Jamie Raskin

Religious freedom in our country means two things. Our Framers rebelled against centuries of religious warfare... And they came up, in our Constitution, with two parts of religious freedom: free exercise that every citizen has and, also…

In 2020, the House passed a resolution, which I had introduced, denouncing the blasphemy, heresy, and apostasy laws and calling for this to be a central plank in U.S. foreign policy, to free religious prisoners and to strike these laws…

All over the world, there are people in prison right now for having been accused of and found guilty of violating blasphemy, heresy, or apostasy laws, which are of course unconstitutional in America.

I thank the distinguished gentleman from Illinois for his remarks about the naming of this post office, and I strongly encourage all of our colleagues to endorse this significant legislation. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my…

Second Lieutenant Patrick Palmer Calhoun was born on March 19, 1941, and raised in Mount Vernon, Georgia. He graduated from the University of Georgia and enlisted in the U.S. Army in the middle of the Vietnam war. While stationed in South…

I thank the distinguished gentleman from New Orleans for his eloquent words about Dr. Lombard. May I add, not only was he a hero to the people of New Orleans and Louisiana, but he was also a nationally recognized civil rights advocate who…

I have no further speakers. I urge passage of H.R. 292, and I yield back the balance of my time.

These people are trying to cut funding for our democratic allies in Ukraine.

The Republican Majority in the House Rules Committee has advanced an amendment to delete $300 million from the Defense Appropriations Act.

You do not impeach a President based on hypotheticals and based on obsolete conspiracy theories.

I am afraid the Majority forgot to bring the evidence with them today.

This process might not be such a whipping post, Mr. Chairman, if we heard from actual fact witnesses.

This 'Seinfeld' impeachment--an impeachment hearing about nothing, apparently--2 days before the government is about to shut down.

But the problem is, when you sling mud, you got to have mud.

And again, of course, we know it is not about the evidence.

What about the January 6th defendants?--all of whom had lawyers, due process, the presumption of innocence.

The evidence before us shows no wrongdoing by President Biden.

We cannot give up on discerning truth from propaganda. We cannot give up on our collective governance.

This inquiry is a cynical attempt to tar everyone, to make everyone look suspect, make everyone look corrupt, so that voters just give up and say, 'There is not much difference here.'

The people of America elected all 435 of us to do the things they expect Congress to do--real business, not theater--try to have some type of prescription drug reform legislation this year. But, instead, the Majority party is conducting…

You are being played by these extremists and Donald Trump. It is costing us our economy.

This entire fake impeachment inquiry is not about the United States; it is about Hunter Biden.

The American people are smart, that they are not going to be fooled by what is happening here today.

It is another attack on our democracy and our institutions.

This is not a serious inquiry. This is not a serious hearing.