Congressman Cohen Hails House Passage of the Count the Crimes to Cut Act
Bipartisan measure would require a listing of federal criminal offenses
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WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today spoke from the House floor during debate on the Count the Crimes to Cut Act, which he co-led with Representatives Chip Roy, Andy Biggs, and Lucy McBath. It passed by voice vote.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
“No one knows how many federal criminal offenses there are. Our founders warned us against having laws too ‘voluminous’ or ‘incoherent’ to be understood by the people. The Count the Crimes to Cut Act makes a simple request of the Department of Justice: list out the federal criminal offenses, their elements, and how often they are used. We have a lot of work to do to make criminal justice more fair and responsive to the challenges we face today. This is how we start. I am pleased to work with Congressman Roy as the first Democratic cosponsor and with others on both sides of the aisle to pass this necessary legislation.”
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