Nathan-Pulliam honored for health care work “And we do miss you here in the state Senate, but we are so tremendously proud that you now belong to the nation,” Smith said. (D-Montgomery), Raskin’s successor in the Senate, said the congressman has “made us all tremendously proud.” “But I’ll spend the rest of my life working to deserve this award.” “I honestly don’t know if I deserve this award, my dear colleagues, President Ferguson,” Raskin said. Raskin said he missed the chamber “pretty much on a daily basis.” “You brought me here under false pretenses, but I forgive you because this is the greatest honor of my life,” Raskin said, beamed into the chamber from a Zoom call. Raskin was surprised by the award, after being virtually cajoled into the chamber with the ruse of a meeting about Maryland’s Confederate-inspired state song, which Raskin supports repealing and replacing. In 2011, Raskin worked through the legislative session while undergoing treatment for cancer, not only getting through the session, but fighting as floor leader on consequential bills including legalization of same-sex marriage, which would ultimately go on to be approved a year later. Capitol and the death of his son - was not the first time he’s legislated through personal pain. “So the country saw what we all knew: one of the most talented and smart individuals that Maryland has ever brought into public service.”įerguson noted that Raskin’s role as an impeachment manager - shortly after the deadly insurrection at the U.S. “We all know him very well, and the country has certainly gotten to know him after his efforts as the lead manager in the most recent impeachment trial this year,” Senate President Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore City) said. The chamber bestowed three First Citizen Awards to former members during the morning floor session, including now-U.S. He has authored several books, including the Washington Post best-seller Overruling Democracy: The Supreme Court versus the American People, the highly-acclaimed We the Students: Supreme Court Cases For and About America’s Students, and the New York Times #1 best-seller Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth and the Trials of American Democracy.Ĭongressman Raskin is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School and is a former editor of the Harvard Law Review.Tears were shed on the Maryland Senate floor on Wednesday, as an old tradition entered a new world. He was also a professor of constitutional law at American University’s Washington College of Law for more than 25 years. He earned a reputation for building coalitions in Annapolis to deliver a series of landmark legislative accomplishments, including marriage equality, abolition of the death penalty, passage of the first Benefit Corporation law in America and the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact. Prior to his time in Congress, Raskin was a three-term State Senator in Maryland, where he also served as the Senate Majority Whip. Raskin was the lead impeachment manager in the second impeachment trial of former president Donald Trump and served on the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol. During the 117th Congress he served as Chair of the Oversight Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties and Chair of the Rules Subcommittee on Expedited Procedure. He served two terms on the Rules Committee and the Coronavirus Select Subcommittee. Raskin served three terms on the House Judiciary Committee and the Committee on House Administration. This is his fourth term serving on the Oversight Committee. Raskin was chosen by the Democratic Caucus to be the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability in the 118 th Congress. Congressman Raskin was sworn into his fourth Term at the start of the 118th Congress on January 6, 2023. The district includes most of Montgomery County and a small part of Prince George's County. Congressman Jamie Raskin proudly represents Maryland’s 8th Congressional District in the U.S.
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