May 28, 2014
As we near the midnight hour, as Wilson Pickett would say: In the midnight hour, we drift off to ``Reefer Madness'' type of logic. We saw ``Reefer Madness'' in the thirties, and it has come back to Congress here 80-some-odd years later…
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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May 28, 2014
I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Tennessee will be postponed. The Clerk will read. The Clerk read as follows: office of…
May 28, 2014
This is a very logical amendment that I hope will be accepted. What this does is it takes a program that the Department of Justice announced last week, that I have been encouraging the President and the Attorney General to engage in, and…
May 28, 2014
So should we make alcohol illegal again, that exercise in prohibition that was brought by this Congress, that was proved to be such a failure, that it was repealed later on? Should we make alcohol illegal because kids might get it? I…
May 28, 2014
The Department of Justice is correct to respect the laws of the States and to put an understanding that heroin and crack and cocaine and meth and prescription drugs are drugs that really cause the evils we have and the problems we have in…
May 28, 2014
It has been culturally accepted not in your area, but in some cultures it has. And in the African American community, you are eight times more likely to be arrested and sent to jail because of the color of your skin. It has a disparate…
May 21, 2014
This past week, the city of Memphis lost one of its greatest sons and leaders, Reverend Frank McRae. Reverend McRae was a Memphian who took urban ministry to a new position in the city of Memphis. Before Dr. King was assassinated April 4…
May 19, 2014
I want to thank the gentleman from Massachusetts for the time. I rise in strong support of the Monuments Men Recognition Act. I want to thank the gentlewoman from Texas for her work on this bill, Ms. Granger, and for her kind thoughts and…
May 19, 2014
There is a special occasion in Memphis the month of May, and it is a celebration known as Memphis in May. The weather is great and the people have wonderful festivals. We had a music festival the first weekend, and this past weekend, the…
May 8, 2014
Louis Brandeis, my favorite Supreme Court Justice, said that States are the laboratories of democracy.
May 8, 2014
I am a strong supporter of D.C.'s having the autonomy to address the issues as they did by a 10-1 vote.
May 6, 2014
In closing, I just want to comment that Mr. Goodlatte's committee has now produced this bill and the next bill, the Lummis-Cohen bill, and we came together to work against sex trafficking last week. So the Judiciary Committee, under the…
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