Steve Cohen actually said...

"Last Congress, I introduced and successfully pushed to enactment the 'Securing the Protection of our Enduring and Established Constitutional Heritage Act' or 'SPEECH Act.'"

"Prepared Statement of the Honorable Steve Cohen, a Representative in Congress from the State of Tennessee, and Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law"

"The public is against it. More of the public now is for decriminalization than is against it."

"Many, many, many young people, particularly people of color, are arrested for possession of marijuana which shouldn't be a Federal issue."