Maryland's 8th Congressional District
Recent News About Maryland's 8th Congressional District
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Maryland-national Capital Trail Network Receiving $25 Million for Major Construction, Safety Improvement Projects
U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, David Trone and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) on June 28, 2023 announced $25 million for the Creating Equitable Connections on the Capital Trails Network project in Prince George’s and Montgomery Counties and Washington D.C.
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Maryland Delegation Members Announce Nearly $40 Million for University of Maryland, College Park Electric Bus Project
U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny Hoyer, Jamie Raskin and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) on June 28, 2023 announced $39,863,156 in Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funding for the University of Maryland, College Park to replace 35 aging diesel transit buses with battery powered electric buses and add charging stations to their fleet.
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Maryland Congressional Delegation Announces More Than $267 Million for Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment in Maryland
U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie B. Raskin, David Trone, and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) on June 27, 2023 announced $267,738,400 in Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funding for the state of Maryland to expand access to affordable, reliable, high-speed broadband.
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Maryland Delegation Members Announce Over $1 Million for Manufacturing and Innovation in Maryland
On June 23, 2023, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, David Trone, and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) announced $1,375,686 for the Maryland Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) to support local small- and medium-sized manufacturing businesses and create job opportunities in Maryland.
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Maryland Congressional Delegation Members Announce $20 Million for Major Mondawmin Station Infrastructure Improvements
On June 23, 2023, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, and David Trone (all D-Md.) announced $20 million for the Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration’s (MDOT MTA) Mondawmin RAISE Transit Hub Project.
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Ross, Sánchez, Raskin, Jacobs, Watson Coleman Introduce Proxy Voting Amendment to the House Rules
On June 22, 2023, Representative Jamie Raskin (MD-08), along with Representatives Deborah Ross (NC-02), Linda Sánchez (CA-38), Sara Jacobs (CA-51), and Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), introduced an amendment to the House Rules for the 118th Congress that would allow Members to proxy vote if they, their spouse, or their dependents are experiencing serious medical conditions, including a pregnancy-related condition.
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Raskin, Kiley Introduce Press Act to Protect Reporters’ First Amendment Rights Against Government Surveillance
Representatives Jamie Raskin (MD-08) and Kevin Kiley (CA-03) on June 21, 2023 introduced bipartisan and bicameral legislation to protect reporters and journalists against unnecessary government surveillance that makes it harder to hold the government accountable and harms reporters’ First Amendment rights.
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Ross, Sánchez, Raskin, Jacobs, Watson Coleman Introduce Proxy Voting Amendment to the House Rules
n June 22, 2023, Representative Jamie Raskin (MD-08), along with Representatives Deborah Ross (NC-02), Linda Sánchez (CA-38), Sara Jacobs (CA-51), and Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), introduced an amendment to the House Rules for the 118th Congress that would allow Members to proxy vote if they, their spouse, or their dependents are experiencing serious medical conditions, including a pregnancy-related condition.
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Raskin, Kiley Introduce Press Act to Protect Reporters’ First Amendment Rights Against Government Surveillance
Representatives Jamie Raskin (MD-08) and Kevin Kiley (CA-03) on June 21, 2023 introduced bipartisan and bicameral legislation to protect reporters and journalists against unnecessary government surveillance that makes it harder to hold the government accountable and harms reporters’ First Amendment rights.
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Raskin, Ivey, Blumenthal, Booker, Wyden Introduce Legislation to End Economic Racial Discrimination
On June 15, 2023, Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-MD) and Congressman Glenn Ivey (D-MD), along with Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), introduced the Economic Inclusion Civil Rights Act, legislation to protect individuals from racial discrimination and foster economic inclusion.
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Raskin, Ivey, Blumenthal, Booker, Wyden Introduce Legislation to End Economic Racial Discrimination
On June 15, 2023, Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-MD) and Congressman Glenn Ivey (D-MD), along with Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), introduced the Economic Inclusion Civil Rights Act, legislation to protect individuals from racial discrimination and foster economic inclusion.
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Raskin, Cardin Introduce Legislation to Improve Transparency and Accountability in Private Prisons
Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) and Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) on June 14, 2023 introduced legislation to require that all U.S. government agencies comply with Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests relating to private prisons, jails or detention facilities, including immigration detention facilities.
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Raskin Leads Letter to NigeRaskin Leads Letter to Nigeria’s New President Urging Release of Political Prisoner Mubarak Balaria’s New President Urging Release of Political Prisoner Mubarak Bala
On June 9, 2023, Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) and six of his colleagues wrote to Nigeria’s newly elected president, Bola Tinubu, urging him to pardon Mubarak Bala, a prisoner of conscience sentenced to 24 years in prison for posting messages on social media critical of Islam.
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Raskin Statement on H.r. 3746
On May 31, 2023, Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) released the following statement on H.R. 3746.
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Rep. Raskin Demands Nigerian President Free Prisoner of Conscience Mubarak Bala
On May 25, 2023, Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) wrote to Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari urging him to pardon prisoner of conscience Mubarak Bala.
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Reps. Raskin, Eshoo Lead 46 Members in Supporting Israeli Pro-democracy Protesters
On May 24, 2023, as the Israeli people continue to engage in large-scale, non-violent protest for the 20th consecutive week against the anti-democratic judicial overhaul legislation proposed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right government, Rep. Jamie Raskin (MD-08) and Rep. Anna G. Eshoo (CA-16) led 46 Members of Congress in releasing an open letter, addressed to “The Protesters Defending Israeli Democracy,” which voices support and admiration for the groundswell of peaceful pro-democracy activism in Israel.
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Rep. Raskin Announces Sponsorship of Nigerian Prisoner of Conscience Mubarak Bala
Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) on May 16, 2023 announced his sponsorship of Nigerian political prisoner Mubarak Bala through the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission’s (Lantos Commission) Defending Freedoms Project. Bala, President of the Humanist Association of Nigeria and a self-identified atheist, has been imprisoned in Nigeria since April 28, 2020, when he was arrested over a Facebook post stating that he did not believe in an afterlife.
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Rep. Raskin Implores Traffic Safety Agency to Prioritize Pedestrian Safety in Vehicle Ratings
Representatives Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC), Steve Cohen (TN-09) and Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) led 27 colleagues in urging the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to prioritize pedestrian protection and visibility from the driver’s seat in federal vehicle safety ratings.
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Maryland delegation members announce $824,000 to improve scenic byways across Maryland
On May 9, 2023, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, David Trone, and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) announced $824,000 in federal funding for the Maryland Department of Transportation to improve Maryland’s scenic roads.
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Raskin Address on “democracy, Gun Violence and the ‘insurrectionist’ Theory of the Second Amendment” at the Library of Congress, May 8, 2023
Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) delivered the following address on democracy, gun violence and the “insurrectionary” theory of the Second Amendment at the Herb Block Foundation’s Awards Ceremony. Congressman Raskin previously objected to the insurrectionary theory of the Second Amendment in a New York Times Guest Essay.