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Steve Cohen

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Steve Cohen is a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Tennessee's 9th congressional district since 2007. A member of the Democratic Party, Cohen has been involved in various legislative efforts and has served on multiple committees during his tenure. He is known for his advocacy on issues such as civil rights, healthcare, and education. Cohen has also been vocal on matters concerning the executive branch and its impact on local communities.

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Sep 27, 2018

I am here to urge this House to defeat the previous question so that we can hear H.R. 5476, a bipartisan bill to protect the Special Counsel, Mr. Mueller. It is important for democracy and for the rule of law for which we are respected…

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Sep 27, 2018

We must be very wary of attempts to create exemptions to such laws or otherwise weaken their enforcement mechanisms.

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Sep 27, 2018

I take no position on the question of whether sober homes are the best means of integrating those recovering from addiction in society.

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Sep 26, 2018

We are living in a time when the right to vote is being undermined by voter suppression tactics ranging from voter identification laws to elimination of same-day registration and prohibitions on nonviolent ex-offender voting.

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Sep 26, 2018

What a heroic, brilliant, and honest woman that is, who has gone through unbelievable attacks for coming forward.

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Sep 26, 2018

They are private companies. They are entitled, if they want, to propagate or favor whatever views they--they favor, liberal, conservative, or whatever.

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Sep 26, 2018

What we should be dealing with are the fact that we are living in a time when the rule of law is under grave threat by the actions of Trump, who appears to have little respect for constitutional or democratic norms.

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Sep 26, 2018

We are living in a time when hostile foreign powers like Russia continue their efforts to meddle in our electoral system to discredit and erode confidence in democracy itself.

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Sep 26, 2018

I thank Ranking Member DeFazio and Chairman Shuster for their excellent efforts to work out this compromise on the FAA reauthorization and finding consensus with our Senate counterparts. I am glad to have successfully included four…

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Sep 26, 2018

Instead of indulging in conservative talking points, the subcommittee could be holding a substantive hearing about the use of social media.

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Sep 26, 2018

I have never said anything that is hate speech or anything close to it. So there is no justification whatsoever for social media networks to be silencing a mainstream conservative like myself.

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Sep 26, 2018

The soul of our country is in jeopardy and in question. It couldn't be more directly seen than in the Senate on Thursday with the hearings for Judge Kavanaugh. The two most pressing issues that will be heard are the #MeToo movement and…

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