9th District
[MEMPHIS, TN] – With National Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Awareness Day tomorrow, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today highlighted that eligible citizens can boost their tax refund by an average of $2,400 by claiming the EITC on their federal tax return. Citizens who earned less than $52,427 while working last year could be eligible for as much as $6,143 through the EITC, which helps working Americans keep more of the money they have earned.
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced 34 federal grants totaling $6,909,905 to help local community organizations reduce homelessness in the Ninth District. This funding comes through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Continuum of Care program, which is designed to promote communitywide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness.
[MEMPHIS, TN] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that he is the newest co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus, which was founded in 1989 and aims to broaden support and knowledge of biomedical research issues throughout Congress. Congressman Cohen is a leading voice in the U.S.
Dear friend,
This week, President Obama outlined his vision for the next year during his State of the Union address, I was selected to be the lead Democrat on the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, I successfully fought against another Republican attempt to unconstitutionally undermine a woman's right to choose, and I joined Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr., to introduce a constitutional amendment to guarantee the right to vote.
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) has introduced H.R.411, the Streamlining and Improving Methods at Polling Locations and Early(SIMPLE) Voting Act, which would ensure that every state allows citizens to vote for at least 15 days prior to federal elections and require that states provide adequate poll workers and other resources to prevent wait times of longer than one hour. Congressman Cohen also joined Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr., and U.S.
Congressman also retains seat on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet Subcommittee
[WASHINGTON, DC] – After serving on the House Judiciary Committee since joining Congress in 2007, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) was selected today to serve as Ranking Member of the Constitution and Civil Justice Subcommittee for the 114th Congress.
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) tonight issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s State of the Union speech:
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today made the following statement regarding the invitation of Pellissippi State Community College student Chelsey Davis to sit with First Lady Michelle Obama at tonight’s State of the Union Address:
U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen of Memphis calls the Tennessee Promise last dollar scholarship program for community college and state technical centers “a fraud.”
And last week he said a plan by President Barack Obama to model a federal program on Tennessee Promise probably won’t get past the Republican majorities in the U.S. Senate and House.
Cohen has been critical of Tennessee Promise from the moment it was proposed in 2014 by Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam.
At a townhall meeting Downtown last week, Cohen remained sharply critical of the program and Haslam personally.
U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen of Memphis calls the Tennessee Promise last dollar scholarship program for community college and state technical centers “a fraud.”
And last week he said a plan by President Barack Obama to model a federal program on Tennessee Promise probably won’t get past the Republican majorities in the U.S. Senate and House.
Cohen has been critical of Tennessee Promise from the moment it was proposed in 2014 by Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam.
At a townhall meeting Downtown last week, Cohen remained sharply critical of the program and Haslam personally.