Judiciary
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, today presided over a hearing on "Citizens United at 10: The Consequences for Democracy and Potential Responses by Congress."
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee that produced the two articles of impeachment against President Trump, expressed disappointment that the Senate did not convict him in its historic votes today.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee, today questioned FBI Director Christopher Wray at an oversight hearing on the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), the Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, today voted for, and the House passed, two articles of impeachment against President Donald J. Trump. The President has now been impeached for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress and will be tried on those charges in the Senate.
Before the historic vote, Congressman Cohen participated in a floor debate on the articles. See his remarks here.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), the Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, today spoke on the House floor during the historic debate on two articles of impeachment against President Donald J. Trump. The House is expected to vote on the articles – that the President abused his powers and obstructed Congress – later today.
See Congressman Cohen's remarks here.
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WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee and the Chairman of its Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, voted in the committee this morning to move two articles of impeachment against President Trump to the House floor.
During a two-day markup Wednesday and Thursday, the committee considered a variety of amendments before sending articles charging the President with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress for the full House to take up next week.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee and Chairman of its Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, this evening delivered remarks at the markup of two articles of impeachment against President Donald J. Trump. The articles charge the President with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
See Congressman Cohen's remarks here.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee, today supported the introduction of two articles of impeachment against President Donald J. Trump. The articles, to be debated later this week in the Judiciary Committee, charge the President with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee, today questioned the counsel for the House Judiciary Committee and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on the evidence collected during the investigation into President Trump's abuse of power.
See Congressman Cohen's exchange with the witness Daniel Goldman here.
Congressman Cohen also made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today voted for, and the House passed, the Voting Rights Advancement Act, which restores protections of voting rights gutted by a 2013 Supreme Court decision. As Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, Congressman Cohen conducted several hearings on this bill, including one at the University of Memphis School of Law in September. Congressman Cohen spoke in favor of the measure before it passed this morning. See that speech here.