Homeland Security
MEMPHIS, TN – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded the State of Tennessee $1,345,108 in new federal funds to be used in the City of Memphis to help finance the Readiness Cooperative Agreement.
MEMPHIS, TN – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9), a member of the Helsinki Commission, issued the following statement on President Obama’s announcement on the end of the war in Iraq:
MEMPHIS, TN – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today issued the following statement on the death of Colonel Moammar Gadhafi:
“Colonel Gadhafi has gone to a better place,” said Congressman Cohen. “It’s just a shame somebody didn’t put him in that place a long time ago.”
A friend of Congressman Cohen -- Jane Ann Morgan -- was killed on Pan Am Flight 103 in 1988. Colonel Gadhafi was responsible for the bombing that claimed 270 lives.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today released the following statement in advance of the ten year anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Beginning on November 17, Congressman Steve Cohen offered the following editorial to The New York Times, The Washington Post and USA Today, respectively. Ultimately it was published in the online version of Roll Call, read primarily by those who work on Capitol Hill -- not by the general public.
WASHINGTON, D.C – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today issued the following statement after learning of the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (AZ-8). The Congresswoman was shot at a public event in Tucson, Arizona by a gunman who began firing indiscriminately into the crowd. At least five other people have been killed, and others have been injured – including members of Giffords’ staff and a federal judge.
During debate on the Fiscal Year 2010 Homeland Security Appropriation Bill, the House included Congressman Cohen’s request to increase national funding for the Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) Nonprofit Security Grant program by $3 million.
Congressman Cohen was among the 140,000 Memphis and Shelby County residents that lost power and experienced storm damage. The Congressman continues to monitor the situation closely from Washington, DC – including the restoration of power to the Ninth District’s homes and small businesses.
The text of the letter follows:
June 17, 2009
Phil Bredesen
Governor
Tennessee State Capitol
Nashville, TN 37243
Governor Bredesen,
“These funds ensure that Memphis, the world’s distribution center, will have the resources to continue to ensure the safety of the cargo that passes through our ports,” said Congressman Cohen. “This is a matter of national security that has been put on the backburner for too long, and I’m very pleased to work with the Administration to keep the people of the 9th District and the nation safe.”