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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Dear Friend,
The deadline to enroll in health coverage for 2014 in the Tennessee Marketplace is just 10 days away and I will be hosting a telephone town hall on Monday evening. Keep reading to learn about what happened this week and how you can get covered.
[MEMPHIS, TN] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today highlighted the progress made combatting homelessness in the Memphis area, which has now declined for each of the last two years. The Congressman made his remarks at a news conference with Mayor A C Wharton, Community Alliance for the Homeless Executive Director Katie Kitchin and several other local officials. Congressman Cohen announced more than $150,000 in federal funding for the Alliance last year.
Dear Friend,
This week, I urged Speaker Boehner to finally allow a vote to extend unemployment insurance, President Obama announced a plan to help ensure all Americans are fairly paid for working overtime, and both houses of the Tennessee General Assembly delayed a vote on the Governor’s ill-advised plan to raid funds meant for the HOPE Scholarship. Keep reading to learn more about what I did this week.
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today joined House Democrats in signing a discharge petition to force Speaker John Boehner to allow an up-or-down vote to extend unemployment insurance for more than 2 million Americans—including more than 31,000 Tennesseans—that were cut off from this critical lifeline when benefits expired last year. The discharge petition, if a majority of the House of Representatives signs it, would require the Speaker to immediately allow a vote on legislation to extend the unemployment insurance program that he has so far refused to do.
Dear Friend,
This week, the President proposed his 2015 budget plan, I met with several groups of young Memphians in Washington, and the Deputy Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration made the false claim that “every single parent” opposes marijuana. Keep reading to learn more about what I did this week.
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) hosted a telephone town hall this evening to answer his constituents’ questions about the issues facing the Ninth District and the nation.
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in downtown Memphis was awarded $393,750 in grant funding to aid in important work related to many autoimmune and inflammatory conditions. The grant, which is essential for the hospital’s efforts to prevent and treat diseases related to the immune system, comes through the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ (HHS) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
Dear Friend,
In the last week, I was honored to be recognized for my record of protecting our environment and I encouraged the Governor to expand our state’s Medicaid program and help the thousands of Tennesseans trapped in the coverage gap. Keep reading to learn more.
[MEMPHIS, TN] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) has once again urged Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam to expand Tennessee’s Medicaid program, TennCare, and help Tennesseans who are caught in a coverage gap. Thousands of Tennesseans don’t have access to quality health care because of the State’s inaction. Other states whose Governors oppose expanding Medicaid like Arkansas, Iowa, and Michigan, have been able to reconcile their concerns with the best interests of those they represent—but Tennessee has not.
Dear Friend,
This week, I launched my “Building a Healthier Memphis” series on wellness in the Ninth District with a panel discussion on the racial disparity in breast cancer outcomes in our city, introduced legislation that could help in the fight for a sane national marijuana policy, and continued to speak out to protect the HOPE Scholarship that so many of our state’s young people rely on. Keep reading to learn more.