Homeland Security
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today issued the following statement regarding his decision not to attend Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s planned address to Congress next week:
[WASHINGTON, DC] – In his Capitol Hill office today, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) met with the Israeli Ambassador to the United States, Ron Dermer. The two discussed several issues including Iran’s nuclear program, the status of U.S. sanctions on Iran, Prime Minister Netanyahu’s planned visit to the United States, Hezbollah, Syria, ISIS, and Jordan. A photo of Congressman Cohen with Ambassador Dermer is available here.
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This week, the HealthCare.gov marketplace opened for 2015 plan selections, I spoke with nearly 7,300 Ninth District citizens during a telephone town hall meeting, and the President laid out his plan to help alleviate some of the problems with our broken immigration system. Keep reading to learn what else happened this week.
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This week we celebrated Constitution Day, Congress voted to prevent another government shutdown and support President Obama’s strategy to confront and degrade the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (a.k.a. ISIS), I met with the new President of the University of Memphis as well as the incoming Director of the National Civil Rights Museum, and First Lady Michelle Obama visited St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Keep reading to learn more about what happened this week.
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) released the following statement after the United States House of Representatives passed H.J.Res.124, which will prevent another government shutdown this year and includes language authorizing the United States to train and equip appropriately vetted Syrian opposition groups, as President Obama requested:
MEMPHIS, TN - Lawmakers in Washington, D.C. are wrapping up their session this week.
It is considered by some to be the shortest legislative session in more than 50 years.
"We've got one more week in Congress and that's it," Tennessee Representative Steve Cohen said.
Cohen said he wants to see more done before congress adjourns on Friday.
"It's really unfortunate. We should be working on minimum wage. We should be working on unemployment compensation. We should be working on a jobs bill," Cohen said.
MEMPHIS, TN - Lawmakers in Washington, D.C. are wrapping up their session this week.
It is considered by some to be the shortest legislative session in more than 50 years.
"We've got one more week in Congress and that's it," Tennessee Representative Steve Cohen said.
Cohen said he wants to see more done before congress adjourns on Friday.
"It's really unfortunate. We should be working on minimum wage. We should be working on unemployment compensation. We should be working on a jobs bill," Cohen said.
Students at Oakhaven Middle School proved to be a receptive audience Monday morning as they got a visit from Congressman Steve Cohen (D-9th District) of Memphis, who attended an event in support of Constitution Week in America.
But Congressman Cohen admits he'll have a tougher time when he returns to Congress in Washington, D.C., trying to get his colleagues to go along with the president's plan to fight ISIS.
Students at Oakhaven Middle School proved to be a receptive audience Monday morning as they got a visit from Congressman Steve Cohen (D-9th District) of Memphis, who attended an event in support of Constitution Week in America.
But Congressman Cohen admits he'll have a tougher time when he returns to Congress in Washington, D.C., trying to get his colleagues to go along with the president's plan to fight ISIS.