Steve Cohen

The gentleman started with some story about Greece. I thought about it and I thought about the Trojan horse and this health care plan. The State of the Union address mentioned health care, but when you get into it, it is really a tax…

I have learned from a lot of the briefings that the freshmen have had that the disparity of wealth in this country is the greatest it has been since the 1920s, and that is because of a lot of the actions of the previous Congress and this…

The freshmen are happy with the procedures that are going on, and the processes, and are glad to be part of this Democratic majority. We are funding more money in the budget for Pell Grants, which is an issue that I have great concern…

If I may ask, you were here in the previous Congress. Didn't the Republican-controlled Congress have a chance to pass that budget and have all the input that they wanted, and they failed to do it? Why is the continuing resolution here?

I felt like it was appropriate at the finish of this week, Mr. Speaker, to give some type of report to the people of what we have experienced as freshman Congresspeople. We all came up here with a lot of interest in seeing America be…

Yesterday, January 8, was the 72nd anniversary of the birth of the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley. Elvis was a Memphian, a U.S. Army veteran, and an ambassador of goodwill throughout the world through his music and movies. I am here…

I would say that the Senator from Connecticut is correct in his interpretation of the language in the bill regarding the transfer of design data between the two shipyards. It was the intent of the conferees to reaffirm last year's…

This is an amendment that pertains to the States of Maine and New Hampshire, dealing with weight limit for trucks. We have worked in close conjunction with the Senator from New Jersey, the Senator from Montana, and the Senator from Rhode…

It is not the intention of this legislation to compel U.S. persons to breach or repudiate pre-sanctions contracts or commitments.

I too support the intent of the subcommittee language. DOD's alternative financing methods for the TRICARE Program may have significant merit, however, I also share Senator Warner's concerns that this new concept be fully tested and…

I have revised the language in the bill to state specifically that only exclusions for program violations are to be reported.

My language does not cover malpractice at all. Further, it is my intent that the new data collection system be coordinated with existing data bases, so that there is no costly and burdensome duplication of effort. I have revised the…

I would want to make certain that participants in the system can avail themselves of due process guarantees, and that only final actions be included in the new database.

My colleague is correct. I have long been interested in promoting alternative medical treatments and I do not have any desire to enact a new law which might treat such providers unfairly. Could the Senator from Utah share with me specific…

Would the Senator from Virginia be willing to delete from the Record the depositing of any legal responsibility on my doorstep?

I think this legislation is serious. There is still some confusion, frankly, among a lot of Members in terms of exactly how it will work. So I think we will take as long as necessary to work our way through that. I think that is the spirit…

I found it to be unacceptable from my perspective that we would allow a nation as strong militarily and financially to simply pass that responsibility to other members.

I think it is important that we send a signal to the Russian military and to other Russian leaders who are emerging, who would seem to be taking that country back toward a rather dictatorial or imperialistic path, that the United States is…