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Proud to co-lead the #EarthDay resolution with @RepDorisMatsui, @RepJoeNeguse, and @RepMcClellan. The time to act on the climate crisis is now.

Trump’s presidency has been about corruption and self-dealing—and polluters are cashing in while we pay the price. Our tax dollars, our families, our earth. Our planet can’t afford another 4 years of this. We have to fight for clean air, clean water and future generations—on Earth Day & every day. matsui.house.gov/media/press-re…

@bymichaeljones So sad. A wonderful gentleman and a friend of mine for 20 years. Always greeted me with name of one of his favorite songs"Memphis in June."

Rep. David Scott (D-Ga.) passed away last night, according to multiple House Democratic members and aides. The Congressional Black Caucus is holding its weekly meeting, where many members are learning the news. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver opened with a prayer before Chair Yvette Clarke addressed the caucus, sources tell me. Scott represented Georgia’s 13th District since 2003 and made history as the first Black chair of the House Agriculture Committee. He was 80.

I cosponsored articles of impeachment against Pete Hegseth. Hegseth is the most unqualified SecDef in history. He helped launch Trump’s unconstitutional war in Iran, endangered US servicemembers, and has committed war crimes—including attacks on children. He needs to be removed from office.

The YEARS of progress to move cannabis out of Schedule I has stalled under Trump, with the DEA acting like the Strait of Hormuz. Thousands are still in federal prison for non-violent marijuana offenses. Proud to stand with advocates on 4/20 today pushing pardons, clemency, and real reform.

I just learned that my very very good friend Don Schlitz died last night. He was one of the finest songwriters of our time. He’s inducted in the country music Hall of Fame and the country music songwriters Hall of Fame.Most known for writing The Gambler which Kenny Rogers recorded. behind all of that he was just a decent nice man My condolences to his widow Stacy, and all of his family and fans. Listen to some Don Schlitz you’ll love it.

"The worst of the worst" was a lie. Todd Lyons was a key part of that lie. His ICE agents spent a year ripping apart families and killing Americans who protested it. Now he wants to join the private sector and spend more time with HIS family. A golden parachute won't let him escape accountability.

BREAKING: The Catholic Church HUMILIATES J.D. Vance and Mike Johnson by releasing a brutal statement explaining "just war theory" after they both tried to invoke it to defend Trump's illegal Iran War. This is like arguing theoretical physics with Albert Einstein... “For over a thousand years, the Catholic Church has taught just war theory and it is that long tradition the Holy Father carefully references in his comments on war," Bishop James Massa, the chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Doctrine, said in a statement. "A constant tenet of that thousand-year tradition is a nation can only legitimately take up the sword ‘in self-defense, once all peace efforts have failed’ (Catechism of the Catholic Church, no. 2308)," he continued. "That is, to be a just war it must be a defense against another who actively wages war, which is what the Holy Father actually said: ‘He does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war.’" “When Pope Leo XIV speaks as supreme pastor of the universal Church, he is not merely offering opinions on theology, he is preaching the Gospel and exercising his ministry as the Vicar of Christ," he added. "The consistent teaching of the Church is insistent that all people of good will must pray and work toward lasting peace while avoiding the evils and injustices that accompany all wars.” The statement offers a sharp rebuke to Vance, a man who claims to be a Catholic, after he argued at a Turning Points USA event that the pope was wrong to criticize the war. “I think it’s very, very important for the pope to be careful when he talks about matters of theology‚” Vance, an adult convert to the faith, said. “If you’re going to opine on matters of theology, you’ve got to be careful, you’ve got to make sure it’s anchored in the truth." He added that there is a “more than 1,000-year tradition of just war theory” within the Catholic Church. Speaker Johnson, an Evangelical, echoed similar sentiments earlier today when he said that he was "taken aback" by Pope Leo's anti-war remarks. “It’s a very well-settled matter of Christian theology. There’s something called the just war doctrine," said Johnson. While Vance and Johnson are correct in the very narrow sense that just war theory exists, they are dead wrong in their application. The Iran War meets none of the criteria under the time-honored framework and in fact violates every single one of them. According to the Catholic Catechism and traditions dating back to Saint Augustine and Saint Thomas Aquinas, a war must have a "just cause," which this one clearly does not. Trump attacked Iran because Israel wanted to destabilize a regional adversary in order to make their territorial expansion easier. It must be waged with "legitimate authority" but Trump didn't seek Congressional approval in blatant violation of the U.S. Constitution. It must be motivated by "right intention" but the White House can't even articulate coherent goals for the conflict. One day they pretend it's about nuclear weapons (despite our intelligence agencies concluding that Iran was not seeking such weapons). The next day it's about bringing democracy to the oppressed Iranian people (a claim that's dramatically undermined by the killing of those very same civilians by American bombs). It must have a "probability of success" which this war did not. Trump was never going to bomb Iran into submission and a ground war would end in unmitigated disaster for the United States. This war was always going to be a terroristic bombing campaign that resulted in nothing but the loss of innocent lives. A war must have "proportionality," meaning that it prevents more harm than it causes. In the case of the Iran War, no harm has been prevented but mass suffering has been inflicted, not just in Iran, but also in Lebanon where Israel has launched a brutal invasion, slaughtering civilian populations and seizing land. In other words, Pope Leo is absolutely right to condemn this war as a moral atrocity. Vance and Johnson have abandoned the true teachings of Jesus Christ to pander to the demented pedophile in the White House. They have chosen political power over truth and revealed themselves as fraudulent Christians in the process. Please ❤️ and share if you staunchly oppose the Iran War!

We were also grateful for the chance to have @RepCohen (BA '71) meet with Vanderbilt’s National Security Immersion students through the Vanderbilt Institute of National Security. We appreciated his reflections on public service and the thoughtful exchange with students.

And our classless,retribution guided President continues to dig while he is in his hole

Vanderbilt is a powerhouse in our nations educational roster. I was impressed with the students and the faculty who I met with and the programs that the government is helping fund with the outstanding Vanderbilt personnel contributions.

We Deliver for Memphis — including preserving our civil rights history. I secured $1.2M in funding to restore Mason Temple, where Dr. King gave his final “Mountaintop” speech. This investment will protect a cornerstone of Memphis history and allow it to keep serving the community for years to come.

I'm cosponsoring articles of impeachment against Trump with @RepJohnLarson. His lawlessness is escalating—threatening war crimes, turning military forces on our own cities, abusing the pardon power and undermining our credibility. Where's the line? This vote needs to be on the record.

Pope Leo wasn’t sent to military school because he was buying knives ,didn’t have bone spurs diagnosed by a doctor who was renting from his Dad,didn’t steal from charities, wasn’t convicted of 34 felonies and has never been considered a grifter, a racist,a misogynist, or an inveterate liar. I’LL GO WITH THE POPE-NO CONTEST

The Memphis Sand Aquifer is one of our most important assets. It must be protected at all costs. The greywater facility was xAI’s assurance to Memphis that they would do just that. We need rock-solid, airtight assurances this will be built. Not just promises. Full statement⬇️ cohen.house.gov/media-center/p…

Trump took classified documents and obstructed efforts to get them back. The question is—why? That answer is in a sealed report the public still hasn’t seen. I introduced the Volume II Transparency Act because if there’s evidence of obstruction, it can't stay buried. The public has a right to know.

If Melania is interested in the Epstein files her big investigation should start with her husband. Funny how the Epstein tapes vanished right after Trump & Bill Barr’s DOJ raided his townhouse. That’s the smoking gun. For years I’ve been the ONLY one in Congress consistently demanding the truth.

As a Detroiter, Memphis deserves zero slander. They are our cousins. (Like Oakland & Atl). The cultural history of that town is incredible.