Amendment and censorship. Below are Ranking Member Raskin’s remarks at today’s hearing. WATCH Ranking Member Raskin’s opening statement. Ranking Member Jamie Raskin House Judiciary Committee Hearing on “The Censorship-I... Read more »
Washington, D.C. (February 12, 2025)—Today, Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, led Committee Democrats in rebuking the Trump Administration’s authoritarian attacks on the First Amendment, which include efforts to intimidate the press, chill and censor speech, and silence dissent. “Right now, the issue is this: we face a profound First Amendment crisis in the systematic ... Read more »
Washington, D.C. (February 11, 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 regulatory and administrative law. Below are Ranking Member Nadler’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at today’s subcommittee hearing. WATCH Ranking Member Nadler’s opening state... Read more »
Washington, D.C. (February 11, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at the Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust hearing on regulatory and administrative law. Below are Ranking Member Raskin’s remarks at today’s subcommittee hearing. WATCH Ranking Member Raskin’s opening statement. Ranking Me... Read more »
Washington, D.C. (February 11, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, issued the following statement in response to President Donald Trump’s latest executive order to pause the enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), a law that prohibits Americans from bribing foreign government officials to obtain or keep business deals: “By pullin... Read more »
Washington, D.C. (February 11, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust, led Subcommittee Democrats in calling out Republicans for holding a hearing on the “administrative state” as Elon Musk takes a wrecking ball to the federal government’s ability to deliver for the American people. The hearing included tes... Read more »
Washington D.C. — Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (MD-08) and Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) led 10 colleagues in urging U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Office of Government Ethics (OGE) Director David Huitema to uphold federal ethics laws relevant to Elon Musk’s role as a Special Government Employee (SGE). Given Musk’s vast involvement in federally regulated i... Read more »
Washington, D.C. (February 6, 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 California wildfires and regulations. Below are Ranking Member Nadler’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at today’s subcommittee hearing. WATCH Ranking Member Nadler’s opening sta... Read more »
Washington, D.C. (February 6, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, fired off a trio of letters to Attorney General Pam Bondi; Kash Patel, nominee to be Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); and Edward R. Martin Jr., Interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia. The letters demand an immediate halt to President Donald Trump’s lawles... Read more »
Washington, D.C. (February 6, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust, led Subcommittee Democrats in debunking reckless misinformation surrounding the deadly fires in Southern California and calling on Republicans to stop playing politics with disaster response. “While tens of thousands of Californians are s... Read more »