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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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Jun 9, 2021

You should have warned, and you had a duty to do that.

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Jun 7, 2021

I thought we wanted to use criminal contempt to enforce our subpoenas.

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May 26, 2021

voter identification laws that are targeted to exclude minority voters and that are designed by their particular requirements to make it more difficult to vote

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May 23, 2021

These remarks about Jewish people, which Marjorie Taylor Greene has done rather consistently will lead to violence against Jewish people more and more, and it needs to stop.

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May 23, 2021

A lot of Republicans today have no experience in government. They don't have much knowledge of history and they're just trying to become social media stars.

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May 23, 2021

Well, it's sad to see that Members of Congress have gotten to this low level. They don't understand history. They don't understand the Holocaust.

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May 23, 2021

The Jewish Democrats in the House are putting a letter together. David Cicilline has been a primary force and we will be sending it to McCarthy and ask him to take some steps because we saw what happened on January 6th.

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May 23, 2021

McCarthy doesn't want upset them. McCarthy has got eyes on being the Speaker, which he didn't have before, and so he has shown no leadership at all.

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May 19, 2021

There is hardly anything this Congress can do that will be more important than having a bipartisan commission to look at the insurrection that occurred in this Capitol on January 6. There was an attempt to overturn our Constitution and to…

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May 18, 2021

I thank my most capable and socially aware counsel to my subcommittee, the Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, who brought this issue to my attention long before the tragedy in Atlanta, the attacks that have…

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May 18, 2021

I hope that this hearing can serve to educate the public about what happened.

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