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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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Jun 21, 2023

That is a serious thing, healthcare fraud and that is what this gentleman was doing.

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Jun 21, 2023

We must either be on the side of a system of justice that ensures fair and equal treatment for all or you're on the side of a system that caters to the privileged and the powerful.

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Jun 21, 2023

Clemency should act as a corrective to adjust the system that is not always just.

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Jun 21, 2023

She probably did enough time. She did 24 years. It is a long time.

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Jun 21, 2023

We passed the Bipartisan Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act, sponsored by Cohen, by Congressman Cohen.

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Jun 21, 2023

In the last several Congresses, I have introduced resolutions to limit the pardon power.

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Jun 21, 2023

I wouldn't be surprised if the amount of money you had and the opportunity for somebody who was issued could charge to the pardon office had an opportunity to get some of that money for their new hedge fund.

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Jun 21, 2023

We have not allowed a President to pardon himself or herself, any family member up to a third degree of relation.

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Jun 21, 2023

A pardon should be available for cocaine too, but you ought to know what you are doing.

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Jun 21, 2023

It wasn't about Trump. It was about the fact that the system should be fair.

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Jun 21, 2023

The pardons that he issued were mostly for people with large amounts of money.

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Jun 21, 2023

You think she got the treatment Hunter did? She didn't, she got three years in jail, three years in jail.

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Jun 21, 2023

The idea of having a panel is a good idea if the President would abide by it.

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Jun 21, 2023

If it's good for Trump, it is good for Biden.

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Jun 21, 2023

That was shocking to me. Jared Kushner is not a lawyer.

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Jun 5, 2023

I am a big supporter, as you know, of Amtrak and passenger rail service throughout this country.

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Jun 5, 2023

it is really a, frankly, an embarrassment that we don't serve such a major and prominent city.

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May 23, 2023

Hitler is rolling in his grave because here's been rendered a footnote in history eclipsed by the evil Dr. Fauci who dared to save millions of lives potentially.

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May 23, 2023

There was bipartisan interest in doing something with this bill.

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May 23, 2023

The President could get away with all kinds of things that he shouldn't, and the Congress is surrendering its power.

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May 23, 2023

I don't care if it is Hunter Biden or if it is Donald Trump, Jr. The President shouldn't be pardoned.

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May 23, 2023

It made no sense then, and it makes no sense now.

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May 23, 2023

I waived on to this subcommittee because I have had this issue as one of mine when I was the chair of the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Subcommittee for the last three general assemblies.

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May 23, 2023

Maybe that is one of the reasons why we haven't gotten anywhere with it.

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May 23, 2023

It is the principle that's important, not the individual, because it lives way after us.

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