The Following Report Contains Research on Jamie Raskin (MD-08)
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The following report contains research on Jamie Raskin (MD-08). By accessing the report, you acknowledge it is your responsibility to verify all claims made in the report against the original documentation cited therein. Raskin supports Medicare for All and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal, has spoken at multiple police protests, opposes the GOP Tax Cuts, and endorsed Elizabeth Warren for president: • Raskin supports Medicare for All and is a “founding member” of the Medicare for All caucus. “Out front on ‘Medicare for all’ in the House is Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin (D), a cancer survivor and founding member of a Medicare for All caucus in Congress. ‘In the richest country in the history of our species at its richest moment, not to advance forward to adopt a Medicare for all system is to deny, I think, the common humanity of our fellow citizens,’ he said during a House hearing on the subject earlier this year.” (Allison Stevens, “Like White House Hopefuls, Md. Dems Split on ‘Medicare for All,’” Maryland Matters, 9/5/19) o Raskin was an original member of the Medicare for All Congressional Caucus, which advances Medicare for All by sponsoring briefings and interacting with partners and providers across the country to help implement Medicare for All. “Today, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Rep. Keith Ellison (MN-05), Rep. Debbie Dingell (MI-12), other members of Congress and advocates from around the country launched the Medicare for All Congressional Caucus in a press conference. The Medicare for All Congressional Caucus will help build the evidence base for Medicare for All. It will sponsor briefings on topics ranging from the basics of Medicare for All to financing to universal health care systems around the world. In development is also a clearinghouse of resources for members of Congress and their staff. Additionally, the caucus will provide an opportunity for members and their staff to interact with partners and providers across the country to gain a practical understanding of how a Medicare for All system would work… Members who have joined: Jamie Raskin.” (“Rep. Jayapal, Rep. Ellison, Rep. Dingell and Members of Congress Launch Medicare For All Congressional Caucus,” Press Releas, 7/19/18) • Raskin is a co-sponsor of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal. (H.Res. 109, Introduced 2/7/19) o Raskin supports the Green New Deal. “’I’m excited to join the Rules Committee, where I will fight every day for my constituents and all Americans by ensuring that our policy priorities are brought to the House Floor,’ said Raskin. ‘On Rules, we will be on offense advancing the Majority’s strong positive agenda, including action on prescription drug price reform and quality health care for all, climate change and the green new deal for revitalizing America’s infrastructure, voting rights protection and democracy reform, a universal criminal background check and gun violence reduction, the Dream Act, and comprehensive immigration reform.’” (“Rep. Jamie Raskin Joins House Committee On Rules,” Press Release, 1/4/19) o Picture of Raskin and Ocasio-Cortez. (Paul Schwartzman, “‘We won’t go back’: Ocasio-Cortez answers Trump’s rallying cry with one of her own,” Washington Post, 7/19/19) • Raskin has “spoken at multiple protests” and voted in favor of the Justice in Policing Act. “As temperatures neared 90 degrees Saturday afternoon, more than 100 people gathered at Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda and marched down Old Georgetown Road to advocate for anti-racist educational reform and to protest police brutality… U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin and Council Member Will Jawando spoke at the event. Raskin has spoken at multiple protests, and on Friday, voted in favor of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act in the House, aimed at curbing police brutality and holding officers accountable. Raskin acknowledged the ‘good cops’ helping to manage Saturday’s protest, while Jawando called to defund the police and reinvest in other community services. ‘The young people are leading us out of this nightmare,’ Raskin said in an interview prior to the demonstration. ‘Each person here will become an instrument of change.’” (Dana Gerber, “Protesters at Walter Johnson High School seek anti-racist education, end to police brutality,” Bethesda Magazine, 6/27/20) • Raskin opposed the GOP Tax Cuts, calling it the “GOP Tax Scam.” “Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong opposition to the proposal put forward by my Republican colleagues that is misleadingly titled the ‘Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.’ I voted against the GOP Tax Scam when it was brought up in the House of Representatives a few weeks ago, and I did again this week when Republicans bypassed ‘regular order’ to pass a partisan, highway robbery and power grab bill that will give massive tax cuts to corporations experiencing record profits and explode our national debt, while pulling the rug out from beneath the American Working Class and Middle Class. As the elected representatives of the American people, Congress should be passing legislation that helps every American, not serving as a rubber-stamp for tax cuts advanced by a President who bankrupted four companies, his high-flying billionaire cabinet, and his wealthy corporate donors demanding a big Christmas bonus for the one-percent. Yet that is precisely what the Republicans in Congress have done.” (“How The Republican Tax Plan Hurts Millions Of Americans,” Congressional Record, 12/21/17) • In January 2020, Raskin “emphatically” endorsed Elizabeth Warren for president. “Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) hailed Sen. Elizabeth Warren as an effective progressive leader in his official endorsement Wednesday of the Massachusetts Democrat in the presidential race. Raskin said in a video announcement over Twitter that he would be ‘proud to campaign’ for any Democrat in the crowded field, but added his top choice is ‘emphatically’ Warren as he highlighted her fight to create the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). ‘Elizabeth Warren has the chance to recapture the moral center of America and make it the political center of our party,’ he said.” (Rebecca Klar, “Maryland Rep. Raskin endorses Warren ahead of Iowa caucus,” The Hill, 1/22/20) Raskin is one of the most liberal member of Congress, voting with Nancy Pelosi and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez nearly 100% of the time and co-sponsoring and introducing liberal legislation and resolutions on Social Security, guns, and pay increases for government bureaucrats: • In 2019, Raskin was ranked the 24th most liberal member of Congress. (“2019 Report Cards- Ideology Scores,” GovTrack, Accessed 9/8/20) • As of September 8, 2020, Raskin votes with Nancy Pelosi 99% of the time. (“Head to Head: Compare Voting Records,” ProPublica, Accessed 9/8/20) • As of September 8, 2020, Raskin votes with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez 96% of the time. (“Head to Head: Compare Voting Records,” ProPublica, Accessed 9/8/20) • Raskin is a co-sponsor of H.R. 860, the Social Security 2100 Act. (H.R. 860, Introduced 1/30/19) • Raskin introduced H.R. 3285, the Handgun Purchaser Licensing Act. (H.R. 3285, Introduced 6/13/19) • In January 2019, Raskin introduced H.Res. 87 to “provide for a pay increase in 2019 for certain civilian employees of the Federal Government.” (H.Res 87, Introduced 1/29/19) .