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Ranking Member McBath’s Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on Republican Efforts to Dismantle Life-Saving Gun Safety Laws

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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 »

Ranking Member Raskin’s Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on Republican Efforts to Dismantle Life-Saving Gun Safety Laws

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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 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 »

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 198 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 »

Committee Democrats Provide Republicans With Much Needed Civics Lesson: Presidents Can’t End Birthright Citizenship Via Executive Order

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Washington, D.C. (February 26, 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 denouncing Donald Trump’s illegal assault on birthright citizenship. The hearing included testimony from Amanda Frost, Professor of Law, University of Virgini... Read more »