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Steve Cohen
@stevecohen· Democratic · TN· Dec 12, 2023

what is good for Memphis is good for the country.

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Steve Cohen
@stevecohen· Democratic · TN· Dec 12, 2023

It's about time that we prioritize safe and convenient travel for all users.

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Steve Cohen
@stevecohen· Democratic · TN· Dec 12, 2023

It is important that the public knows about what we passed and how it is being implemented.

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Steve Cohen
@stevecohen· Democratic · TN· Dec 11, 2023

I am standing in lieu of the ranking member Mr. Larsen, who can't be here, and he asked me to do this as I am the ranking member on the Subcommittee on Aviation, which this bill came out of. I was here earlier today on a veterans' bill…

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Steve Cohen
@stevecohen· Democratic · TN· Dec 11, 2023

It is important that the old name not carry over. The FBI needs to be respected as an agency that does carry out its duties of being fair and just in administering justice.

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Steve Cohen
@stevecohen· Democratic · TN· Dec 11, 2023

In response to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Collins), my friend, who wished us all merry Christmas, I wish him merry Christmas and happy Hanukkah. Today is the Hanukkah party at the White House, and the Speaker has yet to limit votes so…

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Steve Cohen
@stevecohen· Democratic · TN· Dec 11, 2023

It is absolutely inappropriate that our Nation's leading Federal law enforcement agency building still be named in his honor.

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Steve Cohen
@stevecohen· Democratic · TN· Dec 11, 2023

I urge a voice vote on this measure, and I yield back the balance of my time.

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Steve Cohen
@stevecohen· Democratic · TN· Dec 11, 2023

I introduced H.R. 1175 this year, and I have introduced a similar bill for many years, which would redesignate the J. Edgar Hoover Federal Building as the Federal Bureau of Investigation building.

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Steve Cohen
@stevecohen· Democratic · TN· Dec 11, 2023

I will yield back the balance of my time and not ask Mr. Graves who won the Heisman Trophy because he knows well-- the LSU quarterback. New and persistent challenges facing the U.S. aviation system make clear that the status quo is…

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Steve Cohen
@stevecohen· Democratic · TN· Dec 11, 2023

Director Hoover symbolized the dangers of the weaponization of the Federal Government.

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Steve Cohen
@stevecohen· Democratic · TN· Dec 11, 2023

I felt there was great discrimination in the decision to take the headquarters--to consolidate in Nashville.

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Steve Cohen
@stevecohen· Democratic · TN· Dec 11, 2023

J. Edgar Hoover did not uphold the laws of this Nation, the U.S. Constitution, or the standard of justice in many instances.

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Marsha Blackburn
@marshablackburn· Republican · TN· Dec 11, 2023

in Tennessee, our hearts are absolutely breaking for the families and the communities that have been impacted by the storms that raced across our State this weekend. We are mourning the loss of six Tennesseans--two children in that…

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Steve Cohen
@stevecohen· Democratic · TN· Dec 11, 2023

I am not going to ping-pong this back and forth. I yield back the balance of my time.

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Tim Burchett
@timburchett· Republican · TN· Dec 7, 2023

The United States provides a lot of foreign aid to a lot of countries. It is important that we make sure that money is being spent wisely. The Biden administration has not taken this responsibility seriously at all, Mr. Speaker. The White…

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Bill Lee
@billlee· Republican · TN· Dec 7, 2023

in the words of a Simon and Garfunkel song, they sing of a dream in which ``the world had all agreed to put an end to war.'' And they reached this agreement, apparently, just by signing a single piece of paper. This dream is just a dream…

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Andy Ogles
@andyogles· Republican · TN· Dec 6, 2023

I urge adoption of my amendment. It is common sense, and it takes a stand against the atrocities that took place in Israel, the pay-fors, and the forgiveness that Qatar is trying to buy through our American universities. Mr. Chair, I yield…

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