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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, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) has been awarded $333,102 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for diabetes, endocrinology and metabolic research. The new federal funds will be distributed via the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK).
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President Obama met today with Senate and House leaders at the White House to discuss how they can minimize the negative effects of sequestration – the across-the-board budget cuts that threaten the economic growth our country has made recently. It’s important that Republicans end their obstructionist ways and work with President Obama and Democrats to end these dangerous budget cuts as quickly as possible.
Sequestration
Proposed Airlines Merger
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today voted to support legislation he cosponsored that would reauthorize and strengthen the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). First passed 19 years ago, this landmark legislation focused the resources, time, and energy of federal, state, and local law enforcement on the task of preventing and stopping domestic abuse, while providing victims of violence with critical services and assistance.
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This week I received a 97 percent on The League of Conservation Voters 2012 National Environmental Scorecard. We also learned that Memphis International Airport will become one of five additional airports to be approved for the TSA Pre Check program.
LCV Scorecard
TSA Pre Check
Judge Otis Higgs
Sequestration
Benefits Payments
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today issued the following statement on Memphis International Airport becoming one of five additional airports to be approved for TSA Pre✓™.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today received a 97 percent on The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) 2012 National Environmental Scorecard. The Memphis Congressman’s lifetime score is 95 percent.
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This week President Obama delivered his State of the Union speech and discussed what the country needs to do to create more jobs and grow economically. And I introduced legislation to prohibit employers from using credit checks and bankruptcy filings as part of the hiring process.
President Obama’s State of the Union Address
Equal Employment for All Act
Telephone Town Hall
Democratic Issues Conference
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today hosted a Telephone Town Hall on how best to create jobs and improve the economy, Social Security, health care, and other important issues.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today introduced legislation that would prohibit employers from using credit checks and bankruptcy filings as part of the hiring process.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s State of the Union speech:
“President Obama spoke directly to Americans about what we need to do as a nation to create jobs and continue to grow our economy. The President realizes that continuing to turn our country around economically requires hard work and persistence and that Democrats and Republicans must work together to build upon the progress we’ve made to strengthen the Middle Class. We need solutions – not sequesters.