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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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Feb 9, 2021

I was honored, along with Ranking Member Rodney Davis and our two Senate colleagues, to play a small role in that session as a teller to read the results.

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Feb 9, 2021

The evidence will show you that ex-President Trump was no innocent bystander.

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Feb 9, 2021

We must continue to expand access to civic participation in our elections in a secure manner.

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Feb 8, 2021

If that's not an impeachable offense, then there is no such thing.

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Feb 8, 2021

Hamilton in Federalist 1 said: "The greatest danger to republics and the liberties of the people comes from political opportunists who begin as demagogues and end as tyrants and the people who are encouraged to follow them."

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Feb 8, 2021

The vast majority of constitutional scholars who studied the question and weighed in on the proposition being advanced by the President this January exception, heretofore unknown, agree with us.

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Feb 8, 2021

This cannot be the future of America. We cannot have presidents inciting and mobilizing mob violence against our government.

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Feb 8, 2021

We cannot have presidents inciting and mobilizing mob violence against our government.

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Feb 5, 2021

This time for his second impeachment, that last point about whether or not the former president will testify, that’s sort of a live issue.

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Feb 4, 2021

Any official accused of inciting armed violence against the government of the United States should welcome the chance to testify openly and honestly. That is if the official had a defense. We will prove at trial that President Trump’s…

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Jan 25, 2021

Donald John Trump engaged in high crimes and misdemeanors by inciting violence against the government of the United States.

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Jan 13, 2021

Ms. Cheney says that ``there has never been a greater betrayal by a President of the United States of his office and his oath to the Constitution.'' Read Ms. Cheney's statement. Let's come together and impeach the President for this high…

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Jan 13, 2021

Smashing windows and beating police officers over the head with fire extinguishers, a bloodthirsty mob attacked the Capitol and invaded this Congress last Wednesday. They erected a gallows and repeatedly chanted: Hang Mike Pence. They…

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Jan 13, 2021

They may have been hunting for Pence and Pelosi to stage their coup, but every one of us in this room right now could have died.

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Jan 12, 2021

May I inquire how much time is remaining on both sides? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Maryland has 2\3/4\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Ohio has 4\3/4\ minutes remaining.

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Jan 12, 2021

I heard one of our colleagues say it was the fault of the mob, not Donald Trump. But who summoned the mob? Who created the mob? Who assembled it? You don't have to trust us if you don't like what you call ``Democrat Members.'' We do prefer…

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Jan 12, 2021

This president is not meeting the most minimal duties of office. He is not meeting the oath that he swore to uphold and defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic. He is not protecting and defending the democracy…

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Jan 12, 2021

May I inquire how much time both sides have remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Maryland has 7\3/4\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Ohio has 8 minutes remaining.

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Jan 12, 2021

I am honored to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Katko).

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Jan 12, 2021

Very quickly, the gentlewoman, whom I have not had the pleasure to meet yet, confuses disability and incapacity. Franklin D. Roosevelt was in a wheelchair. He had a disability, and he was one of our greatest Presidents. President Lincoln…

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Jan 12, 2021

The cancel culture of violent white supremacy tried to cancel out all of our lives last Wednesday. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from California (Mr. Panetta).

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Jan 12, 2021

The gentleman reasonably poses the question: Why are we doing this? We think that the President of the United States constitutes a clear and present danger to the Republic and to our people. For example, on the white supremacist websites…

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Jan 6, 2021

I claim the time in opposition to the objection. The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Maryland is recognized for 5 minutes.

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Jan 6, 2021

The baseless attack on Pennsylvania and its electors brought to mind, for me, the great Tom Paine, the champion of popular democracy, who came over to America to fight with us in the Revolution against the king. He lived in Philadelphia…

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Jan 6, 2021

I thank you first and all my dear beloved colleagues for your love and tenderness, which my family and I will never forget. Abraham Lincoln, whose name is a comfort to us all, said: ``We have got the best government the world ever knew.''…

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