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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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WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today questioned the premise of a Republican-inspired hearing on efforts to eliminate FACE Act safeguards. In his remarks, Congressman Cohen said recent blockade outside a Planned Parenthood clinic in Memphis, where performing abortions is a felony, “was about intimidation” and denied women access to essential health services and primary care.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that Christ Community Health Services will receive a grant of $6,832,768 from the Health Resources and Services Administration of the Department of Health and Human Services to operate its programs for its economically or medically vulnerable patients.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the MidSouth Development District will receive a $19,662,581 Port Infrastructure Development grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to redevelop an existing but dormant grain facility at the International Port of Memphis into an active cementitious material terminal.
The project will include construction of a pneumatic barge unloading system, a storage facility, and a system for transferring material to trucks.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), Caucus Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01) and Chellie Pingree (ME-01) led a group of lawmakers expressing concerns to President Donald Trump and Acting Chairman for the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) William English regarding NEH funds being unlawfully redirected toward the construction of a Triumphal Arch.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the Memphis-based Mid-South Development District will receive Round Four Regional Infrastructure Accelerators Program funding of $1,150,000 from the U.S. Department of Transportation to support an array of local transportation infrastructure projects.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced $7,619,427 in National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants to three Memphis-based medical research centers. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital will receive $6,752,102 from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) under a Cancer Center Support grant to advance cures for pediatric cancer. St.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), the leading Congressional advocate for decriminalizing marijuana, today welcomed the U.S. Department of Justice decision to loosen restrictions on medical marijuana by rescheduling state-licensed medical marijuana products to Schedule III. But he said more needs to be done to remove recreational use of marijuana from Schedule I under the Controlled Substances Act in the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today released a statement in response to a detailed Congressional Research Service (CRS) report he requested that establishes no previous president has sought to build a triumphal arch in Washington.
Donald Trump proposed building one in October 2025 at a dinner for donors to his proposed ballroom. White House spokesman David Ingle later said: “President Trump is right. The American people for nearly 200 years have wanted an Arch in our Nation’s capital to showcase our great history.”
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), the House Ranking Member of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the Helsinki Commission, questioned experts and said lessons can be learned from the relationship between Russia and Iran and the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine at a commission hearing on Iran’s support for Russia.
In his opening statement, Congressman Cohen said in part:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a longtime advocate of fair and sensible laws regarding marijuana, will hold a press conference and policy briefing to address the impact of incarcerating those charged with marijuana-related offenses.