9th District
WASHINGTON – Congressmen Steve Cohen (TN-09), the Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, and Jerry Nadler, Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, today wrote to Attorney General William Barr seeking clarification of, and documents supporting, the President's claim that he has "the right to do a lot of things that people don't even know about" in response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
The letter reads in part:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) returned to Washington and voted today for a $484 billion response to the coronavirus pandemic with aid concentrated on small businesses and hospitals. This is the fourth bill Congress has passed to address the crisis that devotes $60 billion for loans to small businesses, such as minority-owned, women-owned and veteran-owned enterprises. In addition, the bill provides $60 billion for the Economic Injury Disaster Loan program administered by the Small Business Administration (SBA) and $25 billion for testing.
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today sent email notifications to constituents to ensure they are aware of Wednesday's noon deadline for claiming supplement payments for eligible dependents for those receiving Social Security, survivor or disability and Railroad Retirement. See the letter below:
Dear Friend,
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure's Subcommittee on Aviation, today wrote Federal Aviation Administrator (FAA) Stephen Dickson and Deputy Administrator Daniel K. Elwell requesting that funding to airports provided in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act be suspended until an equitable funding formula can be found.
MEMPHIS -- Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today recognized Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, as he prepared to return to Washington to vote on a fourth coronavirus response bill this week. The observance begins at sundown today. As a state senator, Cohen sponsored, and the Tennessee General Assembly passed, legislation to create the Tennessee Holocaust Commission. Cohen served as an ex-officio member of the commission during his tenure in the state senate.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) announced they would send a letter to House and Senate leaders next week calling for repeal of a $170 billion tax break in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) for hedge fund owners and real estate developers. While most Americans will get a one-time economic impact payment of $1,200, the individuals eligible for this tax break stand to gain an average tax break of $1.6 million.
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) tonight wrote to House Democratic leaders asking them to reverse some provisions of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act relating to certain businesses' net operating losses and reversing restrictions imposed by the 2017 GOP tax bill that unfairly benefit high earners.
The letter reads in part:
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced $1,517,150 in U.S. Health and Human Services grants to support those affected by HIV and AIDS during the pandemic. The Tri-State Community Health Center will receive $916,275. Funding for Ryan White HIV Programs in response to the Covid-19 pandemic will also go to Shelby County ($430,956), Regional One Medical Center ($133,415) and Methodist LeBonheur Community Outreach ($36,504).
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that Shelby County's Air Pollution Control Program will receive a $437,399 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON -- Following President Trump's false assertion that he has "total" authority to "reopen the economy" and to order States to relax social distancing measures, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Chairman Steve Cohen (D-TN) sent a letter to the Democratic Caucus outlining the president's actual legal and constitutional authority in this area.