Homeland Security

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), who feared for his life as rioters swarmed the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, made the following statement after reviewing a U.S. Department of Justice request to the U.S. Court of Appeals in D.C. to vacate the seditious conspiracy convictions against the leaders of the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys:

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today applauded the decision of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide individual assistance to those affected by the January 22-27 storms. Congressman Cohen wrote Governor Bill Lee on January 30 and February 9 asking him to seek assistance, noting that financial damage thresholds for the federal relief had been crossed.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, has signed on to 13 articles of impeachment against President Trump introduced by Congressman John Larson of Connecticut.

The articles include Trump’s wide-ranging abuse of the pardon power; his unauthorized use of military force in Venezuela and Iran; and his deployment of the National Guard into American cities, among other high crimes and misdemeanors.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement: 

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a member of the Judiciary and Intelligence Committees, considered President Trump’s threat to end a world-historical civilization with attacks on civilian infrastructure in Iran tonight and released the following statement:

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today questioned leading intelligence officials at a House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence hearing on threats to national security.

Congressman Cohen asked FBI Director Kash Patel about his firing of at least 12 FBI counterintelligence analysts with expertise on Iran days before the war broke out and whether they were terminated because of their role in investigating President Trump’s unauthorized storage of classified documents in his Mar-a-Lago bathroom.

Supports sensible 1982 U.S. Supreme Court precedent

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a cosponsor of legislation that would fund critical agencies like the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Coast Guard and other DHS components, vowed to sign a discharge petition to force a vote on the measure.  At the same time, Congressman Cohen continued to insist that any funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Patrol (CPB) be contingent on significant policy reforms guaranteeing civil rights and transparency. 

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today welcomed the announcement that Shelby County has been added to the list of jurisdictions now eligible for Public Assistance funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to address the extensive damage caused by the January 22-27 winter storms.