9th District
[WASHINGTON, DC] – As the April 15th federal tax filing deadline quickly approaches, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today introduced the Tax Return Preparer Accountability Act to protect consumers from unscrupulous tax preparation businesses like Mo’ Money Taxes in the United States House of Representatives.
[WASHINGTON, DC] - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) announced today that University of Memphis Assistant Professor of Chemistry William Alexander was awarded $49,937 in federal funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for a research project. The funding will be used to develop quantum chemical computational models able to accurately determine how hazardous chemicals interact with various natural and manmade materials surfaces present in domestic water systems.
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a member of the House Judiciary Committee and Ranking Member of its Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, this morning pressed United States Attorney General Eric Holder on the Administration’s reluctance to change the federal government’s classification of marijuana and reminded him of his statutory authority to remove the drug from “Schedule I” of the Controlled Substances Act.
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a member of the House Judiciary Committee and Ranking Member of its Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, this morning urged United States Attorney General Eric Holder to provide federal monitors for the upcoming elections in Shelby County. Video of this morning’s questioning is available here.
Bipartisan unemployment extension passed Senate by a vote of 59-38
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Following the U.S. Senate voting 59-38 to extend unemployment insurance, Congressman Steve Cohen today called on Speaker John Boehner to let the House vote on the Senate bipartisan compromise agreement as soon as possible. Despite the growing struggles for more than 41,000 Tennesseans, Speaker Boehner and House Republican leadership have blocked several Democratic efforts to extend the program and appear intent on blocking a vote on the Senate’s bipartisan compromise.
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) hosted a telephone town hall this evening to answer his constituents’ questions about the issues facing the Ninth District and the nation.
[WASHINGTON, DC] – On the 46th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) commemorated the life and work of the late Reverend on the floor of the United States House of Representatives. Video of the Congressman’s remarks is available here.
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in downtown Memphis was awarded $332,500 in federal funding for medical research. The funding comes through the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ (HHS) National Institute of General Medical Sciences. The purpose of this grant is to determine the efficacy of a novel compound, discovered at St. Jude, to reverse cancer drug resistance.
[WASHINGTON, DC] – With the support of Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Memphis-native Anthony “Amp” Elmore met this week with South African Ambassador to the United States Ebrahim Rasool to discuss Elmore’s proposal to foster a cultural and economic exchange between the African nation and the city of Memphis. The meeting took place at the South African Embassy in Washington, DC.