Congressman Cohen Votes to Re-Open Homeland Security

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) voted for, and the House passed, 231 to 180, a bill to re-open the Department of Homeland Security through February 28 to provide time for the White House and Congressional Democrats to negotiate border security issues.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

"This is the 11^th vote I've cast to re-open agencies of the federal government closed by the Trump Shutdown. It is time for the Senate to act and the President to sign these measures into law and get federal employees back to work."

Yesterday, Congressman Cohen voted to open other federal agencies.