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March 13, 2017

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] — Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today released the following statement on the report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) on the Republican's American Health Care Act that shows 14 million more people would be uninsured by 2018, 24 million more people would be uninsured by 2026 and a $880 billion federal cut to Medicaid by 2026:

March 9, 2017

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN), Congressman Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY), Senator Ed Markey (D-MA), Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ), and Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) today introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Seat Egress in Air Travel (SEAT) Act in the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate.

March 7, 2017

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] — Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today released the following statement on the House Republicans' legislation to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA):

March 7, 2017

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] — Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today released the following statement on the passing of former Tennessee State Senator Douglas Henry, Jr., the longest serving member of the Tennessee legislature:

March 6, 2017

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] — Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) tonight released the following statement after the House Republicans unveiled their legislation to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA):

March 6, 2017

Tomorrow, House Judiciary Committee Democrats will send a letter to White House Counsel Donald McGahn, asking him to provide information about contacts between the White House and the Department of Justice. Judiciary Democrats will also send a similar letter to FBI Director James Comey.

March 2, 2017

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] — Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, today called on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to resign amid

February 28, 2017

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] — Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) tonight released the following statement on the address by President Donald Trump to a joint session of Congress:

February 27, 2017

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] — The Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act, introduced by Congressman Doug Collins (R-GA) and Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) to increase government transparency, passed the House of Representatives today. The legislation now goes to the U.S. Senate for consideration.