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July 19, 2017

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, today introduced a Resolution of No Confidence in President Donald J. Trump. The resolution details President Trump's unacceptable behavior as President and expresses a lack of confidence in his service. A copy of the resolution can be found here.


June 29, 2017

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) welcomed recent Whitehaven High School graduate Darian Norfleet to his Capitol Hill office to congratulate her on winning this year's Congressional Art Competition. As the Ninth District's winner, Ms. Norfleet's piece, a digital photograph entitled "Round and Round We Go," will hang in public view on Capitol Hill for the next year. A photo of Ms.


June 22, 2017

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) issued the following statement on the University of Memphis and Christian Brothers University's decision to enroll students who have been approved for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program:


May 18, 2017

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] — Congressmen Steve Cohen (TN-09), Danny Davis (IL-07) and Eric Swalwell (CA-15) today introduced the Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act. This legislation would restore fairness in student lending by treating privately issued student loans the same as other types of private debt in bankruptcy. Until 2005, this type of student loan debt was dischargeable in bankruptcy, but a change to the bankruptcy code made that year removed this consumer protection.