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-09) today announced that the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) will invest $3,731,439 for the construction of the Tailout Trail along the Mississippi River waterfront in Tom Lee Park. The grant will go to the Riverfront Development Corporation and the City of Memphis.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, urged his colleagues to support the Protecting Our Kids Act but called out Republican refusal to support popular and reasonable gun reform proposals. He also ridiculed the idea that Democrats are rushing out gun legislation when the proposals have been discussed for decades.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), who as a state senator worked for years to pass the Tennessee Lottery that has provided billions of dollars in HOPE and Tennessee Promise Scholarships over 18 years, today applauded news that the HOPE scholarship amounts awarded to students will be increasing in the new school year.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today urged his colleagues to advance the Protecting Our Kids Act but also advocated a ban on assault weapons because "assault weapons are made to kill."
In his remarks during the bill's markup, Congressman Cohen said in part:
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that Bridge Builders will receive a grant of $214,981 and City Year Memphis will receive a grant of $1,123,200 supporting their work with students from AmeriCorps, the federal agency that administers AmeriCorps and other national service programs. In addition, Volunteer Tennessee, the state service commission, will also receive $3,272,078 in formula funding, which will in turn be awarded to state organizations to support additional AmeriCorps members in the coming months.
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a member of the Natural Resources Committee, today introduced the Benton MacKaye Scenic Trail Act, linking Georgia, Tennessee, and North Carolina over 287 scenic miles of mountains, valleys, forests and waterfalls. The trail, on federal land for 95 percent of its length, would be administered by the National Forest Service.
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) released the following statement today in recognition of Memorial Day on Monday:
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today submitted a statement for the record during an Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce legislative hearing considering his bill, H.R. 5441, the Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act, which he has strongly promoted since it was first introduced in 2013.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, and a member of the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, today applauded President Biden's Executive Order reforming policing practices, which was announced on the second anniversary of the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer.