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Jamie Raskin is an American attorney, law professor, and politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Maryland's 8th congressional district since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Raskin has been an advocate for various progressive policies, including healthcare reform and civil rights. He gained national attention for his role in the impeachment proceedings against former President Donald Trump, where he served as a lead impeachment manager during the Senate trial in early 2020.
Thank you very much. I actually want to start by following up on Mr. Jordan's line of questioning. I don't know where the 11 percent number comes from, but if 10 or 11 percent of 40 million people were being convicted of fraud under the…
It is hard to believe that the constant attacks on the SNAP program reflect a focus on fiscal responsibility.
But apparently, we are not interested in the chronic problem of Pentagon waste and bloat.
I think the answer to that is simple, which is that people are not making enough money in their jobs.
This is the kind of sabotage he engaged in when his agents at the Department of Health and Human Services eliminated the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program.
He cannot just unilaterally decide to stop implementing our laws and our programs.
I understand politicians like to create their own councils and commissions and get rid of the last person's.
As President, his job is to take care that the laws are faithfully executed even if he disagrees with the laws.
President Trump has eliminated or undermined a host of Federal programs and grantmaking processes that he disagrees with.
I understand that the new director of the Office for Management and Budget disbanded the council, which was charged with trying to streamline and improve the policies.
Given that the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has determined that title VII sex discrimination includes discrimination against people based on their gender identity, it seems somewhat petty and churlish to exclude those words from the…
Not only is this legislation completely illusory in terms of not really helping people who have the problem, but it might just be struck down. Mr. Speaker, how can you cut off the people of Newark, New Jersey, or Freehold, New Jersey…
Doesn't it also say that we can't threaten to drive you out of the Medicaid program entirely because you refuse to accept one particular program that we want to impose upon you?
Reclaiming my time, rather than giving actual rights to people in the position of Mrs. Kelo or Mrs. Coking, who is going to be forced out of her house in Atlantic City, this, instead, places a very broad burden on the government and in…
This is a democratic emergency. The elections go right to the heart of democratic self-government in our country.
I thank you all for your answers, but they demonstrate why I've introduced H.R. 6435, the Election Vendor Security Act of 2018.
Forgive me for my sense of urgency, but we have election in, I think it's 107 days, maybe it's 108 days.
This bizarre revelation, perhaps a coincidence, perhaps not, has raised profound questions about the potential for interference in our elections.
We would not have much of a democracy without the work that you reporters do.
The true test of the First Amendment, of course, is if we're willing to stand up for even the speech that we abhor, even the speech that we hate.
My parents came to America in order to be offensive and not get thrown into jail for it.
The First Amendment doesn't guarantee that nobody's feelings are ever going to be hurt.
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