Judiciary
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today questioned Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas about the threats that domestic violent extremism, anti-government sentiment, and white supremacy pose to our homeland security. He followed up on his exchange with FBI Director Wray last week in which they discussed how rhetorical attacks on federal law enforcement are spurring violence.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today joined fellow members of Congress in asking Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan to revoke the invitation to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to testify at Thursday’s hearing before the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today condemned the hypocrisy of some Republican members of the Judiciary Committee who questioned the honesty and integrity of FBI Director Christopher Wray on Wednesday and raised issues about Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan’s ethics today.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today questioned FBI Director Christopher Wray, and called out Republican attacks on the Bureau that are putting agents in danger.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a strong supporter of President Biden’s plan to erase $10,000 in student loan debt, and up to $20,000 for recipients of Pell grants, today expressed his dismay at another Supreme Court ruling that will hurt millions of Americans. Congressman Cohen held an online webinar last October with a senior U.S. Department of Education official to go over the application procedure.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today condemned the 6-3 majority opinion striking down affirmative action in college admissions and rolling back decades of legal precedent.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today spoke in favor of his constitutional amendments – offered under both Republican and Democratic presidents -- that would prevent the President from pardoning himself or herself, family members, current or former members of an administration, paid campaign employees, and others for an offense involving a direct financial interest or whose offense was at the direction of or in coordination with a president.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today questioned Special Counsel John Durham at a hearing of the Judiciary Committee. Durham was appointed to investigate the intelligence that led to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election.
WASHINGTON – Congressmen Steve Cohen (TN-9) and Chip Roy (TX-21) today introduced the Article One Act which would reform the 1976 National Emergencies Act and presidential emergency powers.
Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) and Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) are leading the effort in the Senate.
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today applauded U.S. District Judge Thomas Parker’s ruling that Tennessee’s Adult Entertainment Act restricting drag performances is unconstitutional.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement: