Steve Cohen

The opioid crisis in our country has unfortunately affected millions.

I am hopeful that Congress will find the will to continually expand the IHS.

There is no rationale for the historically low level of funding for Indian Health Service (IHS) other than the federal government's failure to uphold the trust and treaty obligation to provide healthcare to all American Indians and Alaska…

Qualified immunity acts like a time warp. In its current form, the doctrine allows conduct to be judged by completely outdated standards.

Public officials should not be allowed to avoid the consequences for egregious actions by hiding behind judicial opinions.

It's nothing that appears in the Civil Rights Act and it's nothing that appears in the Constitution.

I urge you, employer liability coupled with suit by the United States, both to defuse the controversy.

If you create municipal liability, you substantially defuse the problem of qualified immunity.

I don't see why employers should be liable for every tort except a constitutional tort.

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.

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

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 enforcement officers.

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

I joined Full Committee Chair Nadler, Representative Bass, and other colleagues in cosponsoring the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act.

I want to say how much I enjoyed working with Mr. Armstrong on the Judiciary Committee. When I came back for the new Congress and he wasn't on the committee, that was a loss. But it has been good to work with him on this bill, and he has…

Well, they have said things they thought were nasty. But it was not nasty to me because I have no choice in the fact that I am bald.

The police do play a vital role in addressing that crisis.

A comprehensive approach to combating crime is essential. That includes not only increasing funding for police and law enforcement, but also other strategies that help reduce violence in our communities.

None of our Republicans that like to scream about, I think five or six Members of our caucus who talked about defunding the police, less than 2 percent of our caucus, none of the Republicans voted for that money, the largest investment…

It must be holistic.

Congressman Chu represents the 27th Congressional District of California, has served in Congress since--this says 2009.

Thank you, Representative Carson. Excellent testimony. I appreciate it.

Materials submitted by the Honorable Steve Cohen, Chair of the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties from the State of Tennessee.

African Americans and Jews have suffered the most hate in this country.

I'm a former Memphis Police legal adviser. I've advocated for strong policing.