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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 was off campus, and I got a notice from my staff that this amendment was here. I kind of knew it was coming, but I find it shocking. In these economic times, there is more of a need for legal services than there has ever been a need for…
Do you know if the Marine Mammal Commission has anything to do at all with the dolphins that help us in security, that they get these sonars attached to them and they do a lot of security work for us? Isn't this what they do?
So the dolphins that they train and that they study save us in the way of security and they do jobs that humans don't have to do, so they save human lives. And you're talking about $200,000 and the cost of one SEAL. To me, a SEAL in the…
I thank the gentleman for his response, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Broun). The amendment was agreed to.
I move to strike the last word. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Tennessee is recognized for 5 minutes.
I want to thank my colleague from New York for yielding to me. This is a particularly important amendment because minority business development agencies give people a hand up, not a hand out. The fact is the folks on the other side are…
Julian Bond was and is a great civil rights leader. He founded SNCC in the sixties and fought for civil rights in this country. He was a Georgia State senator for 20 years, and had to fight and go to the Supreme Court for First Amendment…
The best thing Members of Congress can do to represent their constituents well is to stay in touch. Today we had another teletown hall in my district, and we listened to seniors be concerned about Social Security and Medicare. They…
H.R. 4377, the 'Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development Act of 2012,' or 'RAPID' Act, creates a new subchapter of the Administrative Procedure Act to prescribe how the environmental reviews required by the National…
That would kind of be like having TransCanada do the impact statement for the Keystone XL pipeline?
There was a memorial service for the late and great Donald Payne, a gentleman who cared about helping people all over the globe.
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