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MEMPHIS – On today's 58th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) remembered that terrible day and released a letter on assassination records that he recently sent to President Biden. He made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today voted for and the House passed the Build Back Better Act, a once-in-generation investment in the people of our country and in the future of our climate.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Co-Chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, better known as the Helsinki Commission, today questioned expert witnesses at a commission hearing entitled "Confronting Kremlin and Communist Corruption."
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Co-Chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, better known as the Helsinki Commission, along with Ranking Member Joe Wilson of South Carolina, today introduced a Congressional Resolution to end recognition of Vladimir Putin as president of Russia after May 7, 2024, if the autocrat remains in power.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee and a longtime advocate of sensible gun regulation, was informed of today's shooting death of Memphis rapper Young Dolph and released the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today applauded the Biden White House decision to nominate Andre B. Mathis for a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. The court, based in Cincinnati, hears appeals in federal cases from Tennessee, Kentucky, Michigan and Ohio.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressmen Steve Cohen (TN-09) and Kelly Armstrong (N.D., at large) today applauded the Judiciary Committee vote advancing their bill, the Prohibiting Punishment for Acquitted Conduct Act, to the full House. The measure would end the unjust practice of judges increasing sentences based on conduct for which a defendant has been acquitted by a jury.
WASHINGTON – As President Joe Biden touted the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act he signed into law on Monday with a tour earlier today of a General Motors plant in Detroit devoted to electric vehicles, Congressman Steve Cohen, a senior member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, noted that Ford Motor Company's "Blue Oval City" investment in batteries and electric vehicles will transform the industry in West Tennessee.
WASHINGTON – Congressmen Steve Cohen (TN-09) and Emanuel Cleaver (MO-05) were informed of today's sentencing in U.S. District Court in Springfield, Missouri, of Kenneth R. Hubert on federal charges that he threatened them. They released the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today questioned expert witnesses at a hearing entitled "Silenced: How Forced Arbitration Keeps Victims of Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment in the Shadows." Victims of sexual harassment testified about being denied an opportunity to tell their stories in public after sometimes unwittingly signing forced arbitration agreements with employers.