Jamie Raskin

As Ranking Member Raskin said, they do not want to repeal regulations that ensure that their medicines are safe and effective.

Republicans are vehemently pro-regulation when it comes to advancing an ideological agenda that is theirs.

Now, some politicians like to say that they are anti-regulation, but of course they are pro-regulation when it comes to restricting our personal rights and our freedoms.

The truth is that regulations have a profound effect on every aspect of our daily lives.

Most Americans support government regulation across a whole wide range of industries and social activities.

Representative Raskin publicly called on his fellow committee Members to denounce white supremacism.

I think that he was probably involved in trying to get Vice President Pence to step outside of his constitutional role, and simply declare that certain states' Electoral College votes wouldn't be accepted.

So I think Trump was obviously the mastermind and ringleader, not Mark Meadows.

Mark Meadows proved to be a very weak chief-of-staff. I mean, what I took from all of the people who testified about him before our committee was that he agreed with whomever was talking to him at the time, but fundamentally, he would go…

It certainly seems like they're closing in on the target and the person who undoubtedly set all of the events of January 6 into motion.

The antiregulatory measures for the bulk of today's discussion however do not address legitimate concerns, they are a distraction from the important work we could accomplish together.

I am deeply disappointed that Committee Republicans have chosen to shoehorn into this antiregulatory hearing, what is an otherwise worthy discussion of civil asset forfeiture reform.

Democrats together with a broad coalition of environmental, public interest, labor and civil rights groups have consistently opposed these antiregulatory measures.

Unfortunately, today, this hearing is conflating this real issue that has bipartisan support with a partisan antiregulatory agenda.

That's why I've cosponsored H.R. 1525, the FAIR Act.

You were aware at least as early as May 2021 that the Secret Service had erased thousands of text messages.

Your duty under the Inspector General Act is to immediately report flagrant and serious abuses that are taking place.

For Congress to pass H.R. 788 it would be a gift to lawbreakers at the expense of families and communities...

An outlandish argument based on the false premise that such settlements are illegitimate...

Paradoxically then instead of protecting his Constitutional prerogatives, H.R. 3446 would thwart Congress' will...

The majority likes to spin tails of nefarious motives and collusion with liberal groups...

Instead, today's hearing is simply a tired attempt by the majority to paint a Constitutional veneer upon unpopular antiregulatory agenda...

To be clear, where there is a legitimate issue to address, we are prepared to work with our Republican colleagues.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I want to start by thanking all of our witnesses for their excellent participation today.

No American should be forced to choose between living expenses, like groceries, rent or transportation, and affording their lifesaving medication.