Steve Cohen for Congress
Recent News About Steve Cohen for Congress
Congressman Cohen Scores 100 Percent on Defenders of Wildlife Conservation Report Card
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Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) again received the highest possible score from the Defenders of Wildlife on its 2020 Conservation Report Card for 14 critical votes during both sessions of the 116th Congress.
Congressman Cohen Announces $1.2 Million Early Head Start Grant
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Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that Porter-Leath Inc. will receive a $1,235,346 grant to operate its Early Head Start Programs in Shelby County from the Administration for Children and Families Office of Head Start.
Congressman Cohen Announces $14.8 Million in COVID-related Grants to Memphis International Airport
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Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and its Subcommittee on Aviation, today announced two significant grants totaling $14,880,645 to Memphis International Airport from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Representatives Cohen, Bonamici and Ocasio-Cortez Introduce Fair Debt Collection Improvement Act
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Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), joined by Congresswomen Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), today introduced the Fair Debt Collection Improvement Act that would prohibit debt collectors from collecting or attempting to collect debt from consumers after a statute of limitation has expired.
Congressman Cohen Announces National Institutes of Health Grants to UTHSC
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Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced two National Institutes of Health grants to the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC).
Chairman Cohen Presides at Hearing on Discrimination and Violence Against Asian Americans
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Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, today presided at a hearing on “Discrimination and Violence Against Asian Americans,” less than two days after the killing of six Asian American women in the Atlanta suburbs.
Congressman Cohen Votes for Dream and Promise Act
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Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today voted for, and the House passed, the Dream and Promise Act, providing a path to citizenship for young people brought to this country as children.
Congressman Cohen Votes to Extend the Deadline for Approving the Equal Rights Amendment and to Pass the Violence Against Women Act
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Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties today voted for, and the House passed, an extension of the deadline to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) and a reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act.
Congressman Cohen Announces $1.09 Million in Antifungal Research Grants to UTHSC
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Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will be receiving two major grants totaling $1,090,171 from the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases.
Congressman Cohen Introduces FedEx CEO Fred Smith at a Hearing on “The Business Case for Climate Solutions”
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Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, today introduced FedEx Corporation CEO and Chairman Fred Smith, one of the witnesses at a hearing on “The Business Case for Climate Solutions.” Congressman Cohen praised FedEx for its work in vaccine distribution and for its efforts to meet ambitious sustainability goals.
Congressman Cohen Applauds Veterans Education Provision included in American Rescue Plan
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Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today applauded that elements of his Protecting Our Students and Taxpayers (POST) Act were included in the American Recovery Plan Act that President Biden signed into law last week.
Representatives Cohen, Schakowsky, Buchanan, and Fitzpatrick Lead More than 100 Members Asking Secretary Vilsack to Publish Rule Preventing Horse “Soring”
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Representatives Steve Cohen (TN-09), Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Vern Buchanan (FL-16) and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) today led a letter with more than 100 Members of Congress asking Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to publish a rule to prevent the intentional harming of horses known as “soring” that the Obama Administration was days from publishing in 2017 when Vilsack previously served as Secretary.
Congressman Cohen Responds to Misleading Statements at a Hearing on Upholding Standards of Member Conduct
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Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), the Chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, today responded to increasingly bellicose misstatements about the way he conducted a hearing on “The Constitutional Framework for Congress’s Ability to Uphold Standards of Member Conduct” on Thursday.
Congressman Cohen Questions Expert Witnesses about the Harm Done by the War on Drugs
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Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today participated in a Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security hearing on “Controlled Substances: Federal Policies and Enforcement.” Congressman Cohen, a longtime member of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, was an original cosponsor and voted for the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, which passed the House in December.
Congressman Cohen Hails Major Accomplishments of President Biden’s First Fifty Days in Office
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Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) tonight listened to President Biden’s first prime time address from the East Room and commended the President for his historic efforts to address the pandemic and its economic fallout.
Congressman Cohen Votes to Strengthen Firearms Background Checks
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Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today voted for and the House passed H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act, and H.R. 1446, the Enhanced Background Checks Act, to clarify and strengthen firearms transfer laws.
Representatives Cohen, Sewell, Aderholt and Norton Introduce John R. Lewis Voting Rights Highway Act
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Representatives Steve Cohen (TN-09), Terri Sewell (AL-07), Robert Aderholt (AL-04) and Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC-At Large) today introduced the bipartisan John R. Lewis Voting Rights Highway Act, honoring their former colleague, the late Georgia Congressman John Lewis, who nearly lost his life at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, on U.S. 80, on the historic “Bloody Sunday” voting rights march 56 years ago this week.
Congressman Cohen Votes for American Rescue Plan Act
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Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today voted for and the House passed the Senate amendment to the American Rescue Plan Act, a $1.9 trillion measure addressing the coronavirus pandemic and its unprecedented economic consequences.
Congressman Cohen Questions Experts about Increasing Passenger Rail Opportunities
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Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and its Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee, today questioned expert witnesses at a hearing on “Full Steam Ahead for Rail: Why Rail is More Relevant than Ever for Economic and Environmental Progress.”
Congressman Cohen Announces Pediatric Cancer Research Grant to St. Jude
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Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital will receive a $486,599 grant from the National Cancer Institute for research on pediatric tumors that currently have no clinical treatments.
