9th District
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Co-Chairman of the Helsinki Commission, today spoke in favor of ending normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Congressman Cohen later voted for the measure, which passed the House 424 to 8.
In his House floor speech, Congressman Cohen said in part:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Co-Chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, better known as the Helsinki Commission, today questioned expert witnesses at a Commission hearing on "The Baltics Under Pressure." Senior Baltic legislators from the Parliaments of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia were witnesses at today's hearing.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, condemned violence and threats against public officials during a markup of the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act.
Congressman Cohen said in part:
WASHINGTON – Representatives Steve Cohen (TN-09), Joe Wilson (SC-02), Tom Malinowski (NJ-07) and Maria Elvira Salazar (FL-27) today introduced the Oligarch Asset Forfeiture Act to freeze, seize and liquidate the ill-gotten wealth of Putin-linked oligarchs.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON -- One year after the American Rescue Plan became law, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) announced today that Tennessee's 9th Congressional District has received $18,459,774
to date from the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Emergency Connectivity Fund Program (ECF).
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Co-Chairman of the Helsinki Commission, today wrote to President Biden, adding his name to a bipartisan call for additional military support, including Polish MiG-29s, for the defense of Ukraine.
The letter reads in part:
WASHINGTON—In response to indications that the Russian Federation may be contemplating employing chemical weapons or other weapons of mass destruction through "false flag" operations against the people of Ukraine, Helsinki Commission Co-Chairman Representative Steve Cohen (TN-09) issued the following statement:
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Co-Chairman of the Helsinki Commission; Congressman Tom Malinowski (NJ-07), Co-Chairman of the Congressional Counter-Kleptocracy Caucus, and Congresswoman María Salazar (F-27) today wrote to President Biden asking him to sanction Russian oligarch Roman Abramovic and his ties to a New York-based financial consulting firm.
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Co-Chairman of the Helsinki Commission; Congressman Tom Malinowski (NJ-07), Co-Chairman of the Congressional Counter-Kleptocracy Caucus, and Congresswoman María Salazar (F-27) today wrote to President Biden asking him to sanction Russian oligarch Roman Abramovic and his ties to a New York-based financial consulting firm.
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Co-Chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, better known as the Helsinki Commission, today spoke virtually at the extraordinary session of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe's Parliamentary Assembly and pledged united American support for Ukrainian President Velodymyr Zenensky and the Ukrainian people.