Maryland Democratic Congressman Jamie Raskin announced on Wednesday that he had been diagnosed with cancer, vowing to continue working through his treatment over the course of the next several months.
"After several days of tests, I have been diagnosed with Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma, which is a serious but curable form of cancer," Raskin wrote in a press release published Wednesday evening. "I am about to embark on a course of chemo-immunotherapy on an outpatient basis at Med Star Georgetown University Hospital and Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. Prognosis for most people in my situation is excellent after four months of treatment."
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Raskin's announcement was met with well-wishes from some of the GOP's most partisan figures, with Reps Chip Roy of Texas, and Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia both sending him their regards shortly after his statement was released.
Raskin is set to become the Democrats' ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee in the coming congressional term.
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