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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.
I want to take this moment to congratulate a high school in my district, the Hollis F. Price Middle College, for receiving the U.S. News & World Report Bronze recognition as one of 2012's Best High Schools in the country. U.S. News & World…
I believe in the future, as we have seen airlines consolidate, that we are going to see prices continue to go up and make it more and more difficult for the middle class that continues to be squeezed and eliminated in American society as a…
I appreciate it, and I understand safety is the utmost concern, but it needs to be balanced in terms of you can still have safety and have the economic development.
As we commemorate the 11th anniversary of the attacks on our country, we should recognize the men and women who have fought so bravely for our country over the last decade. This weekend, I had the honor of holding a welcome home ceremony…
Today the House will take up a bill on the Bush tax cuts. The Republicans want to extend the Bush tax cuts to everybody, but tax 25 million Americans by not extending certain credits that they get right now. The Democratic proposal, which…
This week there was some disturbing news about Members of the House. One of our finest, longest-serving Members, Mr. LaTourette of Ohio, a Republican, announced he wasn't going to run for reelection. He said he couldn't run for reelection…
This weekend, the whole country was struck with the tragedy in Aurora, Colorado. A deranged individual murdered 12 citizens and wounded 58 others. My mind went back to the day that Gabrielle Giffords was shot-- another deranged individual…
I didn't know, in your statement to the gentleman from Rhode Island, why are these funds needed to get our troops out? Do we not have airplanes, roads, boats and whatever to get our folks out?
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 26, line 2, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $506,660,000)''. Page 35, line 15, after the dollar amount…
I'm not going to repeat some of the arguments that were made by my colleague from Rhode Island, but I understand them. There is, indeed, a large need for infrastructure in our country. We're falling far behind, and we've invested a lot of…
I said, in response to the gentleman from Rhode Island, you have said these funds, all $375 million, were needed to get our troops out of Afghanistan. Are we building, like, runways to get all our troops out, roads to get them out?
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