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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.

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Dec 10, 2019

So, if my colleagues on the other side of the aisle can't bring themselves to do what is right and impeach a President that they know is a threat to our election, then we will have to do it and we will have to move to impeach.

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Dec 10, 2019

When it comes to impeachment, there is no higher crime than for the President to use the power of his office to corrupt our elections.

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Dec 10, 2019

The man who claimed he wanted to clean up the swamp created his own swamp and he is drowning in it now.

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Dec 10, 2019

SNAP payments are being cut drastically, and poor people are going to be hurt.

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Dec 10, 2019

I totally disagree with Chairman Sensenbrenner in his summation of what we have before us.

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Dec 10, 2019

To say that this whole process is corrupt is basically an affront to each of those four patriots who came forward.

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Dec 10, 2019

There has been a lot of discussion of what we have had here, but basically this is an issue about abuse of power.

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Dec 10, 2019

The President's conduct meets all the elements of criminal bribery under 18 U.S.C. 201(b)(2)(A).

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Dec 10, 2019

There is no higher crime than for the President to use the power of his office to corrupt our elections.

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Dec 10, 2019

This President has shown us that he is welcoming foreign interference.

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Dec 10, 2019

Impeachment is a crucial part of the Constitution that ensures a democratic government.

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Dec 10, 2019

We do not need permission from the President. We do not need permission from the courts.

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Dec 10, 2019

If President Trump is allowed to refuse to comply with requests for information, it would gut the House impeachment power and undermine our bedrock principle of separation of powers.

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Dec 10, 2019

One of the issues, big issues here, is Trump conditioning military aid on an investigation of the Bidens.

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Dec 10, 2019

What is central here is, whether we want a dictator? No matter how popular he may be, no matter how good or bad the results of his policies may be, no President is supposed to be a dictator in the United States.

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Dec 10, 2019

It is amazing to me how we on this committee are denigrating Mr. Zelensky in the eyes of his country and in the world because we can't make a case against this President.

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Dec 10, 2019

The Republicans, obviously, took that course over and over and over again.

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Dec 10, 2019

When President Trump, for his own personal political gain, asked for a 'favor' from a foreign leader, he did exactly what our Founding Fathers feared most.

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Dec 10, 2019

This is in no way stealing an election.

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Dec 10, 2019

This is completely unacceptable. Someone needs to be truly held accountable.

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Dec 10, 2019

Thank you, Chairman and Ranking Member Graves, for holding this important hearing.

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Dec 10, 2019

I will have some tough questions for you, and I hope to hear from you about what the FAA has identified as faults and failures in the certification of the 737 MAX.

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