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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.

Jul 20, 2009

And it seems to me that significant numbers of automobile dealers have been sacrificed without just cause, without explanation and without any available resource...

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Jul 20, 2009

And you know, this was foreseeable; many people tried to deny it but at this point, only those who have their heads firmly implanted I guess I will say in the soil, would not dispute the effects of how automobiles contribute to the global…

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Jul 20, 2009

So when the taxpayers are called upon to bail out the industry to the tune of billions upon tens of billions of dollars, then the taxpayers have a right to regulate how these companies operate...

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Jul 20, 2009

One side thinks this is a war on capitalism and the other side thinks it is a surgery to try to protect against Wall Street inflicted suicide on capitalism.

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Jul 20, 2009

But exclaiming that bankruptcies require sacrifices from all parties involved does not answer the fundamental question of whether or not parties to these bankruptcies have been treated fairly.

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Jul 20, 2009

Yet the Congress and the American public were left in the dark as to how the task force, then led by Steven Rattner, reached its conclusion.

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Jul 20, 2009

It is true, and I don't think the union----

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Jul 20, 2009

You don't think that the task force maybe should have some reason to look after the people that are injured in Chrysler, if there are, hopefully there will be none, but if there are----

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Jul 20, 2009

I think that is a matter that we would expect to be discussing.

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Jul 20, 2009

Compare the salaries of General Motors and Chrysler executives with those at Nissan and Toyota for me.

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Jul 20, 2009

General Motors has worked out I believe the situation with the Tort claims, is that correct?

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