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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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Jun 5, 2023

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

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Jun 5, 2023

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

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Jun 5, 2023

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

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Jun 5, 2023

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

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Jun 5, 2023

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

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Jun 5, 2023

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

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Jun 5, 2023

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

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Jun 5, 2023

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

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Jun 5, 2023

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

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Jun 5, 2023

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

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Jun 5, 2023

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.

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May 25, 2023

The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution says that the validity of the public debt shall not be questioned. We made a commitment to every Social Security recipient in America, to Medicare and Medicaid recipients, to the veterans, to the…

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May 22, 2023

The three major PBMs have also each been vertically integrated into the large health insurance corporations.

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May 22, 2023

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

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May 22, 2023

The dangerously high price of prescription drugs is a serious social problem that we have long sought to address.

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May 22, 2023

The idea that you, as the oncologist, would prescribe a specific drug for your patient and then be forced to use a different drug, that does not work when obviously you are an expert in the field and you have someone presumably who is a…

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May 22, 2023

The investigation found that drug companies aggressively raise prices to meet revenue targets, that drug companies targeted the U.S. market for higher prices than are set in other countries, and that drug companies were engaged in…

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May 22, 2023

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

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May 22, 2023

The Committee's focus on the problem of the PBMs is an important bipartisan step forward in addressing the overall crisis of healthcare in the country.

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May 16, 2023

The Postal Service's proposal focuses on hardening physical infrastructure, which is, of course, helpful in terms of preventing mail theft.

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May 16, 2023

The problem is getting more serious.

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May 16, 2023

So, OK, you are saying you do not have the statutory authority to deploy them to protect the mail routes and letter carriers.

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May 16, 2023

It seems to me that it is a little counterintuitive if the officers are assigned just to the physical station.

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