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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.
No. What I'm saying to you, sir, is your belief is obviously that the Second Amendment is an individual right so that the States that have laws that say you have to be 21, those laws should be abolished and we should limit it to 18. For…
This weekend many of us, probably all of us, honored our veterans. And they deserve the honors that we gave them. The Senate honored them with the passage of a COLA increase, which I hope our House will, too--and I'm sure it will--in a…
Last Congress, I introduced and successfully pushed to enactment the 'Securing the Protection of our Enduring and Established Constitutional Heritage Act' or 'SPEECH Act.'
Jobs is the most important issue this House can deal with. And it's been said in the past that there are two things that are bipartisan: defense budgets and infrastructure budgets, transportation. Historically, we've gotten together on…
This weekend I had the privilege, unfortunately, to attend a funeral of a great American, a constituent of mine living in Tucson, Arizona, when he passed at age 91, Colonel Luke Weathers. Colonel Weathers was a Tuskeegan Airman. Born in…
The public is against it. More of the public now is for decriminalization than is against it.
Marijuana is not the problem. It is turning a whole generation of young people against the system.
The whole program in this country with marijuana arrests has been a failure for 40 years.
New York is the number one location in the country for marijuana possession arrests, and it is people of color.
Many, many, many young people, particularly people of color, are arrested for possession of marijuana which shouldn't be a Federal issue.
Tonight is going to be the sixth game of the World Series. Sports means money, business, and jobs. The St. Louis economy has been spurred on by the World Series to where they're not cutting employees because they have had increased sales…
I want to commend President Obama for announcing a plan this morning to lower student loan payments. The New York Times recently reported that student loan debt outpaced credit card debt for the first time last year and that the growth in…
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