The Trump Administration has weakened our democratic institutions with its unlawful, flagrantly unconstitutional conduct. Its deployment of the National Guard to Memphis is nothing more than a cheap publicity stunt to fire up his supporters by occupying cities in red states that did not vote for him.
But Memphis will not cower. Memphis will not bow. Memphis will not be intimidated.
As a member of Congress, I spend a lot of time in Washington, DC- the first city he chose to occupy. The crime in DC, like the crime in Memphis, has been declining for years. No one in either city has been made safer because of the low-level arrests made in these publicity stunts.
Memphis needs federal investment- not a supporting role in Trump’s dog-and-pony show.
When you send me back to Washington, DC, I will hopefully have the good fortune to work with a new incoming Democratic House Majority under the leadership of Speaker of the House Hakeem Jeffries to rein in the constitutional abuses that have been allowed since current House leadership abdicated its constitutional oversight duties.
Congressman Steve Cohen contacted the House of Representatives Chief Administrative Officer in writing to decline his salary for the duration of the shutdown. “Tennessee’s Ninth Congressional District is home to thousands of dedicated federal employees Read more
