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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-09) voted for, and the House passed, 231 to 180, a bill to re-open the Department of Homeland Security through February 28 to provide time for the White House and Congressional Democrats to negotiate border security issues.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
"This is the 11th vote I've cast to re-open agencies of the federal government closed by the Trump Shutdown. It is time for the Senate to act and the President to sign these measures into law and get federal employees back to work."
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today voted for, and the House passed, a ninth and tenth bill to re-open the federal government agencies closed by the Trump Shutdown. The first bill, H. J. Res. 28, would provide stopgap funding through February 28, 2019. The second bill, H.R. 648, would provide funding for shuttered federal departments, other than the Department of Homeland Security, through the federal fiscal year which ends September 30, 2019. Both were based on compromises that had previously gained bipartisan support.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) was named Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties today by the House Judiciary Committee.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) commemorated the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. National Holiday Monday by participating in several Dr. King-inspired events. He also released this statement:
"On this 90th anniversary of Dr. King's birth, I approach the national holiday with both reverence for all he helped our nation achieve, and sorrow for what might have been. Dr. King helped transform our nation as a leader for Civil Rights, a Noble Peace Prize laureate, an anti-war activist, and one of our greatest Americans.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) announced today that the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital will be receiving a $403,875 grant to conduct endocrinological research from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
"St. Jude is always at the forefront of medical research on childhood illnesses and its employees contribute greatly to our community's cultural awareness and diversity. I'm pleased to announce this grant award to advance its important work."
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today voted for, and the House passed, the Disaster Supplemental Appropriations Act, providing $12.14 billion in emergency spending to meet the urgent needs of Americans recently affected by hurricanes, typhoons, wildfires and other natural disasters. The bill would also open up those agencies and departments of the federal government currently closed in the Trump Shutdown through February 8.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) went to the well of the House today to speak on behalf of a resolution condemning white nationalism and white supremacy, following controversial comments by Rep. Steve King (R-IA) in a New York Times interview.