Cohen calls Barr ‘chicken’ as Republicans back attorney general

By , Daily Memphian Updated: May 02, 2019 9:49 PM CT | Published: May 02, 2019 9:49 PM CT

U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen of Memphis reacted to Attorney General William Barr's no-show before the House Judiciary Committee Thursday by bringing a ceramic chicken and a bucket of KFC. The reaction of the city's Republican representatives in Washington has been decidedly different.

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David Kustoff Lamar Alexander Marsha Blackburn Steve Cohen

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Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for more than 40 years.


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