Nov 16, 2011
Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 6, line 14, after the period insert the following: ``Notwithstanding the preceding…
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.
Congressional Record · 2011-11-16
Nov 14, 2011
Last Congress, I introduced and successfully pushed to enactment the 'Securing the Protection of our Enduring and Established Constitutional Heritage Act' or 'SPEECH Act.'
Nov 14, 2011
Madam Speaker, 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…
Nov 3, 2011
Mr. Speaker, 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…
Nov 2, 2011
Mr. Speaker, 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…
Nov 1, 2011
The whole program in this country with marijuana arrests has been a failure for 40 years.
Nov 1, 2011
The public is against it. More of the public now is for decriminalization than is against it.
Nov 1, 2011
Many, many, many young people, particularly people of color, are arrested for possession of marijuana which shouldn't be a Federal issue.
Nov 1, 2011
New York is the number one location in the country for marijuana possession arrests, and it is people of color.
Nov 1, 2011
Marijuana is not the problem. It is turning a whole generation of young people against the system.
Oct 27, 2011
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…
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