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 – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that Tennessee will be receiving $68,117,175 in Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funding, supplemented by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) that he alone in the current Tennessee Congressional delegation supported.
The IIJA portion of the LIHEAP funding totals $1,701,882.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), the House Ranking Member of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the Helsinki Commission, today chaired a hearing entitled “Israel and Ukraine Against Terror.”
In his opening statement, Congressman Cohen said in part:
WASHINGTON -- Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) learned of the passing of longtime Memphis public servant Janet Hooks on Tuesday and made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen, whose first vote in Congress, in 2007, helped elect Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House of Representatives, today took a historic vote to remove Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House.
The vote to vacate the Speaker’s chair was 216 to 210.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the Memphis Children’s Health Law Directive, known as Memphis CHILD, will receive a grant of $187,307 to provide 50 families with expanded access to social workers, legal representation in navigating housing needs and home assessments from the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Community Services.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen, a senior member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, today announced that Tennessee will receive $1,264,197,769 through various Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) programs financed through the historic Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) that only he and former Congressman Jim Cooper in Tennessee’s Congressional delegation voted for in 2021.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, spoke against a proposed Constitutional amendment establishing term limits for members of Congress and a bill that would allow former Presidents to remove any state case they are involved in, both criminal and civil, to federal court, at the Committee markup earlier today.
WASHINGTON – In conjunction with Infant Mortality Awareness Month, Congressmen Steve Cohen (TN-9) and Garret Graves (LA-6) and Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland today introduced the Nationally Enhancing the Wellbeing of Babies through Outreach and Research Now (NEWBORN) Act to help address America’s unacceptably high infant mortality rate with concrete solutions.
WASHINGTON – In conjunction with Infant Mortality Awareness Month, Congressmen Steve Cohen (TN-9) and Garret Graves (LA-6) and Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland today introduced the Nationally Enhancing the Wellbeing of Babies through Outreach and Research Now (NEWBORN) Act to help address America’s unacceptably high infant mortality rate with concrete solutions.
WASHINGTON -- Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today introduced legislation to address the epidemic of childhood obesity in America. Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey plans to introduce a companion bill in the Senate next week. The measure, the Reducing Obesity in Youth Act, would create incentives to improve the future health of American children and affect future national health care costs and national security.