Hortense Cooper, governor’s wife & congressman’s mother, dies age 98
Hortense Hayes Powell Cooper, widow of Gov. Prentice Cooper and mother of U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper, died Monday night at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville at age 98, according to the congressman’s office.
Cohen, Cooper sign onto lawsuit attacking Trump’s foreign business dealings
Tennessee’s two Democratic congressmen, Reps. Steve Cohen of Memphis and Jim Cooper of Nashville, are among about 200 members of Congress signing on as plaintiffs in a federal court lawsuit that contends President Donald Trump’s foreign business dealings may violate a provision of the Constitution.
Quote from a Cooper press release:
“The Constitution says our president should be free from all foreign influence,” Rep. Cooper said. “Since President Trump shows no sign of changing, Congress must ask the courts to enforce the Constitution he has sworn to uphold.”
Quote from a Cohen press release:
“The Constitution’s Foreign Emoluments Clause is a vital protection against foreign governments’ corrupting influence.” said Congressman Cohen. “The American people should have total confidence that the President is serving their interest, not his own financial enrichment. President Trump’s refusal to disclose information to Congress or seek Congress’s authorization for accepting profits from foreign governments stemming from his sprawling foreign financial interests is a brazen violation of the Constitution and a danger to our democracy.”
The full Cohen press release is HERE; the full Cooper press release HERE.
Cooper, Mancini bash Trump appointment of Bannon
Tennessee Democratic Chair Mary Mancini today joined Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper in declaring that President-elect Donald Trump should rescind his appointment of Stephen Bannon as chief White House strategist.
Cooper signed a letter with other congressional Democrats berating Bannon and called the former head of Breitbart News a “hate-monger and a fear-monger.” Mancini’s press release says Tennessee Republicans should call on Trump to abandon the appointment.
Press releases from both are below.
