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MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, expressed his opinion after former President Donald Trump was convicted on felony counts in New York this afternoon and made the following statement:
“The rule of law, which the United States is founded upon, shone bright today. In America, no one is above the law.”
WASHINGTON -- Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee who introduced a resolution of censure against U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Alito on May 21 for his demonstrated bias on matters before the High Court, today expressed disappointment at Justice Alito’s refusal to recuse himself on cases involving Donald Trump, the 2020 election and the January 6, 2021, insurrectionists.
WASHINGTON --- Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the State of Tennessee will receive $2,484,530 from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program. The funding for the program came from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) that only Congressman Cohen in the current Tennessee Congressional Delegation voted for.
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that Le Bonheur Community Health and Well-Being will receive a $100,000 grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration to develop a rural health care network.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) and 16 cosponsors today reintroduced the Prohibit Wildlife Killing Contests Act to stop the practice of rewarding hunters for killing animals on public land in contests that serve no legitimate wildlife-management purpose.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today introduced a resolution of censure against U.S.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, is preparing to introduce a resolution of censure against Justice Samuel Alito for publicly flying the American flag upside-down, a commonly understood symbol of the “Stop the Steal” effort which falsely claimed Donald Trump won the 2020 Election. This expression of political support for Donald Trump and opposition to Joe Biden publicly demonstrates Justice Alito’s political bias and constitutes a serious breach of judicial ethics.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today commended Israel’s Shin Bet intelligence agency and the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) for recovering the bodies of three hostages held by Hamas in Gaza. He condemned the terrorist group and called for the immediate release of all remaining hostages, and made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today applauded President Biden’s announcement to reschedule marijuana from Schedule 1 to Schedule 3 under the Controlled Substances Act, and welcomed Attorney General Merrick Garland’s move to begin the formal rulemaking process.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen, the House Ranking Member of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the Helsinki Commission, discussed Ukraine’s defense needs and military priorities.