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“I’m thrilled to have someone with Randy’s experience and knowledge of the community directing our staff,” Congressman Cohen explained. “Through his years of service both as a mediator between law enforcement and the African American community and as a civic leader, Randy has shown his deep commitment and love for the City of Memphis. He has been a great friend to me and I have the utmost faith in his abilities.”
“I’m very happy to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives and I appreciate every opportunity to cast a vote on behalf of the citizens of the 9th District,” said Congressman Cohen.
The 2007 Session was the busiest in the history of the House of Representatives in terms of numbers of votes. Democratic Party leaders pledged during the 2006 campaign to make Representatives work harder and longer hours during the 110th Congress.
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“We do have to have certain techniques to ferret out information and protect our people, but at the same time we have to respect our laws,” said Congressman Cohen during his cross-examination of one of the panel-members.
The purpose of the hearing, as Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (MI-14) explained, was to determine the “who, how, when, where, and why of the destruction of the videotapes; and most importantly, what might have been shown on them.”
“I am thankful that the President stepped up and did the right thing by signing this historic piece of legislation into law,” said Congressman Cohen. “For the first time since 1975, the Democratic Congress has increased CAFE standards, and I think that’s something that we can all be proud of.”