Memphis

[MEMPHIS, TN] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) announced today at the historic Mason Temple, the site of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s final speech, that he would not be attending the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump on Friday, January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC. A video of Congressman Cohen's remarks can be found here.

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) released the following statement commending the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) and Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) finalization of proposed changes aimed at ending the horrific practice of horse soring. Soring, the intentional infliction of pain on horses' feet and legs to achieve the high stepping pain-based, "big lick" gait, has plagued both the Tennessee Walking Horse breed and the great state of Tennessee for more than half a century.

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) was appointed by House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi to serve on the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee. The Steering and Policy Committee sets the Democratic policy agenda and nominates Democratic Members for committee assignments. In 2008, then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi referred to Congressman Cohen as the "conscience of the freshman class." Congressman Cohen is the first Congressman from the Ninth District of Tennessee to serve on the committee since Harold Ford, Sr.

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the National Park Service has awarded the City of Memphis's Division of Housing and Community Development a $400,000 federal grant through the African American Civil Rights Grant Program for the Clayborn Temple Preservation Project. Congressman Cohen wrote a letter of support to the National Park Service for the City of Memphis's grant application. You can read Congressman Cohen's letter here.

Washington, D.C. (Jan. 11, 2016) — Today, Congressmen Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), John J. Duncan, Jr. (R-TN), and Steve Cohen (D-TN) sent a letter to Congressmen Bill Shuster (R-PA) and Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to request a hearing on school bus safety.

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today introduced the Fair Access to Credit Scores Act of 2017, which would include a free reliable, accurate credit score with the free annual credit reports available to consumers by the Fair Credit Reporting Act.