Tennessee

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) led a bipartisan letter with Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) and Vern Buchanan (FL-16) to United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Thomas Vilsack asking him "to vigorously enforce the Horse Protection Act" as the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration begins on August 24 in Shelbyville, Tennessee.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today spoke from the House floor in favor of and then voted for the Assault Weapons Ban Act, which restores and updates the prior assault weapons ban that kept weapons of war out of our communities for a decade before Republicans opposed its renewal.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today applauded President Biden's nomination of Kevin G. Ritz as the next U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

WASHINGTON – Congressmen Steve Cohen (TN-09) and Don Beyer (VA-08), after extensive consultation with the White House and Treasury Department officials, today introduced the Billionaire Minimum Income Tax Act, to ensure that the wealthiest Americans pay their fair share in taxes.

The bill would enact President Biden's proposal to require households worth over $100 million to pay at least a 20 percent tax rate on their full income, including unrealized gains.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive a $385,000 grant from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communications Disorders for biological research on deafness.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive a grant of $270,000 for a project entitled "From High School to Health Care: Lab and Data Science Pathways for Success" from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

WASHINGTON – Congressmen Steve Cohen (TN-09) and Don Beyer (VA-08), along with co-sponsors and tax reform advocates, will hold a press conference on Thursday after introducing the President's Billionaires Minimum Income Tax. This bill would enact President Biden's proposal for a minimum income tax on the very wealthiest taxpayers. Congressmen Cohen and Beyer worked with the Biden Administration to flesh out the details of the legislation.

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive a $539,000 grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke for clinical research on traumatic brain injuries.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement: