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January 14, 2016

[MEMPHIS, TN] – After a winning ticket was sold in Munford, TN for the record nearly $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today emphasized the benefits for Tennessee’s students provided by the Tennessee Education Lottery. Throughout his legislative career, Congressman Cohen has been a strong advocate for making college more affordable and is the father of the Tennessee Lottery.


January 14, 2016

[MEMPHIS, TN] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today released the following statement on the passing of Mrs. Frances Hooks, widow of the late Dr. Benjamin Hooks, civil rights legend, former executive director of the NAACP, and Baptist minister.


November 20, 2015

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN), Congressman Walter B. Jones (R-NC) yesterday introduced bipartisan legislation that would help put an end to the for-profit college industry’s predatory marketing campaigns and aggressive recruiting of veterans, servicemembers and their families. The Protecting Our Students and Taxpayers (POST) Act, which U.S.