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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

Our goal is to prevent a future unsafe airplane design from slipping through the cracks and exposing millions of airline passengers to an unacceptable risk.

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Dec 10, 2019

There is no imaginable situation in which they should be jammed or subjected to end-runs by Boeing to their managers.

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Dec 10, 2019

I commend your commitment to cultivating a just culture among FAA employees--and ensuring that they have the analysis and tools necessary to make the right decisions in the name of safety.

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Dec 4, 2019

I look forward to working with the committee to strengthen our nation's capacity to move goods efficiently and in a timely manner.

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Dec 4, 2019

In your opinion, what can Congress do to support infrastructure investments that consider the entire freight system?

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Dec 3, 2019

We sit here with a duty to the Founders to fulfill their wisdom in being a check on the executive.

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Dec 3, 2019

It appears that President Trump pressured a foreign government to interfere in our elections by investigating his perceived chief political opponent.

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Nov 26, 2019

The majority gets to pick three witnesses. The minority gets to pick one witness. So we'll have one witness who they chose, we'll have three.

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Nov 26, 2019

When you complain, and complain, and complain, and then you have an opportunity to put your story to the American public and you don't want to do it, and you don't want to be subject to cross examination yourself, it shows you don't have a…

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Nov 26, 2019

I think things will come out. And I think things are going to come out for as long as he's president and after he's president.

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Nov 19, 2019

I'm a big proponent of vaccinations. Vaccines are good.

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Nov 13, 2019

The federal system has no bail bondsmen, right?

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Nov 12, 2019

We can't address climate change just by adding more lanes, because there isn't more room for more lanes on an Interstate Highway System.

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Nov 12, 2019

Let me just remind you, sir, the last time you were testifying and I was questioning, you promised me, you assured me that Delta, when they merged with Northwest, would not leave the Memphis hub, that the Memphis hub was there in…

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Nov 12, 2019

When we say a single mother in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas deserves access to the same fundamental services as a banker on Wall Street, we're not making an economic assertion--we're making a statement about our country's core values.

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Nov 12, 2019

The ultimate answer is going to be--and the millennial generation is telling us that--living in dense, urban corridors with mass transit.

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Nov 12, 2019

People want to have the food service?

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Nov 12, 2019

There is no passenger rail system in the world that makes money.

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Nov 12, 2019

This is shortsighted and foolish. It is like Delta Air Lines taking away amenities to passengers on their airplanes.

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Nov 12, 2019

We really need to reposition Amtrak as a modern mode of transportation similar to what we see in Europe and what we see in Japan.

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Nov 12, 2019

The most efficient way to get people short-hauled between cities in this country is going to be on train.

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Nov 12, 2019

The Trump administration is withholding approval because they are saying even though the State is going to borrow TIFIA funds.

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Nov 12, 2019

Paper-sack food is clearly not what anyone was paying for on that service.

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Nov 12, 2019

We are borrowing $17 billion a year to put into the Highway Trust Fund.

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