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As a fourth-generation Memphian, I have dedicated my life to public service in Memphis and Shelby County. My work has defined my life and affected the lives of people in Memphis, across Tennessee and now across America throughout my career in national, state and local politics.
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MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) released the following statement after learning of xAI’s work stoppage on the Colossus Water Recycling Plant:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a member of the Congressional Taiwan Caucus, today released the following statement to commemorate the 47th anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act:
“This landmark statute has served as the bedrock of the United States–Taiwan relationship for nearly five decades.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today introduced the Volume II Transparency Act, requiring disclosure of Volume II of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report on the classified documents retained by Donald Trump that a federal judge in Florida has sealed.
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced four more National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants, totaling $1,191,875, to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The announcement follows $2.4 million in NIH research grants reported on Monday.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a member of the Judiciary and Intelligence Committees, considered President Trump’s threat to end a world-historical civilization with attacks on civilian infrastructure in Iran tonight and released the following statement:
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced four grants totaling $2,436,508 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for work at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee who has long sought the removal of Trump lackey Pam Bondi as Attorney General, today welcomed the decision to remove her from running the U.S. Justice Department. Congressman Cohen released the following statement in response to the announcement:
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive two grants totaling $996,893 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) will commemorate the 58th anniversary of the death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Saturday with a solemn reflection on what might have been, and made the following statement:
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today condemned President Trump’s executive order on Tuesday that seeks to interfere with state election laws and procedures involving the eligibility of voters in federal elections.
The order purports to direct the Department of Homeland Security to create a “state citizenship list” based on data from citizenship and naturalization records, Social Security records and other federal databases.


