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United States parliament
Jamie Raskin
Representative · Democratic
Spoke in: House Judiciary, House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight, House Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitution and Limited Government, House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet, House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance, House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement, House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands
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Latest speeches
H.R. 2442, the Freedom from Unfair Gun Taxes Act of 2025; H.R. 9298, the Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act; H.R. 9503, the Officer Leslie Coffelt U.S. Secret Service Police Act; H.R. 3342, the BOP Direct-Hire Authority Act; H.R. 10335, the Restoring Civil Rights Attorney’s Fees Act of 2026; H.R. 9834, the No Racketeers on our Shores Act; and H.R. 8330, the Stop Climate Shakedowns Act of 2026 · U.S. House of Representatives · 16 September 2026
H.R. 9503 Secret Service Police Act: bipartisan rationale
“Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, and thank you for reminding us that Ohio is where presidents come from, and I wish you well on your journeys over the next eight weeks as you crisscross the country. And I am…”
Watch from 4:57H.R. 3342 BOP Direct Hire Authority: sponsor’s staffing case
“Thank you, Mr. Chairman. We want to work with you to address the chronic understaffing at the Bureau of Prisons. There's clearly a staffing shortage within the agency and both recruiting and retention have been challenging, particularly for facilities in…”
Watch from 20:23Democratic opposition to H.R. 3342: civil service, veterans, oversight
“I expressed similar sentiments in my opening statement at a hearing titled Federal Corrections in Focus: Oversight of the Bureau of Prisons a year and a half ago. Although we had a good conversation with individuals across the spectrum about…”
Watch from 21:12
“Restoring Election Integrity: Oversight of Voter Fraud in New Jersey” · U.S. House of Representatives · 15 September 2026
Documents on NJ registrations and DHS letters entered
“Thank you kindly Mr. Chairman. Welcome to all of our witnesses today. I'm still waiting for my $5,000 Dodge check Ms. Crockett and the $2,000 tariff check. So I'm not sure they're going to be able to respectfully I'm having…”
Watch from 38:00Raskin: Supreme Court defeat of Trump election scheme
“No, the clerical error that we convene to discuss today was discovered and announced publicly by the New Jersey state government itself. Federalism in action. And this mistake did not affect the outcome of a single election in New Jersey…”
Watch from 43:02Raskin: framing NJ as clerical error and defending Sherrill
“The state continues to investigate how it happened, contracting with a private law firm to lead an outside investigation headed up by a Republican former US attorney, Jeffrey Chiesa, and it is committed to sharing the results of that investigation…”
Watch from 45:36
“Missing and Murdered Indigenous People: Strengthening Public Safety in Tribal Communities” · U.S. House of Representatives · 15 September 2026
Ranking Member McBath: Trump-era policy, VAWA jurisdiction, and grant cuts
“Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Welcome to our witnesses, and I want to thank the distinguished ranking member of this committee for framing the discussion so well. I just want to add some context. We are now 48 hours away from…”
Watch from 15:29Ranking Member Raskin: Congressional inaction and call for legislation
“This hearing is long overdue, but it is way too little and it is way too late. The Republican majority has controlled this subcommittee for four years. Why are we only having this hearing now, at the last possible minute,…”
Watch from 16:06Raskin Q&A: Grant cuts, law enforcement funding, and root causes
“Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Shores, I want to start with you. You reminded us to distinguish carefully between missing persons and murdered persons. And what is the average age, do we know, of a missing indigenous person and the…”
Watch from 59:15
‘“Subject to the Jurisdiction Thereof’: Birthright Citizenship and the Fourteenth Amendment, Part II” · U.S. House of Representatives · 2 September 2026
Ranking Member Raskin: constitutional clarity and authoritarian risks
“Thank you. Thank you kindly, Mr. Chairman, and thanks to all of our witnesses for joining us today. Well, the cupboard is now officially empty and the game is up. Having picked an illegal forever war with Iran and driven…”
Watch from 24:52Rep. Raskin (D): consequences of ending birthright; vetting women
“Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Um, what what would the practical consequences be, Professor Weinberg, uh for individual Americans and the country as a whole, uh if President Trump had succeeded in having the Supreme Court ratify his executive…”
Watch from 1:02:34Rep. Raskin (D): consequences of ending birthright; vetting women
“Um, Ms. Jenks, um, do you favor pregnancy checks for all non-citizen women coming into American airports? It sounded like you favored it, but you weren't sure whether other people had the stomach to do it, and I just wanted…”
Watch from 1:04:14
“Renewal of USPTO Fee Setting Authority: Giving Full Effect to the America Invents Act” · U.S. House of Representatives · 2 September 2026
Speech
“Thank you kindly, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Kappos, when President Trump announced the Board of Peace in January, it looked to me like a money laundering scheme for countries with dubious human rights records and a lot of oil money to…”
Watch from 5:01
Legislative hearing on: H.R. 642 (Rep. Steube), “Myakka Wild and Scenic River Act of 2025”; H.R. 5470 (Rep. LaHood), “Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation Act”; H.R. 6788 (Rep. Downing), “Montana Sportsmen Conservation Act”; H.R. 9269 (Rep. Clyburn), “Renewing the African American Civil Rights Network Act”; H.R. 9600 (Rep. Raskin), "Common Sense Act 250 Act of 2026"; H.R. 9779 (Rep. Gonzalez), “Hands Off Our Boca Chica Beach Act of 2026” ; H.R. 10128 (Rep. McClintock), To codify Secretary's Order No. 3434 of the Department of the Interior; H.R. 10136 (Rep. Westerman), “Crossett Experimental Forest Act of 2026”; S. 675 (Rep. Hoeven) “Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Act” · U.S. House of Representatives · 2 September 2026
Clyburn: H.R. 9269 African American Civil Rights Network
“Well, thank you very kindly, Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Huffman, and the distinguished members of this committee for holding the hearing and giving us time to speak. I'm delighted to be here to discuss H.R. 9600, which is the Common…”
Watch from 42:44Raskin: H.R. 9600 Common Sense 250 Act
“In 2022, we acted to rectify our failure to honor Tom Paine. You know, Napoleon said that a statue of gold should be erected to Tom Paine in every country of the world because he was the original champion of…”
Watch from 43:28
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