Tennessee

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, today presided at a hearing "Examining the History and Importance of ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing' " and H.R. 301, a bill introduced by House Majority Whip James Clyburn of South Carolina that would make the song America's national hymn.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) applauded today's House passage of the America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength (COMPETES) Act that will be considered on Friday. The bill contains two amendments he offered with Republican colleagues.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) applauded today's House passage of two amendments he authored that will be part of the America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength (COMPETES) Act that will be considered on Friday.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Co-Chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, better known as the Helsinki Commission, today expressed satisfaction with the newly named Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) the Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau at a hearing on "Poland's leadership of the OSCE in a time of crisis."

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Co-Chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, better known as the Helsinki Commission, today spoke out forcefully in defense of freedom for Ukraine as Russian forces mass at its borders for a possible invasion.

In his opening statement, Co-Chairman Cohen said in part:

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today questioned expert witnesses at a hearing entitled "Respecting Artists with the American Music Fairness Act."

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that St. Jude Children's Research Hospital will receive a $455,000 grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for research entitled "Bioactivities of pneumococcal cell wall in neuropathogenesis."

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, today called attention to a comprehensive new guide from the Biden Administration to help Memphis and other local communities navigate all of the historic investments under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) that only he and Congressman Jim Cooper (TN-05) voted for from the entire Tennessee Congressional delegation.