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June 22, 2017

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) issued the following statement on the University of Memphis and Christian Brothers University's decision to enroll students who have been approved for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program:

June 20, 2017

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, and nearly 200 Members of Congress have filed a federal lawsuit against President Trump for allegedly violating one of the Constitution's critical anti-corruption provisions: the Foreign Emoluments Clause. The Clause prohibits the President from accepting payments and other benefits from foreign governments without seeking and receiving Congressional authorization.

June 15, 2017

Washington, D.C.Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Rand Paul (R-KY), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Al Franken (D-MN), and Mike Lee (R-UT) along with Representatives Steve Cohen (D-TN) and Don Young (R-AK) today reintroduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would allow patients to access medical marijuana in states where it is legal without fear of federal prosecution.

June 7, 2017

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, today released the following statement on former FBI Director James Comey's written testimony to be delivered tomorrow morning to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence: