Shelby County
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, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today released the following statement in reaction to the Obama Administration’s new $100 million competition to expand tuition-free community college programs, announced earlier today by Vice President Joe Biden in Philadelphia.
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today reintroduced The Fair Access to Credit Scores Act of 2016, which would include a reliable, accurate credit score with the free annual credit reports available to consumers by the Fair Credit Reporting Act. April is National Financial Literacy Month.
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN), a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation, and Congressman Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) announced today they plan to offer a bipartisan amendment to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Bill to establish a minimum seat size on commercial airlines as well as a minimum distance between rows of seats to protect the safety and health of airline passengers. The Senate passed the FAA Reauthorization Bill earlier today and it now goes to the House of Representatives for consideration.
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today honored baseball legend and civil rights icon Jackie Robinson in honor of Jackie Robinson Day. Jackie Robinson Day is celebrated on April 15 to commemorate the day Jackie Robinson made his major league baseball debut. Jackie Robinson is best known for becoming the first black major league baseball player in the modern era in 1947. A full video of Congressman Cohen’s speech can be fund here.
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today released the following statement on the hiring of new University of Memphis men’s head basketball coach Orlando “Tubby” Smith.
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Peter DeFazio (OR-04), Ranking Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, today sent a letter to Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) President and CEO Bill Johnson seeking answers to questions regarding TVA’s historical contributions to its pension system, the pending TVA Retirement System modifications, and the impact that these changes would have on TVA workers and retirees who have voiced concern that the changes are inequitable and will
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), co-chairman of the Congressional Azerbaijan Caucus, released the following statement today on Armenia’s military aggression against Azerbaijan on the Line of Contact in Nagorno-Karabakh: