Defense
Information concerning my stance on Defense and Military issues.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today hailed the Senate passage of his National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Extension Act. Earlier this week, Congressman Cohen managed the House debate and consideration of this important legislation. Now, after being approved by both chambers of Congress, Congressman Cohen’s bill will go to President Biden to be signed into law.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today managed the floor debate and then voted for his National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Extension Act that extends for four more years the exemption from the bankruptcy code’s means test for certain members of the National Guard and reservists. Congressman Cohen led the effort to exempt members of the National Guard and reservists in 2008 and extensions of the exemption in 2015 and 2019.
WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen released the following statement regarding his vote to censure Representative Rashida Tlaib:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) will observe Veterans Day on Friday’s national holiday and made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), the Ranking Member of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the Helsinki Commission, spoke from the House floor Tuesday evening after returning from a Commission-sponsored fact-finding trip to Ukraine.
In his speech, Congressman Cohen said in part:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Ranking Member of the U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the Helsinki Commission, questioned expert witnesses at the Commission’s Hearing on “Countering Russia’s Terroristic Mercenaries.”
WASHINGTON– Today, Congressman Cohen voted to pass the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, known as an omnibus, to keep the government open and make transformative long-term investments at the local and national level.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today voted no on the National Defense Authorization Act that contains $45 billion more than President Biden requested earlier this year.
The vote on passage was 350 to 80.
After the vote, Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen released the following statement commemorating this year’s Veterans Day:
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Co-Chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the Helsinki Commission, today agreed to co-sponsor H. Res. 1113, Calling on the Secretary of State to designate the Russian Federation as a state sponsor of terrorism, and H.R. 8568, the Russia is a State Sponsor of Terrorism Act.