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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.

Mar 26, 2014

I appreciate the gentleman's yielding. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to bring up H.R. 15 to demand a vote on the bipartisan immigration reform bill that reduces our deficit by $900 billion over the next 2 years, according to the…

Congressional Record · 2014-03-26
Mar 12, 2014

Madam Speaker, I rise today to applaud the Minority Business Development Agency on its 45th anniversary. The Minority Business Development Agency was established by executive order on March 5, 1969, and has worked to promote the growth and…

Congressional Record · 2014-03-12
Mar 12, 2014

Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I would just like to say that while this legislation and the previous legislation is going nowhere, we should be dealing with the issues that face the American people, the serious…

Congressional Record · 2014-03-12
Mar 12, 2014

Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. First, I want to set the record straight before we get too much revisionist history here. Yesterday in the Rules Committee, the distinguished chairman of the Rules Committee, Mr…

Congressional Record · 2014-03-12
Mar 12, 2014

Madam Speaker, first, I would like to say that Federal officer may be mentioned many times in the code, but not defined; not defined. Madam Speaker, I yield such time as she may consume to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Lofgren).

Congressional Record · 2014-03-12
Mar 12, 2014

Before I yield to Ms. Lofgren, I would just like to comment a couple of things. Without disrespect to our Founding Fathers--I revere them all alike-- but Mr. Franks was talking about President Madison and the noble experiment and asked the…

Congressional Record · 2014-03-12
Mar 12, 2014

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, more of the same. As with our consideration of the ``ENFORCE Act,'' H.R. 4138, I must note the lack of deliberative process pertaining to consideration of this bill. The gentleman…

Congressional Record · 2014-03-12
Mar 12, 2014

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate you yielding. Mr. Chairman, as some of my colleagues said so eloquently during last week's Judiciary markup on this bill, that the majority's attempts to turn routine exercises of Presidential…

Congressional Record · 2014-03-12
Mar 12, 2014

I yield myself such time as I may consume. I would just like to respond a little bit to what was said, and it was said in a previous discussion by my friend from South Carolina about why Congress is in such disrepute. He was thinking, if…

Congressional Record · 2014-03-12

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