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WASHINGTON – In the wake of the killings at The Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) released the following statement:

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, today questioned Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and FBI Director Christopher Wray at a House Judiciary Committee hearing. After noting that both had been appointed by President Trump, and that Special Counsel Robert Mueller had been appointed by Rosenstein, the following exchange occurred (see it here):

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) attended the meeting of FBI Special Agent Peter Strzok with House Judiciary Committee Members on Wednesday and released the following statement:

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, expressed unease at today's announcement that Justice Anthony Kennedy plans to retire at the end of July because of its obvious political result. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has already said a nominee will be considered this fall. Congressman Cohen released the following statement:

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, said today's predictable 5-4 ruling against the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) will have the effect of diminishing wages for working- and middle-class Americans, furthering income inequality, and is a direct result of the failure of the U.S. Senate to confirm President Obama's Supreme Court nominee. He made the following statement:

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen, the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on the Constitution, introduced an amendment today during a committee proceeding to obtain documents from the Department of Justice relating to foreign investments in businesses owned by President Trump, as well as those relating to efforts by Felix Sater, Michael Cohen and Ivanka Trump to expand Trump Organization's holdings in Russia during the 2016 U.S. presidential election, including efforts to build a Trump Tower in Moscow. His amendment was offered to H Res.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, released the following statement after yet another 5-4 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, this one upholding President Trump's Muslim travel ban: