Homeland Security
Dear Friend,
I hope you and your loved ones had a happy Fourth of July weekend. This week, Congress returned to Washington and the House continued debate on the Fiscal Year 2014 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act. Read on to learn what else I’ve been up to this week.
Dear Friend,
This past Monday, I hosted more than 150 Memphis small business owners and entrepreneurs at my third Federal Procurement Fair. Local business owners had a chance to learn about the federal government contracting process directly from representatives from a host of federal agencies, and I was pleased to see such a strong showing from the 9th District.
Federal Procurement Fair
Voting Rights Act Ruling
DOMA Ruling
Dear Friend,
On Monday, June 24, I will host a Federal Procurement Fair to help Memphis Businesses learn how to gain a competitive edge in government contracting. Representatives from serveral Federal Agencies will be in attendance, and you can register by emailing your name, company, and contact information to cohen.procurement@mail.house.gov.
Federal Procurement Fair
Student Loan Debt Briefing
Inviting Airline Expansion in Memphis
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.