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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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Jan 23, 2025

My distinguished colleague from Texas keeps referencing his female staff and colleagues, but it seems like there has been a coed exodus from his side of the aisle as support for this bill vanishes. In the meantime, I don't have enough…

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Jan 23, 2025

No. Madam Speaker, I would like my time restored. I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Pennsylvania (Ms. Scanlon), the distinguished ranking member of the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government.

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Jan 23, 2025

I appreciate the passionate vehemence of the gentleman, but the whole substance of his argument completely undercuts the meaning of their bill. In the case that I could hear him talking about, Kermit Barron Gosnell was an American serial…

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Jan 23, 2025

I thank the gentlewoman for her eloquent words. When will Republicans stop feeding on other people's tragedies? We don't need MAGA in the delivery room. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

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Jan 22, 2025

I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. LaMalfa). Mr. LaMALFA. Mr. Speaker, I thank my good colleague from California for leading this charge and being that…

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Jan 22, 2025

May I inquire as to the time remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Palmer). The gentleman from Maryland has 6 minutes remaining.

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Jan 20, 2025

If President Trump had come forward and said, we've spoken to these people. They are not going to be attacking police officers in the future the way that they bloodied and wounded and hospitalized, 140 of them in Washington, D.C.

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Jan 20, 2025

But why did Donald Trump pardon all of the insurrectionists? That's what we want to know. Are they reformed? Are they no longer a threat to public safety?

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Jan 20, 2025

Pardons have generally been used when people are actually innocent or there was some procedural miscarriage of justice.

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Jan 16, 2025

Those two cases are tangential and peripheral to the central matter of a president who pilfered classified government documents for some purpose still unknown to the public.

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Jan 16, 2025

I thank the gentlewoman for her distinguished remarks, and I reserve the balance of my time.

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Jan 16, 2025

In a democracy, Americans have the right to information about our public officials and what they're doing.

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Jan 16, 2025

I am delighted to be here with you and with the gentlewoman from Florida. Mr. Speaker, America's immigration laws are like an admissions policy for the country: How do you get into America, who gets kicked out of America, and for what…

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Jan 16, 2025

Donald Trump will likely have his Justice Department dismiss the case against his aides Walt Nauta and Carlos de Oliveira or pardon them.

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Jan 16, 2025

I am prepared to close. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to include in the Record the text of this amendment immediately prior to the vote on the motion to recommit. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the…

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Jan 16, 2025

If we think that the existence of these two cases is an impediment to releasing the report, then dismiss the two cases.

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Jan 16, 2025

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 274, nays 145, not voting 15, as follows: [Roll No. 17]…

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Jan 8, 2025

especially when paired with his troubling past partisan ideological activity in favor of Trump, Justice Alito's decision to have a personal phone call with President Trump—who obviously has an active and deeply personal matter before the…

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Jan 8, 2025

Every federal judge and justice knows he or she must avoid situations such as this. Yet Justice Alito did not.

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Jan 7, 2025

I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McCLINTOCK. Madam Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Clyde).

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Jan 7, 2025

I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McCLINTOCK. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Van Drew).

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Jan 7, 2025

I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McCLINTOCK. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Harris).

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Jan 7, 2025

In answer to the distinguished gentleman, he stated precisely what the law is now. He said: How can we go back to our districts and not defend the immediate deporting of people who have committed theft? That is what the law is. They want…

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Jan 7, 2025

In fact, the Democrats got behind a bipartisan border security bill, which beefed up law enforcement at the border, which beefed up judges at the border, and that was tanked by Donald Trump and by Republicans in the House. They are the…

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Jan 7, 2025

May I inquire as to how much time is remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Maryland has 3\1/4\ minutes remaining.

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