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WASHINGTON -- Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today voted against the massive, $1.15 trillion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which included the SAVE Act requiring proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections, a major Trump priority.

The measure passed on a vote of 216 to 212.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) went to the House floor this morning to make a speech condemning the Donald Trump-Pete Hegseth war against Iran and its exorbitant expense.

In his remarks, he said in part:

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today denounced the immigration policies of the Trump administration including a proposal to deny legal representation to children facing deportation.

He said President Trump should resign.

In his remarks at the markup, he said in part:

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital will receive a grant of $515,504 from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences for research on yeast transcription under the direction Dr. Tanja Mittag of the Department of Structural Biology. Yeast cells are one of the model systems in the field of genetics. Better understanding the components in the pathway which facilitates DNA transcription to mRNA and then into protein is crucial for understanding our own biology.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today questioned expert witnesses at a House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence hearing on “Emerging Threats 25 Years after 9/11.”

Congressman Cohen asked about threats to free and fair elections in the United States, the use of emerging technology in infantry warfare in Ukraine and future conflicts, President Trump’s lifting of export controls on China to allow it to buy advanced computer chips, and the importance of Taiwan in the manufacturing of advanced computer chips.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the Lieutenant Colonel Luke J. Weathers Veterans Administration Medical Center in Memphis will receive $8,302,004 in infrastructure improvements in the third quarter of this fiscal year. 

The funding includes upgrades of X-ray and MRI technologies, improvements to its food service capabilities and new roofs for Buildings 1, 1A, 5 and 7.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced $2,316,842 in Department of Health and Human Services grants to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. One grant, for $784,842, will support graduate medical education. A second, for $1,077,000 from the National Cancer Institute is for integrating systems immunology with immunometabolism and cancer immunity under the direction of Dr. Hongbo Chi. A third grant, for $455,000 from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, will study genome stability in glia and diseases under the director of Dr. Peter J.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is providing grants to Shelby County and to Memphis Shelby County Schools. Shelby County will receive $190,926 for its warning and alert system, which represents 75 percent of the cost. Memphis Shelby County Schools will receive $224,908 for security camera repairs and replacements, also repenting 75 percent of the total cost.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement: