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Information concerning my stance on Defense and Military issues.

May 23, 2017

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] — Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today released the following statement on President Trump's Fiscal Year 2018 budget:


May 16, 2017

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] — Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, released the following statement after reports that President Trump compromised highly classified information during a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov and Ambassador Kislyak:


November 19, 2015

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today released the following statement regarding allowing Syrian refugees into the United States.


October 28, 2015

[Washington, D.C.] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) joined 265 of his Democratic and Republican colleagues in voting for H.R. 1314, the bipartisan budget package, to help avert a fiscal crisis, boost spending caps, protect seniors, and raise the debt ceiling.


October 22, 2015

[Washington, D.C.] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today released the following statement regarding the House Benghazi Select Committee’s hearing with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.


July 20, 2015

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressmen Scott DesJarlais, M.D. (TN-04) and Steve Cohen (TN-09) today introduced their bipartisan Enhancing Safety at Military Installations Act with the support of the entire Tennessee House Delegation. This legislation would require the Department of Defense to issue a directive permitting members of the Armed Forces who have received firearms training and are authorized to use firearms to carry military-issued firearms on bases and recruitment facilities.