Steve Cohen actually said...

"the qualified immunity defense as applied over the last several decades, subverts Congress' intent at passing section 1983..."

"You ought to consider letting the United States sue to remedy the misconduct by a police officer or any other public official."

"If you create employer liability, admissible liability, as we do for all other torts, it will have a profound effect on the conduct of police misconduct trials."

"I joined Congresswoman Karen Bass in introducing the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act which would, among other things, eliminate the defense of qualified immunity for Federal, State, and local law..."