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Mr. Speaker, I am astonished at what I have heard from the other side of the aisle: disingenuous talk about great deficit; the deficit caused by the Republican majority's work or lack of work over the last 12 years; giving tax breaks to the rich while sending our troops to a war that has cost us half a trillion dollars and approaching a trillion dollars.
Madam Speaker, some time ago this House passed the Hate Crime Bill, and I was one of the sponsors and one of the supporters.
Washington -- On July 30, 2007, the U.S. House of Representatives passed four pieces of legislation to improve benefits and services for America’s veterans. Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) was pleased to support each of the bills, including H.R.2874, a bill increasing care for homeless and low-income veterans. H.R.2874, the Veterans' Health Care Improvement Act of 2007, will improve mental health care and provide counseling for veterans returning from Afghanistan, Iraq, and all other U.S. conflicts post-1991.
Mr. Speaker, it's my privilege and honor to speak on behalf of this bill.
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Mr. Speaker, last night, this House had a proposal before it to prohibit the DEA from enforcing Federal laws on medical marijuana patients in the 12 States where the public has legalized medical marijuana. Unfortunately, it failed.
Mr. Chairman, I had a dear friend named Oral James Mitchell, Jr. Oral James Mitchell, Jr., was a Navy SEAL. He fought in Vietnam. Oral James Mitchell, Jr., got pancreatic cancer.
Washington, DC -- It has been more than 10 years since American workers have seen an increase in the federal minimum wage marking the longest gap in the history of the law. Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), long championing the need for an increase, was pleased to support legislation that brought about the first incremental wage increase since 1997. The federal minimum wage increase, going into effect today, from its current hourly rate of $5.15 to $5.85 is the first of three 70-cent increases which culminate in July of 2009 at $7.25/hour.
Mr. Speaker, on the 3rd of July in my hometown of Memphis, Tennessee, I discovered there was ice being disposed of by being dumped on a driveway, more or less, at Spottswood and East Parkway. What that was about was FEMA dropping and disposing of ice.
Washington, DC – Thursday, July 19, Congressman Steve Cohen was joined by Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, Chairwoman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management, in sending a letter to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) relaying their concerns with FEMA’s most recent logistical debacle, the waste of $67 million spent on the shipping, storage and disposal of 84.9 million pounds of ice.