9th District

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a member of the House Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation, today wrote a letter to Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao expressing his concerns about a "60 Minutes" report Sunday night on Allegiant Air's safety record.

A copy of the letter can be found here.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) observed the passing of Rabbi Rafael G. Grossman, rabbi emeritus of the Baron Hirsch Congregation of Memphis, and made the following statement:

"Rabbi Grossman was loved and respected and was a strong voice for Baron Hirsch and the entire Jewish community both in Memphis and across our country. He was a learned man with a gift for oratory whose life was dedicated to service."

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, today joined Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler and Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism Homeland Security and Investigations Ranking Member Sheila Jackson-Lee and other members of the House Judiciary Committee in introducing the Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today recognized Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, with his Congressional colleagues. Congressman Cohen recalled that, at the urging of his friend and constituent Ira Lipman, he sponsored and passed legislation to create the Tennessee's Holocaust Commission as a state senator in 1984. He has been a consistent supporter of legislation and other Congressional efforts to assure the perpetual memory of those lost in the Holocaust.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the National Cancer Institute (NCI) has awarded a federal research grant totaling nearly $300,000 to the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC). These funds will help support UTHSC research to identify potential new drugs in cancer therapies through their Anticancer Strategies Targeting the Autotaxin-LPA Receptor Axis program.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today recalled the good done by Winnie Madikizela-Mandela as a leader of the anti-apartheid movement while her husband, Nelson, was imprisoned. Ms. Madikizela-Mandala has died at 81.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

"During the 27 years her husband endured imprisonment for his anti-apartheid stand, Winnie Madizikela-Mandela was a powerful force championing his cause, and was imprisoned herself.