Children and Families
[WASHINGTON, DC] – With the United States Postal Service (USPS) proposing the elimination of Saturday deliveries and other threats to the speedy delivery that consumers around the country rely on, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) late last week introduced the Postmark Payment Act of 2014 to protect Americans from being charged late fees stemming from delayed USPS deliveries.
[MEMPHIS, TN] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) issued the following statement in recognition of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day:
Dear Friend,
This week, after years of gridlock, large majorities of both parties in Congress came together to pass a bipartisan bill to fund the government through 2014. The bill includes a number of provisions that will help Memphis and the citizens of the Ninth District, like increased funding for Head Start programs, Section 8 rental assistance renewals, and the TIGER grant program which is currently helping fund the Main2Main project. Keep reading to learn more about the bill and about what else happened this week.
Congressman calls for scholarships to be fully funded and for Pell Grants to be increased
Agreement includes provisions similar to Congressman’s legislation to limit waste, fraud and abuse in Afghanistan
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today voted for the Consolidated Appropriation Act of 2014, which passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 359-67.
Dear Friend,
With Congress back in session for the New Year, it’s been a busy week—but I’m glad that it ended well, with a great Memphis win over Louisville last night. I hope you’ll join me in congratulating Coach Pastner and our Tigers on their second-ever win over a defending national champion. Keep reading to learn what else happened this week.
[MEMPHIS, TN] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) and Memphis Mayor A C Wharton today expressed their disappointment that Memphis was not eligible for the first round of President Obama’s “Promise Zone” initiative and recommitted to working together to see Memphis awarded a “Promise Zone” designation in the next rounds of the competition, which will use different selection criteria. In a letter sent earlier today, Congressman Cohen urged U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan to strongly consider Memphis in the 2014 round of the program.
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today applauded President Obama’s Administration for issuing new guidelines for public school officials aimed at cutting short the “school-to-prison” pipeline that is both expensive and disproportionately harmful to minority students. The guidelines encourage schools to redesign disciplinary policies to use alternative conflict resolution methods including counseling and recommend using law enforcement solely as a last resort in disciplinary incidents.
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – On the 50th Anniversary of President Lyndon B. Johnson declaring “War on Poverty,” Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today applauded the strides made over the last 5 decades but reflected on the work still left to do. According to a new Council of Economic Advisors report, while poverty had declined from nearly 26% of Americans in 1967 to 16% in 2012, nearly 50 million Americans still struggle each day with the economic hardship and social stigma of living in poverty.
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today issued the following statement after the Senate voted to begin consideration of a bipartisan three-month extension of unemployment insurance (S. 1845) on a vote of 60 to 37: