9th District
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, asked Attorney General Loretta Lynch today about the recent surge in support in Congress for the Police Training and Independent Review Act (H.R. 2302), as well as the Department of Justice’s investigation into the shooting of Memphian Darrius Stewart. The questions occurred at a House Judiciary Committee hearing.
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – As a tragic week laced with deadly violence both against and by police draws to a close, support for a bill to help reform policing and restore trust continues to gain momentum in Congress. On Friday, the number of cosponsors of the Police Training and Independent Review Act (H.R. 2302) grew to 70.
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – In the wake of recent police shootings in Louisiana and Minnesota, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Liberties, today called on the House Judiciary Committee to hold a hearing on H.R. 2302 the Police Training and Independent Review Act.
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN) today introduced a bipartisan resolution with Congressman Trent Kelly (R-MS), Congressman Bennie Thompson (R-MS) and Congressman Gregg Harper (R-MS) honoring the 50th anniversary of James Meredith’s March Against Fear from Memphis, Tennessee to Jackson, Mississippi to encourage African Americans to register to vote.
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) released the following statement today on the passing of Elie Wiesel:
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] –Ahead of a busy weekend for air travel and a July 15th deadline for Congress to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation, and Congressman Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) today renewed their call for Congress to take action on the bipartisan Seat Egress in Air Travel (SEAT) Act (H.R.
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) has sent a letter to Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) Director James Comey to raise concerns about the agency’s use of an abusive contractor and a controversial medical training method that involves harming and killing animals.
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) issued the following statement on the passing of legendary University of Tennessee Women’s Basketball coach Pat Summitt:
“I was saddened to learn of the passing of legendary Lady Vols coach Pat Summitt,” said Congressman Cohen. “Coach Summitt was an inspiration to us all, facing her disease with courage and trying to help others along the way by raising money for Alzheimer’s disease research. My thoughts are with Coach Summitt and her family.”