"You have no other legislation or other solutions for the country," Gaetz, a close ally of former President Donald Trump, said. Matt Gaetz as he ranted about the January 6 insurrection and downplayed its significance during a House Rules Committee hearing. Jamie Raskin of Maryland on Wednesday mocked Republican Rep. Gaetz was testifying in opposition to holding Steve Bannon in contempt for not cooperating with the probe.ĭemocratic Rep. "Blah, blah, blah," Raskin said as Gaetz downplayed the significance of the deadly Capitol riot. Jamie Raskin ridiculed Matt Gaetz as he ranted against the probe into the January 6 insurrection. 29, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington Olivier Douliery/Pool via AP Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks during the House Armed Services Committee hearing on the conclusion of military operations in Afghanistan, Wednesday, Sept.
Despite the FBI's accommodation, Comer plans to move with forward with the contempt process, arguing it is not enough to satisfy the terms of his subpoena.Rep. On Monday, the Maryland Democrat and his GOP counterpart on the Oversight panel, Chairman James Comer, are expected to review an internal FBI document that some Republicans claim will shed light on an allegation that, as vice president, Joe Biden was involved in a criminal scheme with a foreign national.Ĭomer subpoenaed FBI Director Christopher Wray for the document last month and has since said he plans to begin proceedings to hold Wray in contempt of Congress for failing to turn it over to the committee. Raskin, who disclosed a cancer diagnosis in December, said he has gotten a "clean bill of health" and is in remission following his treatment and "waiting for my hair and my eyelashes and everything to come back." "It's totally based on the experience I have had trying to defend our democracy and our freedom and the Bill of Rights against the Trump movement, which I think is such a danger." "We have got awesome political leaders in Maryland, and I would not run against anybody else," Raskin said. I have talked to all of my colleagues about it." Asked by Bash if that would affect his decision to run, Raskin said: "Steny Hoyer is my friend, and so I have talked to him. David Trone, Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks and Montgomery County Councilmember Will Jawando.įormer House Democratic leader Steny Hoyer, the senior member of the Maryland congressional delegation, endorsed Alsobrooks last week. The field of Democrats looking to succeed him in deep-blue Maryland already includes US Rep.
A misleading rumor suggested Raskin had been asked to remove his headwear on the House floor. "I'm hoping, before the Fourth of July, I will have an answer for everybody," said Raskin.Ĭardin announced last month that he would not seek reelection in 2024 after three terms in the Senate. Jamie Raskin of Maryland, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, offers amendments to the operating rules of the panel during an organizational meeting for the 118th Congress, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. A lot of people are encouraging me to check it out." suburbs in Maryland, announced that his cancer is in remission after he completed chemotherapy. But, as some of my House colleagues have pointed out, these Senate seats only open up every 25 or 30 years. Jamie Raskin, a prominent lawmaker representing D.C. "I love the House of Representatives, I love the people I serve with, and I love being in the People's House. "I have not decided," Raskin told CNN's Dana Bash on "State of the Union" when asked if he would seek the seat of retiring Democratic Sen. Jamie Raskin of Maryland said Sunday that he is "seriously considering" a bid for Senate and expects to announce a decision before July 4. Jamie Raskin will decide on Senate run 'before the Fourth of July' 00:55
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