Judiciary
Dear Friend,
This week, I spoke with FOX News Channel’s Bill O’Reilly about my bill to help bring sanity to our nation’s marijuana policy, hosted a telephone town hall with nearly 4,000 Ninth District citizens, and helped break ground at the Hampline. Keep reading to find out what else happened this week.
Dear Friend,
This week, I launched my “Building a Healthier Memphis” series on wellness in the Ninth District with a panel discussion on the racial disparity in breast cancer outcomes in our city, introduced legislation that could help in the fight for a sane national marijuana policy, and continued to speak out to protect the HOPE Scholarship that so many of our state’s young people rely on. Keep reading to learn more.
Congressman also joins bipartisan letter asking the President to remove marijuana from the federal government’s list of most dangerous drugs
[WASHINGTON, DC] – House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice Ranking Member Steve Cohen (TN-09) introduced H.R.
Dear Friend,
This week, I spoke out against the Federal Drug Czar’s outdated and racially-charged policies when it comes to marijuana and I also spoke out against Governor Haslam’s plan to raid the HOPE Scholarship surplus fund. In addition, I attended a meeting with President Obama and was selected to be the lead Democrat on the influential House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Keep reading to learn more.
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Legislation introduced by Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) and Congressman Cynthia Lummis (WY-AL) to increase transparency and help ensure adequate protection under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), the Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act, was approved on a voice vote this morning by the House Judiciary Committee.
Congressman also gains seat on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee
[WASHINGTON, DC] – After serving on the House Judiciary Committee since joining Congress in 2007, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today was appointed Ranking Member of the Constitution and Civil Justice Subcommittee.
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today railed against misguided and outdated federal drug enforcement policies that place marijuana on the same level as much more dangerous drugs such as heroin and methamphetamine.
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[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today expressed hope that President Obama’s newly-announced changes to domestic surveillance programs would result in meaningful reforms that help restore the public’s trust in its government, but he also reiterated that Congress must act as well to fully protect the rights and privacy of American citizens from the National Security Agency (NSA).
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) this week introduced two bills, the Justice Integrity Act and the Byrne/JAG Program Accountability Act, to help address, reduce, and prevent racial disparities in the United States’ criminal justice system. The Congressman’s bills, which he also introduced in previous Congresses, are aimed at identifying racial and ethnic disparities, examining their causes, and developing plans for reducing or eliminating those unjustified disparities wherever they are found.