Washington, March 20 -- Congressman Steve Cohen issued the following press release:
Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) released the following statement in advance of President Trump's scheduled visit to Memphis on Monday to discuss the work of the Memphis Safe Task Force, a multi-agency federal effort addressing crime since last September:
"With everything going on in the world - war in Iran and its disruption of oil shipments and gas price spikes, war in Ukraine, and who knows what in Venezuela and Cuba - the President has decided it's a good time to come to Memphis and talk about the Memphis Safe Task Force.
"I was and remain concerned about the image the surge in federal manpower and the presence of the National Guard sends the country, ...