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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Mon Jan 23, 2023, 09:27 PM Jan 2023

He lost a son, did battle with Trump and is now fighting cancer: The resistance of Congressman Jamie [View all]

Raskin

This interview was originally meant to take place on December 28, 2022, one week after Congressman Jamie Raskin – a Democrat from Maryland – read out a statement on behalf of all nine members of the bipartisan congressional committee that investigated the assault on the Capitol, which took place just over two years ago, on January 6, 2021.

On December 19, the panel agreed to refer former president Donald Trump and others to the Justice Department for potential criminal charges, including the charge of inciting an insurrection. However, that same day, it was announced that Raskin – one of Washington’s most charismatic politicians – is suffering from diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. This cancer, which is considered to be “serious but curable” by oncologists, became national news, forcing his meeting with EL PAÍS to be delayed.

Since then, Raskin has undergone the first of six chemotherapy sessions.

“I’m hanging tough. The doctors are very optimistic about it. I’m very optimistic about it,” he says.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/he-lost-a-son-did-battle-with-trump-and-is-now-fighting-cancer-the-resistance-of-congressman-jamie-raskin/ar-AA16FcB6
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