Rep. Jamie Raskin

MAGA’s government shutdown was totally avoidable, and I will keep fighting hard to get government back open. In the meantime, my team and I have put together a dedicated resource page to help your family navigate this rocky time. raskin.house.gov/2025/10/naviga…

To celebrate Banned Books Week, we honor as MD-08 Local Heroes two amazing independent bookstores in Montgomery County—Wonderland Books in Bethesda and People’s Book in Takoma Park, which have created sanctuaries for books, writers, ideas, resistance and community.

We’re standing with federal workers in MoCo. This new resource is a diamond in the rough for our displaced but resilient federal workers. Thank you to our county leaders for defending our community and acting with great compassion and foresight. mymcmedia.org/worksource-mon…

Happy Birthday to the great @tribelaw, brilliant professor and scholar, freedom fighter in retirement, indispensable champion of constitutional democracy and the rule of law. Take a modest part of the evening off to enjoy!

And the lawsuits will follow promptly. Government shutdowns give presidents no additional authority to dismiss federal workers. We’ll fight these outrageous assaults on civil servants and public services.

My heart breaks for this precious child, her family, teachers and friends and everyone grieving her loss. My family and I are sending love, condolences and sympathy to all touched by this catastrophe. patch.com/maryland/silve…

The peace deal out of the Middle East is much-needed good news. The U.S. must now dedicate itself to ensuring this initial agreement marks the beginning of an enduring and just peace. My heart is with all the hostage families, the masses of suffering civilians of Gaza and all the…

In a democracy based on freedom and the rule of law, we don’t jail public officials—or anyone—because of policy disagreements. We need everyone to repudiate this nonsense because a president cannot act as a prosecutor, judge, jury and dictator.

Today, @SenBrianSchatz and I are calling for an end to the nearly 23,000 MAGA book bans in our schools. Trump and Republicans in Congress regularly obscure, distort and hide the truth. Now, they've even shutdown the government. But Democrats are fighting back.

Democrats are fighting back against Trump and MAGA’s authoritarian book bans. Today, @SenBrianSchatz and I are introducing a resolution to protect the right to read at schools, libraries and universities across the country. raskin.house.gov/press-releases…

My constituent Cheryl runs a boxing gym in Rockville that helps people with Parkinson's disease gain strength. If Republicans in Congress cut ACA insurance subsidies, Cheryl will be forced to make tough decisions on whether she can keep serving our community.

A leaked memo shows Trump is trying to deny furloughed federal employees the backpay they are legally entitled to after the government shutdown ends. This won’t be allowed to stand. And it’s because of a law he signed! washingtonpost.com/business/2025/…

Why won’t Speaker Johnson allow Bondi to testify in the House Judiciary Committee? The American people deserve transparency, and we should not be covering up disgraceful and dangerous crimes.

Hamas’ horrific terror attacks on Israelis on Oct. 7 brought shame to humanity. Each day of the two years of war has brought shocking suffering to civilians in Gaza & isolation to Israelis. It’s time to bring the hostages home, end this savage war & surge aid to Gaza.…

Trump and Johnson are prepared to double our health care premiums and keep the government closed just to keep MAGA corruption and their war on the working middle class going. Democrats say no way. Cancel the cuts, expand health care and restore government to the people.

It’s day four of MAGA’s outrageous government shutdown. Now, Speaker Johnson gave House Republicans another paid week away from work. I’m going live on Instagram at 7 PM ET with my friend and Ranking Democrat on the Rules Committee @repmcgovern to talk about this lawlessness.

Top 3 reasons this is unconstitutional and one question: 1. President doesn’t write or enact laws (that’s Congress). 2. Supreme Court struck down actual laws like this in Texas v Johnson (they violate First Amendment). 3. U.S. Military and ICE don’t do civilian law…

This week’s Local Hero is Ruth Masterson, the celebrated outgoing Executive Director of Meals on Wheels in Silver Spring/Takoma Park. Ruth is a creative and devoted not-for-profit leader who stands strong for the well-being of our people.

Quit playing dumb, JD. Answer the question. You know that people who aren’t legally here are NOT eligible for taxpayer-funded ACA health care. So why’s your party trying to gut ACA benefits for U.S. CITIZENS? Why do you want to increase premiums by 75% for millions of U.S.…

Ranking Member @RepRaskin on Trump's halt to refugee admissions: "The land of the free is now admitting refugees based on the whimsical political favor of the president, as opposed to the severity of their personal circumstances." Read the new op-ed⤵️ msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-…

This was posted by the President of the United States—a job once held by Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and FDR. Meantime, has the price of groceries or housing gone down for your family? How’s your kid’s job search going in the Trump economy?