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July 11, 2018

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, today introduced amendments to the annual Department of the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (H.R. 6147) to prohibit the federal government from spending money at businesses owned by President Trump.

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July 10, 2018

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) noted today's passing of S.L. Kopald Jr., a respected business leader, and made the following statement:

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July 9, 2018

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, expressed his opposition to President Trump's nomination of Brett Kavanaugh, saying he fears it will move the nation's highest court further to the right and undermine important civil rights. He made the following statement:

July 5, 2018

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) expressed cautious relief that EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, the subject of numerous ethics scandals and corruption allegations, has at long last resigned. He released the following statement:

July 5, 2018

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) condemned as heartless bad policy U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson's proposed 25 percent rent increase for low-income residents touted at the American Conservative Union's Foundation for Conservative Political Action Conference in Memphis earlier this week, and made the following statement:

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July 5, 2018

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) condemned as heartless bad policy U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson's proposed 25 percent rent increase for low-income residents touted at the American Conservative Union's Foundation for Conservative Political Action Conference in Memphis earlier this week, and made the following statement:

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July 5, 2018

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) expressed cautious relief that EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, the subject of numerous ethics scandals and corruption allegations, has at long last resigned. He released the following statement:

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July 3, 2018

WASHINGTON – In advance of Wednesday's observance of America's 242nd birthday, Congressman Cohen (TN-09) released the following statement:

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June 29, 2018

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

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June 28, 2018

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.