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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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Sep 28, 2022

But don't be deceived by their newfound silence and evasiveness.

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Sep 28, 2022

Since 2021, Republicans in Congress have introduced 52 bills to ban or restrict abortion nationwide.

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Sep 26, 2022

Members of domestic violence extremist groups created an alliance both online and in person to coordinate a massive effort to storm, invade, and occupy the Capitol. By placing a target on the joint session of Congress, Trump had mobilized…

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Sep 26, 2022

America listened to it, because we had real congressional hearings, and 25, 30 million Americans watching because we told the truth about Donald Trump`s assault on democratic institutions and the right to vote in America.

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Sep 26, 2022

You pulled the plug on the investigation you originally advocated, because Donald Trump didn`t want it. Let`s tell some truth.

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Sep 26, 2022

It was vetoed by the cult leader Donald Trump who said he wanted no investigation at all.

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Sep 26, 2022

I can’t say anything specific about that particular call, but we are aware of it and we are aware of lots of contacts between people in the White House and different people that were involved, obviously, in the coup attempt and the…

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Sep 25, 2022

I can`t say anything specific about that particular call, but we are aware of it. And we are aware of lots of contracts between people in the White House and different people that were involved, obviously, in the coup attempt and the…

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Sep 24, 2022

A former president in America is just a citizen.

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Sep 24, 2022

This was an organized, pre-meditated, deliberate hit against the Vice President and the Congress to overthrow the 2020 presidential election.

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Sep 24, 2022

It would have been a lot better, had Donald Trump essentially not gotten the Republicans in the House to veto the creation of an independent, 9/11-style commission.

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Sep 24, 2022

We need to deal with every aspect of the attack on our electoral process.

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Sep 22, 2022

It`s possible, but we haven`t made any final determinations yet, but I have no doubt that she will be a significant part of the report and I hope that at least some of what we got from her will end up in this hearing.

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Sep 21, 2022

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 1372 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 1372 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order…

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Sep 21, 2022

I just want to quickly point out the false equivalency just invoked by the gentleman from Pennsylvania. On the one hand, you have people of both political parties pointing out the 100 percent documented interference of Vladimir Putin in…

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Sep 21, 2022

We had real hearings, and 25, 30 million Americans watching because we told the truth about Donald Trump`s assault on democratic institutions and the right to vote in America.

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Sep 20, 2022

the previous administration's refusal or complete inability to do their job allowed one of the worst pandemics in history to run practically unchecked here in the United States.

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Sep 20, 2022

But, instead of mobilizing a serious Federal response, President Trump contemptuously stated that his administration was, quote, 'not a shipping clerk,' and he told the states to go and find their own supplies.

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Sep 19, 2022

I think that most, if not all of us, are convinced that that clear and present danger is still out there and that we really need to fortify democratic institutions against the threat of coups, insurrections, political violence, and…

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Sep 19, 2022

Well, I don't want to speculate, but I've got to imagine that people don't want to add perjury to the list of offenses he's got to deal with.

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Sep 19, 2022

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding and for her very distinguished and passionate advocacy for civil liberties and civil rights. I thank her for her excellent management of this legislation. I also thank the floor leader on the minority…

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Sep 19, 2022

I fervently hope that my colleagues on both sides of the aisle--indeed, every Member of the House of Representatives--will rise to support this bill, the successor to our 2017 bipartisan bill and the successor to the bill that then…

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Sep 14, 2022

I want to talk about some of the other things that Americans are worried about since my colleague purported to speak for Americans because I saw a poll recently saying that Americans are worried about the attack on democracy and voting…

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Sep 14, 2022

My colleagues tempt me to wander afield from what we have come here to talk about since they want to talk about seemingly everything else. So let me try to respond to a few of the points that have just been lobbed in our direction. First…

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Sep 14, 2022

The very distinguished gentleman from Kentucky purported to speak for what Americans are worried about. Undoubtedly, many Americans are worried about inflation, which is why this administration has been taking strong action not just to get…

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