Judiciary
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) – who serves as a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and the House Judiciary Committee – today received his subcommittee assignments. Congressman Cohen will serve as ranking member on the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law, and will serve on the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitution and Civil Justice.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) announced that the U.S. Senate yesterday approved the nomination of Memphian V. Lynn Evans, CPA, to the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). Congressman Cohen recommended Evans to President Obama for consideration. Evans will fill the position on the TVA Board currently held by Bishop William Graves who has reached the end of his second term on the Board.
Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today issued the following statement on a comprehensive memorandum of agreement between the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Juvenile Court of Memphis and Shelby County (Juvenile Court) to resolve findings of serious and systemic failures in the juvenile court that violate children’s due process and equal protection rights.
COHEN STATEMENT ON TODAY’S SHOOTINGS IN MEMPHIS, TN AND NEWTOWN, CT
Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) released the following statement today following the news of the shootings on Mendenhall Cove in northeast Memphis and at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today announced that the U.S. Senate has voted to confirm Judge John Fowlkes to serve as District Court Judge for the Western District of Tennessee. Congressman Cohen recommended Judge Fowlkes to President Obama.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) tonight hosted a Telephone Town Hall on jobs, the economy, and other important topics.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today received the 2012 Public Official of the Year Award from the Tennessee Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW).
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today sent a letter to Cass Sunstein, Administrator for the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), thanking the Administrator for his interest in the “check engine” light issue and asking him to review the new regulations for the vehicle inspection program.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) has received a 100 percent on The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights voting scorecard, which has been published every Congress since 1969 and reflects positions taken by Senators and Representatives on the legislative priorities of The Leadership Conference. Congressman Cohen was the only member of the Tennessee Congressional delegation to receive a perfect score.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law today held a hearing on bipartisan legislation authored by Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) and Congressman Sam Graves (R-MO-6) to prohibit discriminatory taxes on the rental of motor vehicles.