9th District
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, today decried the House of Representatives for voting down his amendment to the Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2015 (H.R. 1927) which would have protected the current ability of victims of terrorist attacks to use class actions to sue those responsible. The amendment was defeated by a vote of 158 to 211.
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN) today spoke on the House floor pointing out the strength of the Affordable Care Act in Tennessee and the dangers of repealing the law. A full video of Congressman Cohen’s remarks can be found here.
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN) today released the following statement on the House floor honoring retiring Memphis Police Director Toney Armstrong. A full video of the Congressman’s remarks can be found here.
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, released the following statement on the House Republicans’ 62nd attempt to repeal or undermine the Affordable Care Act and the 11th attempt to defund Planned Parenthood. Congressman Cohen also addressed the issue today on the House floor. Video of his remarks can be found here and here.
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, today commended President Obama’s executive action on gun control. Over the past decade in America, more than 100,000 people have died as a result of gun violence – and millions more have been the victim of assaults, robberies, and other crimes involving a gun. Many of these crimes were committed by people who never should have been able to purchase a gun in the first place.
[MEMPHIS, TN] –Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) commended Mayor A C Wharton, Jr. and the City of Memphis today on the completion of the restoration of the Airways Boulevard Bridge over Noncannah Creek, bringing to a close the $5.5 million project that will grant Memphians safer and more expedient access to the Memphis International Airport, and that will keep the surrounding area active and accessible.
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN), the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitution and Civil Justice, today said that recent police shootings in Cleveland and Chicago are further evidence that Congress needs to push states to require independent prosecutors by passing H.R.
The video that rocked the world in July 2014 showed a group of New York City police officers piling onto Eric Garner, who had resisted when they tried to arrest him for selling loose cigarettes outside the Staten Island Ferry Terminal.
The video that rocked the world in July 2014 showed a group of New York City police officers piling onto Eric Garner, who had resisted when they tried to arrest him for selling loose cigarettes outside the Staten Island Ferry Terminal.