“I think we can all unequivocally say in 2026, football is not going anywhere.”
“When giant corporations and Wall Street investors buy up all the fire truck manufacturers, it’s a threat to public safety.”
“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
“It is imperative that FEMA helps communities quickly respond to wildfires and increase their resilience to future wildfire disasters”
“They are picking houses the way you pick tomatoes at the grocery store.”
“Protecting and defending innocent life is and remains important to our Legislature, governor, attorney general and citizens.”

Political Quotes

On the recordMay 1, 2017
The reason we have the overbooking and having to take that man off the plane... is because the airlines are beyond the realm in getting profits, profits, profits.
Said by
Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee
Source
congress.gov

Editor's note · Context

Cohen criticizes airlines for prioritizing profits over customer service.

Share

Share on XShare on FacebookEmail this quote

More from Steve Cohen

Jun 2, 2026

Breaking up the Black vote is the same as breaking up the Democratic vote.

theguardian.com
May 5, 2025

I watched the President's interview on ``Meet the Press'' yesterday. I was shocked at the lack of understanding that the man has of his job. He takes an oath to protect, preserve, and defend the Constitution of the United States, and he…

govinfo.gov
Sep 23, 2024

I would like to go on record and thank NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy.

congress.gov
Feb 4, 2025

In this House, Democrats and Republicans came together, as they appropriately should, to remember the victims of the plane crash last week. We should also come together and remind our President that we don't know what the cause of it was…

govinfo.gov
View all Steve Cohen quotes

Other voices in this conversation