Shelby County
WASHINGTON – Congressmen Steve Cohen (TN-9) and Don Beyer (VA-8) today reintroduced the Billionaire Minimum Income Tax Act with 60 of their Congressional colleagues. The measure would prevent the wealthiest Americans from escaping federal income taxes or paying lower tax rates than ordinary Americans. President Biden proposed it in this year’s budget and called for Congress to act in this year’s State of the Union address.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) will hold a press availability to celebrate the $3 million appropriation he secured for the renovation of Historic Melrose High School in Orange Mound on Monday, November 27. Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland and the city’s Housing and Community Development Director Ashley Cash will also speak and take questions.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly’s Special Rapporteur for Political Prisoners, issued the following statement regarding the case of the Russian artist and anti-war protestor Alexandra Skochilenko:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) spoke from the House floor this morning, urging support for Israel and recognition of the barbarity of Hamas’ October 7 surprise attack on Israeli civilians. Later today, Congressman Cohen will attend the “March for Israel” on the National Mall at which thousands are expected. After the rally, he will attend a classified briefing on the ongoing conflict and later will meet in the U.S.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) will observe Veterans Day on Friday’s national holiday and made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) traveled to Dulles International Airport this morning for the ceremonial send-off for the giant pandas Tian Tian, Mei Xiang and their youngest cub, Xiao Qi Ji. Afterward, he made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) listened to the full debate in the House Chamber and consulted with colleagues and constituents before voting Tuesday night to censure Representative Rashida Tlaib for her comments on Israel. He made the following statement today:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) tonight voted against a cynical partisan measure that would provide emergency aid to Israel by cutting Internal Revenue Service (IRS) funding to go after tax cheats.
The measure passed on a vote of 226 to 196.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today led the Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act through the Judiciary Committee. His bipartisan measure was approved 23 to 0. In September, Congressman Cohen introduced the bipartisan, bicameral measure with Representative Kelly Armstrong and Senators Dick Durbin and Chuck Grassley.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today voted for his National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Extension Act that he introduced in May. The bipartisan measure passed the Judiciary Committee on a 24-0 vote and is now headed for the full House of Representatives. The legislation would provide the same means-test treatment under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code for guard members and reservists who were recently federally deployed as that of active duty servicemembers.