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MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Co-Chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the Helsinki Commission, has introduced a resolution condemning Russian actions in Ukraine as a genocide under applicable international laws.
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today voted on compromise gun legislation after it passed the Senate with Republican support.
The vote on passage was 234 to 193.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that 13 more of his Community Projects totaling $22,595,000 have received the green light from two more Appropriations subcommittees. On Thursday, he announced two projects totaling $1,173,332 have received Appropriations subcommittee recommendations. All of his projects have been recommended for funding.
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Chairman of the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee, condemned the 6-3 ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization that effectively ends the Constitutional right to an abortion, and made the following statement:
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today commended the House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch for reaffirming the commitment of Congress to reducing plastic waste, including from plastic straws and other single-use plastics, which he advocated for and the Subcommittee agreed to the first time in July 2020.
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that his first two Community Projects have been recommended for funding by Appropriations subcommittees.
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), who was recently recognized with the Humane Society's "Humane Horseman of the Year" award, today applauded the advancement of his Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act out of the markup in the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce. The bill passed by a vote of 22 to 0. The measure, H.R.
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that St. Jude Children's Research Hospital will receive a $617,417 grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to study the pan-genome of Streptococcus pneumoniae.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that Rhodes College will receive a $639,165 grant from the National Science Foundation to study the genetics of filamentous fungi under the direction of Chemistry and Natural Sciences Professor Loretta Jackson-Hayes.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressmen Steve Cohen (TN-09) and Andy Levin (MI-09) today led a letter with 24 Congressional colleagues asking Secretary of State Antony Blinken to appoint a Coordinator on Global Anti-Corruption.
The letter reads in part: