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Steve Cohen: “I think telling lies is uncivil, and I think somebody needs to stand up to the lies that are being told.”

On the recordJanuary 18, 2011
I think telling lies is uncivil, and I think somebody needs to stand up to the lies that are being told.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Cohen defends his comments about Republicans by stating that it is important to confront lies in political discourse.

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