9th District
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Co-Chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the Helsinki Commission, today spoke from the floor and voted for the Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act, which he and the Commission's Ranking Member Joe Wilson (SC-02) introduced in the House last month.
The vote on passage was 417 to 10.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today questioned an official from the U.S. Geological Survey's Ecosystem program about a mysterious illness that has killed 85 wild horses at a Bureau of Land Management facility in Colorado in less than a week. The questions were raised at a Committee on Natural Resources hearing entitled "Preventing Pandemics through U.S. Wildlife-borne Disease Surveillance."
See his line of questioning here.
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WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today questioned Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas about Ukrainian refugees, including children brought to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis for treatment. He also expressed his concern for Afghan interpreters awaiting entry into the U.S.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today questioned expert witnesses at a Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet hearing on "Building Confidence in the Supreme Court through Ethics and Recusal Reform."
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Co-Chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, better known as the Helsinki Commission, today voted for the Asset Seizure for Ukraine Reconstruction Act.
The vote on passage was 417 to 8.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that St. Jude Children's Research Hospital will receive a $455,000 grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for research on antibiotic tolerance.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) is commemorating the week-long Days of Remembrance of the Holocaust that precede and follow Holocaust Remembrance Day, also known as Yom HaShoah, to be observed on Thursday. The Days of Remembrance began on Sunday, April 24, and end on Sunday, May 1.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Co-Chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the Helsinki Commission, today expressed his concern at Russia's handling of the case against opposition leader and journalist Vladimir Kara-Murza.
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that Tennessee will receive $7,692,249 in federal funds to bring down heating and cooling costs for working families. These investments, secured through last month's government funding legislation, will be used to reduce Tennesseans' energy bills, provide crisis assistance and help weatherize homes.
"As working families contend with rising global energy prices, it is important that we bring down costs and ensure that Memphis and Tennessee homes remain safe, comfortable and affordable," said Congressman Cohen.