Homeland Security
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, voted again tonight against sham articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Last week, Congressman Cohen voted against the same partisan measure which failed by a single vote.
The vote tonight was 214 to 213, and the measure was adopted.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, today voted against the Republican’s Israel-only supplemental providing funding for Israel. While Congressman Cohen strongly supports Israel and wants to send it what it needs to defend itself and defeat Hamas, this bill is a Republican partisan ploy. The House should instead consider a comprehensive response to U.S. national Security concerns.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today voted against the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The resolution to impeach the Secretary failed on a vote of 216 to 214.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON -- Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today introduced a bill that would reauthorize the Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond (SOAR) to Health and Wellness Act. This vital legislation aims to renew and continue essential training for healthcare professionals in identifying and responding to victims of human trafficking.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) went to the House floor this evening to condemn the October 7 Hamas hostage takers and call for the immediate return of the hostages. In particular, he drew attention to hostages Noa Argamani and Hersh Goldberg-Polin whose fates remain unknown.
In his remarks, Congressman Cohen said in part that he was:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee and its Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government, today questioned expert witnesses at a hearing entitled “The Southern Border Crisis: The Constitution and the States.” The hearing established that federal law overrules state initiatives when it comes to immigration policy and that solving the immigration problem is not in Donald Trump’s best interests as he runs for president.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), the Ranking Member of the Aviation Subcommittee, and a longtime advocate of advancing aircraft safety, today wrote to Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Michael Whitaker asking him to have current aircraft evacuation standards reevaluated in light of the January 2 Japan Airlines Flight 516 collision with a Japan Coast Guard plane.
The letter reads in part:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the Tipton County Board of Education will receive $17,338,355 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for replacement of Crestview Middle School in Covington destroyed in the storms and tornadoes of March of last year. Part of the restoration will be covered by an additional $10.3 million in insurance payouts.
WASHINGTON – Three years ago to the day that Donald Trump slapped Cuba with the designation of a State Sponsor of Terrorism as he was leaving the White House, Congressmen Steve Cohen today wrote to President Biden asking him to lift the resulting unnecessary economic sanctions. Congressman Cohen traveled to Cuba in 2016 with President Obama after he lifted sanctions and welcomed interaction with the Cuban people.
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), the Ranking Member of the Aviation Subcommittee, today called upon the Senate to swiftly pass a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill when it convenes next week. The House passed its FAA bill, the Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act, by a 351-69 vote last July.