Calling in the Guard isn’t even about trying to help people in Memphis, where crime is already down significantly over 2 years.
It’s about a show of force. Trump turned the DOD into the “Department of War” and he wants to use it—by sending troops into blue cities like they’re battlefields.
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Representative|Democrat|Tennessee District 9
Steve Cohen
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Voting Record — 498
Yes39%
No56%
Present1%
Not Voting4%
Party align98%
Cross-party1%
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Steve Cohen
U.S. RepresentativeDemocratTennessee District 9
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Steve's ATmosphere Activity
20 recent posts · 53 sponsored · 292 cosponsored
Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.
More good schools and access to education. More career and job training opportunities. More police officers who live and are invested in Memphis.
That's what's going to help lower crime in the long run. Not the National Guard.
More here with @cnn.com ⬇️
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9/11. A day I can’t forget and won’t!
The FDNY and other first responders are heroes.
Never forget.
9/11. A day I can’t forget and won’t!
The FDNY and other first responders are heroes.
Never forget.
I condemn the killing of Charlie Kirk. Political violence is antithetical to a civilized society.
Denying food aid to people with past drug convictions makes reentry harder and recidivism more likely. That's the law right now.
I reintroduced the bipartisan RESTORE Act to repeal this outdated ban so these people can get SNAP, apply before release, and have a real chance to rebuild their lives.
Reposted bySteve Cohen
The same Supreme Court that just acted overnight to unleash ICE raids that break apart families and brutalize people in LA, couldn't find the time in 2024 to fast-track Jack Smith's case against a sitting president for trying to overthrow our government.
Their priorities tell you everything.
Bless your heart
A New, ‘Adorable’ Deep-Sea Fish Swims Into View www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/s...
Trump’s message to hardworking people and families: airlines can disrupt your flight, damage your property, and you still owe full price.
Don’t expect this administration or the GOP to lift a finger for you as a consumer. Their loyalty is to billionaire donors and giant multinational corporations.
The same Supreme Court that just acted overnight to unleash ICE raids that break apart families and brutalize people in LA, couldn't find the time in 2024 to fast-track Jack Smith's case against a sitting president for trying to overthrow our government.
Their priorities tell you everything.
Trump’s Commerce Dept. just cut off funding for the TN Minority Business Development Center, forcing it to close after 13 years of helping small, local businesses.
I helped open the MBDC in 2012 to give Black and minority entrepreneurs in Memphis a voice. Trump and the GOP just silenced that voice.
I helped write and pass bipartisan reforms to protect passengers: refunds, family seating, wheelchair rights, and real compensation for delayed flights.
That's what people and families deserve when they don't get what they pay for.
Trump is ripping them up to pad airline profits—at your expense.
🚨BREAKING: Thanks to the Trump admin, you’ll once again have the pleasure of handing over MORE of your money to giant airlines for the privilege of being nickel-and-dimed, delayed, and treated like baggage.
Corporate America first, as always.
Reposted bySteve Cohen
Vaccines save lives. They save quality of life, too.
I had polio as a child, and I've lived with post-polio because I never had access to the vaccine.
RFK Jr. has used his office to sow doubt & restrict vaccines, putting kids at risk. On behalf of all polio victims, I'm calling on him to resign.
Full statement here: cohen.house.gov/media-center...
Vaccines save lives. They save quality of life, too.
I had polio as a child, and I've lived with post-polio because I never had access to the vaccine.
RFK Jr. has used his office to sow doubt & restrict vaccines, putting kids at risk. On behalf of all polio victims, I'm calling on him to resign.
The GOP are holding hearings on free speech in the UK, while Trump is busy suing news outlets, law firms and colleges, bullying students, whitewashing the Smithsonian & African American History museums, and using the government as a hammer against dissent.
That's how autocracy starts—it's here.
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I signed the discharge petition to release the Epstein files—as EVERY member of Congress should. If your Rep. hasn't signed, you need to ask why!
Powerful men buried the truth to shield predators. The American people deserve answers, victims deserve justice, and this cover-up must end.
I signed the discharge petition to release the Epstein files—as EVERY member of Congress should. If your Rep. hasn't signed, you need to ask why!
Powerful men buried the truth to shield predators. The American people deserve answers, victims deserve justice, and this cover-up must end.
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Voting History498 total votesExpandCollapse
Voting History
498 total votes
Recent roll calls with party-majority context so it is easier to scan how this member tends to vote.
| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Party Maj | Align? | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-20 | H.R. 5107 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-20 | H.R. 5214 (119th) | Final passage | NOT_VOTING | NO | — | Passed |
| 2025-11-19 | H. Res. 888 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-11-19 | S.J. Res. 80 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-19 | H.J. Res. 131 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-19 | H.J. Res. 130 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-18 | H. Res. 888 (119th) | Motion to Refer | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-11-18 | H. Res. 878 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-18 | H. Res. 879 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-18 | H. Res. 879 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-18 | H.R. 4405 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-18 | H. Res. 878 (119th) | Kill the motion | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-11-18 | H.R. 2659 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-17 | H.R. 1608 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-13 | H.R. 5371 (119th) | Accept Senate changes | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-12 | H. Res. 873 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-19 | H. Res. 719 (119th) | Approve resolution | NOT_VOTING | YES | — | Passed |
| 2025-09-19 | H.R. 5371 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-19 | H.R. 5371 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-18 | H.R. 1047 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-18 | H.R. 3015 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-18 | H.R. 3062 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-17 | H. Res. 713 (119th) | Kill the motion | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-17 | H.R. 5143 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-17 | H.R. 5125 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-17 | H. Res. 722 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-17 | H. Res. 722 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-16 | H.R. 5140 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-16 | H.R. 4922 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-16 | H.R. 2721 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-16 | H. Res. 707 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-16 | H. Res. 707 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-15 | H.R. 3400 (119th) | Fast-track passage | NOT_VOTING | YES | — | Passed |
| 2025-09-15 | H.J. Res. 117 (119th) | Kill the motion | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-11 | H.R. 3486 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-11 | H.R. 3944 (119th) | Instruct negotiators | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-10 | H.R. 3838 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-10 | H.R. 3838 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-10 | H.R. 3838 (119th) | Approve amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Agreed to |
| 2025-09-10 | H.R. 3838 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-10 | H.R. 3838 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Agreed to |
| 2025-09-10 | H.R. 3838 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-10 | H.R. 3838 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-10 | H.R. 3838 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-10 | H.R. 3838 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-10 | H.R. 3838 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Agreed to |
| 2025-09-10 | H.R. 3838 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Agreed to |
| 2025-09-10 | H.R. 3838 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Agreed to |
| 2025-09-10 | H.R. 3838 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-10 | H.R. 3838 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Agreed to |
Alignment stats consider only votes where a clear yes/no majority existed for the legislator's party. Cross-party marks divergence where the vote matched the opposite party majority. ↔ indicates cross-party divergence.