Audio Clips

Representative Mark Cohen speaks on Democratic efforts to get a vote in the House of Representatives on raising the minimum wage. Sound bite only runs 16 seconds. - 12/12/2005

Soundbite ONLY. Rep. Mark Cohen, D-Philadelphia, comments on an effort he is leading in the state House to raise the minimum wage. Bite runs 18 seconds. - 12/7/2005

State Rep. Mark Cohen, D-Philadelphia, leads the House Democrats-apostrophe- charge to raise the state-apostrophe-s minimum wage. Story runs 1 minute 5 seconds. - 12/7/2005

Soundbite ONLY. Rep. Mark Cohen, D-Philadelphia, comments on a proposal unveiled today by Gov. Rendell that would provide first-ever state funding in Pennsylvania for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP. Bite runs 30 seconds. - 10/19/2005

Concerned by the rising price of fuel Rep Mark Cohen introduces legislation to promote hybrid automobile manufacturing and purchasing in Pennsylvania. Bite Only is 11 seconds. - 9/1/2005

Video Clips

In testimony before the House Health and Human Services Committee, Rep. Mark Cohen urges his House colleagues to support his bill to legalize the limited medical use of marijuana, which he says would give many Pennsylvanians living in pain and discomfort a new treatment option. - 12/11/2009

Rep. Cohen announces the introduction of legislation (H.B. 1393) that would allow for the medical use of marijuana in Pennsylvania during a news conference in Harrisburg. Medical marijuana was legally prescribed for many years in the United States until it became stigmatized during prohibition. Rep. Cohen says it’s time to end that stigma. - 4/29/2009

More than one hundred thousand residents use the 11 library branches slated to close, not only for their books, but for Internet access, to read newspapers, to search employment databases and as a quiet place to study and do homework. Public libraries are important education and community resources. Shuttering these community institutions adversely impacts regular visitors to the closing branches, as well as the people who use the remaining branches. Longer lines, greater waiting periods and fewer available books will likely be a result. Join me in the fight to save our libraries - 11/26/2008

Rep. Cohen appears on Comcast Newsmakers - 5/17/2007