Homeland Security
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today released the following statement on the 15th anniversary of the deadly terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001:
On Wednesday, April 6, 2016 from 8:30am-12pm, I, along with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, am hosting a Human Trafficking Awareness Training at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Special guests will include representatives from the Department of Homeland Security, state and local law enforcement, the medical community and local organizations to discuss the importance of and the strategies to combat human trafficking.
[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, D.C.] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today released the following statement regarding allowing Syrian refugees into the United States.