General Legislative Efforts As Elected Democratic Leader
During the twenty years before Cohen became an elected Democratic leader of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Pennsylvania's population rose from 11,800,766 to 11,881,643, a gain of only 80,829 people. During the twenty census years Cohen was an elected Democratic leader of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Pennsylvania's population rose from 11,881,643 to 12,702,379, a more than tenfold gain of 820,726. Policies Cohen supported as a Democratic leader helped make that gain possible.
Cohen helped both the AFL-CIO and Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce enact a nationally controversial plan to make any hostile takeover of a Pennsylvania company unlikely.
Cohen helped enact the plan of Gov. Robert P. Casey to reduce auto insurance rates.
Cohen helped enact the abolition of tax liens for recipients of welfare in Pennsylvania.
Cohen helped enact state aide to citizens to reduce Property taxes and Philadelphia wage taxes. He criticized such programs that he considered inadequate.
Cohen was a leader of legislative efforts to establish the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority to monitor the finances of the Philadelphia city government, and to require the city adopt five year fiscal plans as well as annual budgets.
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