Rep. Jamie Raskin
@raskin.house.gov
Proudly serving Maryland's beautiful Eighth Congressional District and leading House Judiciary Committee Democrats in Congress.
This year, millions of Americans will see their health care premiums surge because of MAGA cruelty and indifference in Congress. Public health shouldn’t depend on private charity—everyone should be able to see a doctor when they need to.
A middle-class family’s only option: A $43,000 health insurance premium
Consumers are left with few options and crushing prices as insurers offering Affordable Care Act plans pull out of some regions.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 2, 2026 at 3:30 PM
This year, millions of Americans will see their health care premiums surge because of MAGA cruelty and indifference in Congress. Public health shouldn’t depend on private charity—everyone should be able to see a doctor when they need to.
May 2026 be a year of justice, peace, love and strong democracy. Happy New Year!
January 1, 2026 at 6:10 PM
May 2026 be a year of justice, peace, love and strong democracy. Happy New Year!
Our final MD-08 Local Hero of 2025 is Councilmember Kate Stewart, who led MoCo through a trying year with tenacity and compassion as Council President. We shared what gives us hope for our community as we enter 2026.
Local Hero Video Series: Week 289 Feat. Kate Stewart
YouTube video by Rep. Jamie Raskin
www.youtube.com
December 31, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Our final MD-08 Local Hero of 2025 is Councilmember Kate Stewart, who led MoCo through a trying year with tenacity and compassion as Council President. We shared what gives us hope for our community as we enter 2026.
Donald Trump and the DOJ are breaking federal law by continuing to cover up for Jeffrey Epstein's decades-long, billion-dollar, international sex trafficking ring.
We’re fighting for justice for survivors, accountability for abusers and safety for the public.
We’re fighting for justice for survivors, accountability for abusers and safety for the public.
Some lawmakers criticize DOJ release of Epstein files, say 'fails to comply' with law
Several members of Congress criticized the Department of Justice's release of some of the files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
abcnews.go.com
December 30, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Donald Trump and the DOJ are breaking federal law by continuing to cover up for Jeffrey Epstein's decades-long, billion-dollar, international sex trafficking ring.
We’re fighting for justice for survivors, accountability for abusers and safety for the public.
We’re fighting for justice for survivors, accountability for abusers and safety for the public.
To everyone celebrating in MD-08, Maryland and around the world: Happy Kwanzaa to you and your family!
December 26, 2025 at 3:12 PM
To everyone celebrating in MD-08, Maryland and around the world: Happy Kwanzaa to you and your family!
Wishing everyone in Maryland’s Eighth District, across America and the world a Merry Christmas. May you and your loved ones gather and rejoice in love and peace this holiday season.
December 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Wishing everyone in Maryland’s Eighth District, across America and the world a Merry Christmas. May you and your loved ones gather and rejoice in love and peace this holiday season.
The Trump censorship complex strikes again. Trump’s corporate collaborators suppress reports on his international network of human rights violators. Sometimes democracy dies in broad daylight.
‘60 Minutes’ Pulled a Segment. A Correspondent Calls It ‘Political.’
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 4:05 PM
The Trump censorship complex strikes again. Trump’s corporate collaborators suppress reports on his international network of human rights violators. Sometimes democracy dies in broad daylight.
This week's MD-08 Local Hero is Liz Krueger, Director of Homeless Services for the great local group Interfaith Works. Thank you, Liz, for your years of extraordinary service to our community and working to make sure all of our people have a place to call home.
Local Hero Video Series: Week 288 Feat. Liz Krueger
YouTube video by Rep. Jamie Raskin
www.youtube.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:31 AM
This week's MD-08 Local Hero is Liz Krueger, Director of Homeless Services for the great local group Interfaith Works. Thank you, Liz, for your years of extraordinary service to our community and working to make sure all of our people have a place to call home.
We now have a bipartisan majority of members of Congress demanding a vote to extend ACA tax credits and keep health care affordable for all Americans.
Speaker Johnson, bring this legislation to the House Floor immediately or step out of the way.
Speaker Johnson, bring this legislation to the House Floor immediately or step out of the way.
December 18, 2025 at 10:21 PM
We now have a bipartisan majority of members of Congress demanding a vote to extend ACA tax credits and keep health care affordable for all Americans.
Speaker Johnson, bring this legislation to the House Floor immediately or step out of the way.
Speaker Johnson, bring this legislation to the House Floor immediately or step out of the way.
How about we just stick with the existing legal name for the performing arts center but call the HHS Secretary Robert F. Trump-Kennedy?
BREAKING: Trump's hand-picked board votes to rename Washington performing arts center the Trump-Kennedy Center, the White House says.
Trump's handpicked board votes to rename Washington performing arts center the Trump-Kennedy Center
The White House says President Donald Trump’s handpicked board has voted to rename Washington's premier performing arts center the Trump-Kennedy Center.
bit.ly
December 18, 2025 at 7:34 PM
How about we just stick with the existing legal name for the performing arts center but call the HHS Secretary Robert F. Trump-Kennedy?
Today MAGA brought anti-abortion health care legislation to the House Floor that will make the American people sicker, undermine preexisting condition coverage, and drive up health insurance costs. I voted ‘hell no’ on this poison pill prescription.
December 17, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Today MAGA brought anti-abortion health care legislation to the House Floor that will make the American people sicker, undermine preexisting condition coverage, and drive up health insurance costs. I voted ‘hell no’ on this poison pill prescription.
MAGA’s refusal to extend ACA tax subsidies hurts people like my constituent Rebecca, a cancer survivor who recently lost her job. For Rebecca, giant premium hikes mean she risks missing treatments and losing health insurance altogether.
December 17, 2025 at 6:49 PM
MAGA’s refusal to extend ACA tax subsidies hurts people like my constituent Rebecca, a cancer survivor who recently lost her job. For Rebecca, giant premium hikes mean she risks missing treatments and losing health insurance altogether.
The GOP’s health care “plan” does nothing for millions who will see their health insurance premiums go through the roof in January. Facing a choice between seeing the doctor and paying your rent is appalling but that’s life in Trump’s America.
December 17, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The GOP’s health care “plan” does nothing for millions who will see their health insurance premiums go through the roof in January. Facing a choice between seeing the doctor and paying your rent is appalling but that’s life in Trump’s America.
The White House is not private property. It does not belong to Donald Trump. It belongs to the people.
I’m introducing legislation to protect the building’s historic character against the president’s bulldozer and Marie Antoinette ballroom.
I’m introducing legislation to protect the building’s historic character against the president’s bulldozer and Marie Antoinette ballroom.
Raskin to introduce bill to require review of White House renovation plans
Rep. Jamie Raskin wants to see White House construction like President Trump's ballroom project subjected to the same scrutiny as other federal projects.
www.cbsnews.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:06 PM
The White House is not private property. It does not belong to Donald Trump. It belongs to the people.
I’m introducing legislation to protect the building’s historic character against the president’s bulldozer and Marie Antoinette ballroom.
I’m introducing legislation to protect the building’s historic character against the president’s bulldozer and Marie Antoinette ballroom.
Today I’m leading my colleagues in calling on the government of Vietnam to immediately release internationally respected environmental activist and attorney Dang Dinh Bach.
Mr. Bach's detention on phony charges violates his basic human rights—and we demand his release and freedom.
Mr. Bach's detention on phony charges violates his basic human rights—and we demand his release and freedom.
December 15, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Today I’m leading my colleagues in calling on the government of Vietnam to immediately release internationally respected environmental activist and attorney Dang Dinh Bach.
Mr. Bach's detention on phony charges violates his basic human rights—and we demand his release and freedom.
Mr. Bach's detention on phony charges violates his basic human rights—and we demand his release and freedom.
This Truth Social post is a product of Deranged Trump Syndrome. It teaches nothing but cruelty and nonsense. Any sane person will recognize the danger of its confused reasoning.
December 15, 2025 at 7:24 PM
This Truth Social post is a product of Deranged Trump Syndrome. It teaches nothing but cruelty and nonsense. Any sane person will recognize the danger of its confused reasoning.
The world has lost two magnificently creative human beings in Rob and Michele Reiner. Their violent deaths add to the darkness of these days, but their humor, their compassion and their love for the world shine an imperishable light.
December 15, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The world has lost two magnificently creative human beings in Rob and Michele Reiner. Their violent deaths add to the darkness of these days, but their humor, their compassion and their love for the world shine an imperishable light.
Not extending ACA subsidies means millions of our people will have to choose between seeing the doctor and buying groceries or paying rent. GOP cruelty is not good for public health.
December 15, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Not extending ACA subsidies means millions of our people will have to choose between seeing the doctor and buying groceries or paying rent. GOP cruelty is not good for public health.
After this weekend’s antisemitic terror attack in Australia, it is more important than ever that people assemble for Hanukkah.
May the Festival of Lights shine brightly in Jewish homes and communities throughout the world.
May the Festival of Lights shine brightly in Jewish homes and communities throughout the world.
December 15, 2025 at 1:48 AM
After this weekend’s antisemitic terror attack in Australia, it is more important than ever that people assemble for Hanukkah.
May the Festival of Lights shine brightly in Jewish homes and communities throughout the world.
May the Festival of Lights shine brightly in Jewish homes and communities throughout the world.
Sending sympathy and solidarity to the Brown University community which is reeling from an explosion of gun violence in an academic building, another act of terror in our national gun violence nightmare.
December 14, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Sending sympathy and solidarity to the Brown University community which is reeling from an explosion of gun violence in an academic building, another act of terror in our national gun violence nightmare.
Horrified for families gunned down while attending a Hanukkah candle-lighting celebration in Sydney, Australia.
The world rejects this vile act of antisemitic hate and terror. May the memory of those killed be a blessing to their families.
The world rejects this vile act of antisemitic hate and terror. May the memory of those killed be a blessing to their families.
December 14, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Horrified for families gunned down while attending a Hanukkah candle-lighting celebration in Sydney, Australia.
The world rejects this vile act of antisemitic hate and terror. May the memory of those killed be a blessing to their families.
The world rejects this vile act of antisemitic hate and terror. May the memory of those killed be a blessing to their families.
This week's MD-08 Local Hero is Cynthia Marshall, executive director of Action in Montgomery (AIM). Cynthia is a community organizer extraordinaire fighting for housing, health care, the environment and practical hope for our people.
Local Hero Video Series: Week 287 Feat. Cynthia Marshall
YouTube video by Rep. Jamie Raskin
www.youtube.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:22 PM
This week's MD-08 Local Hero is Cynthia Marshall, executive director of Action in Montgomery (AIM). Cynthia is a community organizer extraordinaire fighting for housing, health care, the environment and practical hope for our people.
When your health insurance premiums increase next year, thank MAGA Republicans. Donald Trump promised to “lower costs on Day One,” but he spends his days tinkering with plans for his vanity project White House ballroom. Let them eat crypto and pardons for dictators.
December 11, 2025 at 8:13 PM
When your health insurance premiums increase next year, thank MAGA Republicans. Donald Trump promised to “lower costs on Day One,” but he spends his days tinkering with plans for his vanity project White House ballroom. Let them eat crypto and pardons for dictators.
Reproductive care is a basic human right—no matter what President Trump and Speaker Johnson say. I’m co-leading 110 Democrats in introducing a resolution to commend state and local governments who are hanging tough for women's health care as MAGA theocrats work to destroy it.
December 10, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Reproductive care is a basic human right—no matter what President Trump and Speaker Johnson say. I’m co-leading 110 Democrats in introducing a resolution to commend state and local governments who are hanging tough for women's health care as MAGA theocrats work to destroy it.
Today, Rep. Don Beyer, Sen. Peter Welch and I are introducing a bill to expand ranked choice voting to all elections for Congress. RCV assures that winners have majority support, no candidate acts as a “spoiler,” and the voting process favors positive coalition-building.
December 10, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Today, Rep. Don Beyer, Sen. Peter Welch and I are introducing a bill to expand ranked choice voting to all elections for Congress. RCV assures that winners have majority support, no candidate acts as a “spoiler,” and the voting process favors positive coalition-building.