Steve Cohen

During this past year, some of our highest elected officials deliberately and consistently use racist language tying COVID-19 to Asians.

That is not speech. That is action.

Use of the right words of our leaders can help calm fears, reassure those feeling under threat.

When politicians use terms like 'China virus' or 'kung flu'... it has the effect and intention of putting a target on the back of all Asian Americans.

In short, words matter.

Sadly, this incident was one of several recent ones where elderly Asian Americans were similarly knocked violently to the ground.

I would like to ask that we have a moment of silence in memory of the individuals tragically killed, murdered, in Atlanta, Georgia.

The Committee on the Judiciary's Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties will come to order.

Thank you for the kind introduction and the opportunity to testify on March 17, 2021 at the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing on 'The Business Case for Climate Solutions'.

FedEx is ahead of the game in every single area.

Employees of FedEx contribute to our communities in a phenomenal fashion.

Memphis is kind of a one-name town. There is Elvis, there is Cybill, and there is Fred.

Possession of any number of drugs other than cannabis is a felony charge.

I have a bill that will allow federal judges to expunge an individual's record if they go 7 years without any kind of offense at all, if they were convicted of drug crimes.

An arrest or conviction for even a minor drug offense in the United States can have life-long consequences to the individual who has been arrested or convicted of that crime.

I think that, despite all our differences, we can work together as Americans to move the ball forward.

Liz Cheney... had the courage and the patriotism to stand up and to say that Donald Trump had solicited the mob.

Donald Trump tried to cancel out the entire election and cancel out our lives in the process.

What we are talking about is a violent attack on the Congress of the United States.

It is shameful that we even have to point this out, but equating the two is absurd.

We welcome our Witnesses and thank them for participating in today's hearing.

When you tweet '1776,' you are not on the home team.

Look, Representative Lofgren's report is an attempt to criminalize politics and silence Members who dare to speak.

This is not a place we need to be going. It is a brazen, outrageous abuse of power.

I just want to say that many of us regard this as a new low for the United States Congress.