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Steve Cohen: “In this case, we give the mighty and the powerful every opportunity to oppress, to injure, and to harm without…”

On the recordSeptember 12, 2016
In this case, we give the mighty and the powerful every opportunity to oppress, to injure, and to harm without compensation.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

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Cohen condemns the potential consequences of the proposed changes to federal jurisdiction.

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