Tennessee
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] – Congressmen Steve Cohen (TN-09) and Matt Cartwright (PA-17) today reintroduced the Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act, which would cap fees and interest rates that predatory lenders charge on payday loans and other consumer credit products like car title loans that can sometimes reach 300%. The bill, which Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) also introduced in the Senate today, would limit interest rates and fees at 36% for all consumer credit transactions, the same rate cap that is already protecting military personnel and their families.
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), founding member of the Congressional State Medicaid Expansion Caucus, issued the following statement regarding a 3-2 vote in a Tennessee State Senate subcommittee to recommend a resolution to give Governor Bill Haslam the authority to expand TennCare, the state’s Medicaid system:
[MEMPHIS, TN] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today joined lead sponsors Rep. John Lewis (GA-05), House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Assistant Democratic Leader James Clyburn (SC-06), Rep. John Conyers (MI-13), Rep. Robert Brady (PA-01) and more than 170 Democrats in reintroducing the Voter Empowerment Act (VEA) in the House of Representatives. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York will introduce a companion version in the Senate.
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) joined Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (CA-08) and several other House Democratic Representatives in cosponsoring the Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act of 2015, which Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) reintroduced this week. This bill would allow borrowers with high interest rates on their existing public and private student loans to refinance at lower interest rates similar to those available to new student loan borrowers. According to U.S.
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) announced a new $3,650,388 federal grant for Christ Community Health Services, Inc., awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). This funding comes through the Health Resource and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Health Center Cluster grant program.
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the Shelby County Board of Education has been awarded an $11,329,117 grant from the Department of U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) to support Head Start projects that help promote school readiness of children from birth until the age of 5 by enhancing their cognitive, social, and emotional development.
[MEMPHIS, TN] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) announced today that Porter-Leath has been awarded a $1,847,044 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support Early Head Start (EHS) Partnerships, part of President Obama’s Early Learning Initiative. This grant will be used to create and expand learning opportunities for infants and toddlers, providing comprehensive services like developmental and behavioral screenings as well as professional development for teachers and helping to increase parental engagement.
[MEMPHIS, TN] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) received the highest grade, 97%, awarded to a member of Tennessee’s Congressional Delegation by the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) for their 2014 votes. Congressman Cohen’s grade far exceeds the 43% average score of the entire Tennessee delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives.