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No, we don’t feel the immediate effect of global warming and pollution like we do a mass shooting, or a woman in reproductive crisis. But that is the slippery slope of long-term irresponsibility. And it’s not just time that matters. The geography of pollution does not stop at the border;","source_url":"https://www.jeffcohenforcongress.com/priorities","source_date":"2026-07-16"},{"topic":"Immigration","stance":"And it’s not just time that matters. The geography of pollution does not stop at the border; carbon emissions half way around the world are our problem too. We need continued carrots and sticks around","detail":"And it’s not just time that matters. The geography of pollution does not stop at the border; carbon emissions half way around the world are our problem too. We need continued carrots and sticks around investment in clean technologies, and a reduction in dirty ones. Closer to home, if Trump’s cuts to the NSF and the EPA are allowed to continue, then the health of 21 percent of the entire planet’s surface freshwater will be jeopardized. Lake Michigan itself, literally touching the 9th District from Irving Park though Uptown, Edgewater, Rogers Park, Evanston and into Wilmette,","source_url":"https://www.jeffcohenforcongress.com/priorities","source_date":"2026-07-16"},{"topic":"Climate","stance":"it’s not just time that matters. The geography of pollution does not stop at the border; carbon emissions half way around the world are our problem too. We need continued carrots and sticks around inv","detail":"it’s not just time that matters. The geography of pollution does not stop at the border; carbon emissions half way around the world are our problem too. We need continued carrots and sticks around investment in clean technologies, and a reduction in dirty ones. Closer to home, if Trump’s cuts to the NSF and the EPA are allowed to continue, then the health of 21 percent of the entire planet’s surface freshwater will be jeopardized. Lake Michigan itself, literally touching the 9th District from Irving Park though Uptown, Edgewater, Rogers Park, Evanston and into Wilmette, will absolutely","source_url":"https://www.jeffcohenforcongress.com/priorities","source_date":"2026-07-16"},{"topic":"Education","stance":"is likely to be bankrupted in many places from cuts to Medicaid, getting to comprehensive sex education, maternal healthcare, and safe reproductive options must also remain vital policy objectives. cl","detail":"is likely to be bankrupted in many places from cuts to Medicaid, getting to comprehensive sex education, maternal healthcare, and safe reproductive options must also remain vital policy objectives. climate responsibility Climate change makes it on to my priorities list not because of its urgency, but in spite of it. No, we don’t feel the immediate effect of global warming and pollution like we do a mass shooting, or a woman in reproductive crisis. But that is the slippery slope of long-term irresponsibility. And it’s not just time that matters. The geography of pollution does not stop","source_url":"https://www.jeffcohenforcongress.com/priorities","source_date":"2026-07-16"},{"topic":"Gun Control","stance":"weapons and large-capacity magazines. And as the 1994 bipartisan Assault Weapons Ban recognized, firearms cannot really be well-regulated across state lines, so it’s actually exactly the role for fede","detail":"weapons and large-capacity magazines. And as the 1994 bipartisan Assault Weapons Ban recognized, firearms cannot really be well-regulated across state lines, so it’s actually exactly the role for federal government. Mental health crisis—certainly. But at the very least, and I mean at the very least , we need that law back. WOMEN’S REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM Women’s reproductive rights are not a state issue. There is no acceptable legal, economic or moral construct—equality, efficiency, fairness, safety, you name it—that can justify turning our backs on women and their families. Here, too, a","source_url":"https://www.jeffcohenforcongress.com/priorities","source_date":"2026-07-16"},{"topic":"National Security","stance":"in the Middle East, and in Ukraine, to think that the Art of the Deal is what will strengthen our national security. Let’s return to professionalism to our foreign policy, where we put in place adviso","detail":"in the Middle East, and in Ukraine, to think that the Art of the Deal is what will strengthen our national security. Let’s return to professionalism to our foreign policy, where we put in place advisors with serious, hard-earned policy credentials. And a little on AI A lot of voters in this race are concerned about AI. Job loss, security, data center energy usage. Those are real issues. But Congress and some of the candidates in this race need to educate themselves about what artificial intelligence really is. AI is here. The cat is out of the bag, and it is incredibly powerful. I think","source_url":"https://www.jeffcohenforcongress.com/priorities","source_date":"2026-07-16"},{"topic":"Abortion","stance":"least, and I mean at the very least , we need that law back. WOMEN’S REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM Women’s reproductive rights are not a state issue. There is no acceptable legal, economic or moral construct—e","detail":"least, and I mean at the very least , we need that law back. WOMEN’S REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM Women’s reproductive rights are not a state issue. There is no acceptable legal, economic or moral construct—equality, efficiency, fairness, safety, you name it—that can justify turning our backs on women and their families. Here, too, a woman’s right to her own body cannot be different in different states. Not only is that nonsensical, it produces dangerous outcomes for women and their doctors. Of course the legal and political battle to restore Roe v. Wade is crucial. 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