Policy Soup stir the pot ALPHA

Let us all stand with Chairman Powell.

Stood up and still... rally against Ice today in my district

I went to the floor to be with my classmate(' 06) and friend Gabby Giffords where she was being recognized and honored for her work on gun reform for 15 years after she was shot. Btw: the NRA has given me an F for every year. I've been at Congress in years before when I was a state senator. Proud F

This is a song for our times.Jessie Welles gets it down. Ice is wrong for the nation and needs to be disbanded. It is an army in contravention of due process and traditional law enforcement values. Take off the masks and go back to the borders.

youtube.com/watch?v=61I4...

Steve Cohen@repcohen.bsky.socialJan 9(source)

🚨House Democrats passed a bill to extend ACA tax credits for 3 years—restoring relief the GOP let expire & protecting 81,000 people in TN9 from higher costs. As @pelosi.house.gov said, Democrats worked for months to force this vote. The Senate needs to act immediately so people don't lose coverage.

On the House floor today, I stood with my friend Gabby Giffords on the anniversary of the 2011 shooting she survived. I’ve spent years working to curb gun violence — earning an F rating from the NRA, which I take as a great honor. Gabby’s courage is a constant reminder of why this fight matters.

Calling this “domestic terrorism” was a lie. An ICE operation ended with a woman shot and killed, and the President and his team immediately made things up to try and justify it. I taught police law. This shooting was unjustified. ICE’s training and tactics are reckless — this is the result.

I voted last night to force action on ACA tax credits after the GOP let them expire, raising health care costs with no plan to help Americans. 81,000 people in Memphis and TN-9 depend on these credits to afford coverage—I'll keep pushing to finish the job, and to make them permanent.

@lovethispost.bsky.social

Just unbelievable,what ice agent did in shooting that woman in the face when he was not in danger and she was not doing anything where an officer should use deadly force. Rules for cops:Never shoot at a moving car. Never shoot unless your life or someone else's life is endangered Not self defense!

I Love This Post

Distraught woman says ICE killed her wife in video after deadly Minneapolis shooting

Here’s the video in case there was any doubt of what happened, including the masked face of the shooter. contrary to claims, the woman was the one trying to defend herself by driving away from ICE that was trying to enter her car www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9CJ...

Reposted bySteve Cohen

Kat Abughazaleh@katmabu.bsky.socialJan 8(source)

You can read the full account here. It’s heartbreaking. Abolish ICE. Dismantle DHS. Justice for Renee Good. www.advocate.com/news/minneso...

“They killed my wife,” the distraught woman says, adding, “They shot her in the head.”

Steve Cohen@repcohen.bsky.socialJan 7(source)

Deeply disturbing reports out of Minnesota. My full statement here.

January 6 will always be a day that lives in infamy. I was there. I watched Capitol Police lock the doors, draw their weapons and help Members get gas masks on as a violent mob stormed the Capitol at the direction of a sitting president. It was an attack on our democracy—we should never forget it.

January 6 had many heroes — Capitol Police, MPD, and the National Guard who defended our democracy. Special Counsel Jack Smith is a hero too. He followed the facts, applied the law, and held Donald Trump accountable for trying to overturn an election. That’s the rule of law. That's courage.

@adamkinzinger.substack.com

Attending hearing on J6-second only to the Civil War-as an attack on our democracy and Constitution. I was in the gallery of House and will never forget and will forever remind people of this Trump attack on America.

Adam Kinzinger

Five years later, January 6 still matters. Not just because of what happened—but because of what happens if we decide we’ve already heard enough. open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

@pittsburghsteeler.bsky.social

Steve Cohen

@repcohen.bsky.social

Ecstatic to see my former intern Calvin Austin III catch the last TD of the 2025 season and take his team to the playoffs. Perfect intern and a great guy — smart, talented, humble, and always gracious.