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Jamie Raskin

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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.

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Jul 17, 2019

Can you make that available to us?

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Jul 17, 2019

If the minority wants to talk about the policy, we can, but we don't need to. They have already lost repeatedly on that, and they seem not to want to acknowledge that basic fact of this discussion. This is about congressional power, Madam…

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Jul 17, 2019

Is that a proper basis upon which to remove children from their parents?

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Jul 16, 2019

I urge a ``yes'' vote on the rule and the previous question. I will just take a second to say to my friend that there have been hundreds of conversations that have been taking place here, but, of course, the gentleman knows that the…

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Jul 16, 2019

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 491 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 491 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolution the Speaker…

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Jul 16, 2019

On Monday, the Rules Committee met and reported a rule, House Resolution 491, providing for consideration of H.R. 3494, authorizing intelligence community programs for fiscal years 2019 and 2020 and retroactively authorizing fiscal year…

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Jul 16, 2019

Before I go into my time, may I make a parliamentary inquiry? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state his parliamentary inquiry.

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Jul 16, 2019

Do we take it to be against the rules of the House to describe statements made by the President as racist as a violation of House rules? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair will not issue an advisory opinion.

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Jul 16, 2019

Launching into my time, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee). (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to revise and extend her remarks.)

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Jul 16, 2019

I am sure the gentleman was not, unfortunately, just because of the press of time.

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Jul 15, 2019

I also want to just salute everybody involved in protecting us. The terrible incident that took place at the baseball game reminds us that all of us are obviously vulnerable to these kinds of attacks.

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Jul 15, 2019

According to data produced by Rand Fishkin. Google controls over 90 percent of the search engine market in the United States.

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Jul 11, 2019

Is there anyone on the panel who believes it is the right policy to separate children from their parents in order to deter other people from coming to the United States?

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Jul 11, 2019

It's not just a legal question. It's a political question because it's invested with article I, with Congress.

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Jul 11, 2019

I think at least it's constitutionally important to note that it's Congress that has the power to impeach everybody else

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Jul 11, 2019

All legislative powers are vested in the Congress of the United States.

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Jul 11, 2019

I'm very proud to be a member of your committee with all the extraordinary work we did this week to open America's eyes to what's going on in the name of every American citizen at the border.

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Jul 11, 2019

This President spent 270 days at Trump-owned properties. Think about that for a second. What if Barack Obama had not only taken the press corps and the government with him to Martha's Vineyard, but made everybody stay at the Obama Hotel…

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Jul 11, 2019

The hardworking men and women of the Armed Services certainly don't need a bunch of ceremonial pageantry paid for by the taxpayers simply because the President decides, upon a monarchical whim, that he wants to see one outside in front of…

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Jul 11, 2019

Ridiculous, ludicrous, absurd, all of this, right? Well, I guess the Constitution is absurd because the Founders of the Constitution took pains to build not one but two Emoluments Clauses right into the text of the Constitution. Article I…

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Jul 11, 2019

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of subtitle E of title X, insert the following: SEC. 10__. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR…

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Jul 10, 2019

I also want to salute Ms. Pressley for having the idea for this excellent and important panel discussion.

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Jul 9, 2019

I would not even want to win that way.

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Jul 9, 2019

I remember that. I was in Congress then, and they had voted 69 different times to repeal the Affordable Care Act in its entirety.

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