Raskin Plots House Democrats' Probes for 2025
Raskin Plots House Democrats’ Probes for 2025
September 16, 2024 at 7:11 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 1 Comment
https://politicalwire.com/2024/09/16/raskin-plots-house-democrats-probes-for-2025/
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“Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Democrats’ top investigator in the House, already has a pretty clear idea of what probes his committee will pursue if his party retakes the House majority,” Axios reports.
“Committee leaders such as Raskin are likely to have significant power to pursue their agendas if House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-MD) becomes speaker.”
“Raskin is particularly well positioned as his panel, the House Oversight Committee, has gradually become the House’s go-to investigative body.”
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* That includes hearings on longstanding policy issues such as gun control, climate change and Supreme Court ethics, with the goal of persuading the public of the merits of policy action, he said.
* Raskin said he also would likely pursue Trump-focused investigations, including the business dealings of former President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and Trump's own business operations when he was president, to help craft anti-corruption legislation.
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