Jamie Raskin

The whole point is to cement into place an oligarchy, a plutocracy. One of the reasons that the Founders of America were so opposed to the intergenerational transmission of wealth is because they said that is going to increase idleness…

It can never be interpreted as a license to harass or discriminate against our employees.

As the representatives of the people, we have a unique obligation to lead by establishing a culture of zero tolerance for this egregious form of discrimination.

This is an important start, but mandating annual sexual harassment training is not sufficient.

I thank Representative Jayapal for her wonderful remarks and her terrific leadership here on behalf of the people of Washington and on behalf of middle class and working class Americans all across the country. Mr. Speaker, may I trouble…

I am delighted to be here on behalf of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. We are going to have some discussion about recent developments in Congress over this week, and we are going to focus on the proposed tax legislation. Mr. Speaker…

Unfortunately, we have not been able to have hearings on any commonsense gun reform legislation; like a criminal background check in the case of all gun sales which is supported by more than 90 percent of the people.

When the White House says that your office is in tatters, I think it is a case of what the psychiatrists call 'projection.'

I am pleased that this is a moment when we are restating our common bipartisan commitment to zero tolerance for sexual harassment.

We are in the middle... of a dramatic culture shift that is a tribute to the women's movement in the United States.

I am delighted to be here this evening on behalf of the Progressive Caucus in Congress, which is in very strong opposition to both the House and Senate versions of the tax scam that is speeding through the United States Congress this week…

Reclaiming my time, I tremble to say here in front of the whole body, but I don't believe that it was. I stand to be corrected by my colleagues if there was a hearing.

I hope they will be forthcoming about what protections they are targeting for repeal, which companies would benefit, what are the factual justifications for doing so.

My constituents, the people in Puerto Rico, Texas, and Florida, and other areas which have suffered in the past from devastating hurricanes and will unfortunately continue to do so want our government to take into account climate change…

This lack of transparency is very troubling and is depriving the American people of their right to participate in the rulemaking process.

I want to salute you for the passionate intensity of your leadership of this Commission.

Mr. Chairman, thank you. Governor Christie, again welcome to Maryland.

In the meantime, Madam Speaker, 34 million middle class Americans get hit with a tax increase. Good-bye to the healthcare deduction. Good-bye to the college loan interest deduction. Farewell to a meaningful State and local tax…

The reason we wrote you is because the Attorney General said he was recusing from all matters relating to the 2016 campaign...

The very first thing that I did as a newly elected member of the House of Representatives was to organize a tour of the freshman class, the Democrats and Republicans both, to the Holocaust Museum.

There's no doubt that the U.S. Government has intervened to destabilize democracies, as in Chile, as in Iran

He detected a little bit of an Achilles' heel in the United States, which is our openness, and specifically our openness, our freedom of expression on the internet.

Vladimir Putin and his agents understood they could not compete with us militarily, they could not compete with us economically, and they could not compete with us politically on a fair stage.

Listening to the testimony, I recognize that what's at stake here really is the integrity of liberal democracy in our century.

I see. And that is an historical process that has continued, the executive agencies?