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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.
Thank you. I appreciate your leadership on this issue and your scheduling this Special Order. Dr. James Hansen did retire. He is considered the foremost climatologist in the world. As I understand it, he shared in a Nobel Prize in 2007 on…
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the storied career of America's foremost climatologist, and the world's, Dr. James Hansen. Last week Dr. Hansen retired from his position as head of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies. After…
Mr. Speaker, tonight PBS and the Grammys will continue a series of concerts at the White House, and tonight's concert will feature Memphis soul. Memphis is a city known around the world for music, whether it's Sun Records and Elvis Presley…
People sometimes ask why we can't find common ground. There's an area we should be able to find common ground on--and we don't--and that's funding for the National Institutes of Health, which is going to be cut in the sequester by close to…
Thank you, Mr. Van Hollen. I appreciate the time. The thing that disturbs me the most about this budget is its inability to understand what our priorities should be. The Republican budget keeps the defense budget at $550 billion. There is…
The cures and the treatments are going to benefit the next generation and the generation after that more than this generation. This is a place where spending dollars creates jobs, saves lives, and benefits future generations. Most research…
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to share my grave concerns about the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, the existence of which is awaiting a decision by the administration. Last week, 84 of my colleagues--82 Republicans and 2 Democrats-- introduced…
The Ryan budget. In the words of the great Republican President, whom the Republicans like to remember: There they go again. It's the same budget. It's catering to the wealthy, and it's cutting the middle class. It's reducing the top tax…
Mr. Speaker, the other day, it became public that Valerie Harper, the star of ``Rhoda,'' was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. She publicly went forward with that, and it was very touching. I saw her on the morning news when she talked…
I have an asbestos victim's letter and a number of public interest groups opposed to the Act. I would ask that their letters and statements be made a part of the record.
The debate over the necessity to fully compensate victims of asbestos exposure is very personal to me.
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