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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 7, 2021

The SACKLER Act is commonsense reform that has been co-sponsored by 50 Members of Congress.

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Jun 7, 2021

It is deeply disappointing that the Department of Justice has been complicit in devising this plan to let the Sacklers off the hook.

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Jun 7, 2021

And I would hope that every member of this committee who really cares about people who have been injured by the outrageous actions of the Sacklers would get behind this act, this bill that we put together to try to overthrow this…

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Jun 7, 2021

A corporation that exploits drug trafficking is not a corporation that deserves our sympathy, as Mr. Clyde suggests, but it is a cartel.

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Jun 7, 2021

It is imperative that Congress act swiftly to prevent the Sacklers and other bad actors like them from manipulating the bankruptcy system.

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Jun 7, 2021

this is an outrageous loophole made up by a bunch of judges.

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Jun 7, 2021

A family that exploits drug trafficking and the addictive qualities of its product is not one that should elicit the sympathy of the U.S. Congress.

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Jun 6, 2021

I would much rather be accused of being a lawyer for those families than acting as a pro bono counsel for this corporation.

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Jun 6, 2021

Well, Madam Chair, I just want to say this company had overwhelming evidence it was unsafe for babies to sleep at an incline, even for short periods.

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Jun 1, 2021

Their recipe for survival is voter suppression and disenfranchisement as many people outside of the Republican Party as possible.

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Jun 1, 2021

One of these bills, whether it is gun safety or HR-1 and voting rights or the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, or the Third Reconstruction legislation, one of them is going to be the straw that breaks the camel`s back.

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Jun 1, 2021

The Republican Party is a minority party and it’s a shrinking party, and they understand that.

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Jun 1, 2021

America is coming back because Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are leading us and making a real investment in the American people.

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May 25, 2021

We need a coherent strategy that provides state law enforcement with adequate resources to coordinate regional responses to this threat.

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May 20, 2021

This is from Baha, a Palestinian from the West Bank: My name is Baja Ebdeir, and I am from the occupied village of Beit Nattiff. Now I live in Beit Jala. This past Ramadan, Israel refused to issue permits for Palestinians to observe…

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May 20, 2021

Mr. Green is not just a passionate representative of the people of the Ninth District of Texas, he speaks for millions and millions of people across the country. It has been very moving to hear him talk about the problem of police…

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May 19, 2021

The January 6 insurrection against our Congress, our Constitution, and our election was one of the worst political crimes in American history. It interrupted the peaceful transfer of power. It injured, wounded, hospitalized more than 140…

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May 18, 2021

I think we definitely believe in bonuses for success, but we don't believe in bonuses for failure.

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May 17, 2021

Congress must act immediately to put a stop to these anticompetitive behaviors, including abuses of the Orphan Drug Act.

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May 17, 2021

Congress passed the Orphan Drug Act in 1983 to promote the development of treatments for rare diseases.

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May 17, 2021

Humira is a blockbuster product that makes billions, tens of billions of dollars a year.

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May 11, 2021

The Trump administration must be held accountable for the January 6 attack.

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May 11, 2021

We need a complete bipartisan, multipartisan, nonpartisan, 9/11-style commission to study the causes and the events of January 6.

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May 11, 2021

January 6 was a historic failure. The Capitol was overrun.

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May 11, 2021

Trump called him up on the phone and basically told him to commit election fraud, 'Just find me'--I think it was--'11,780 votes.'

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