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June 19, 2015

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) issued the following statement commemorating the 150th anniversary of Juneteenth and recognized the 22nd Annual Celebration of the Juneteenth Urban Music Festival, formerly known as the Memphis Juneteenth Freedom & Heritage Festival.

June 19, 2015

[MEMPHIS, TN] - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) made the following statement regarding last night's murders at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, SC:

June 18, 2015

[MEMPHIS, TN] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) issued the following statement on today’s ruling of the Supreme Court that states have the right to reject specialty license plate designs, like those including Confederate flags, that it does not wish to promote:

June 18, 2015

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) issued the following statement following reports of shots fired at a Memphis church. The Congressman also reached out this morning to St. Matthew’s Reverend Patrick Lewis, Sr., about the incident.

June 17, 2015

[WASHINGTON, DC] – After Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) introduced the Carry-On Freedom Act this week to prevent airlines from reducing the maximum size of carry-on baggage, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), a trade association representing the airline industry, announced it is “pausing the rollout of its [new carry-on luggage size] init

June 17, 2015

[WASHINGTON, DC] – The Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2015, which was introduced earlier this year by Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) and Chairman of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Lamar Smith (TX-21) to protect consumers from unfair taxes on digital goods, was approved by the House Judiciary Committee today on a voice vote and now awaits considerati

June 17, 2015

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced 4 federal grants totaling $2,936,706 in funding for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. This funding comes through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and will be used for a variety of programs and research projects.

June 16, 2015

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a member of the House Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation, last night introduced the Carry-On Freedom Act to prevent airlines from reducing the maximum size of carry-on baggage as proposed last week by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), a trade association representing the airline industry.

June 11, 2015

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Late last night, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) aided the passage of an amendment he cosponsored to help limit the risk of taxpayer dollars being wasted or stolen in Afghanistan. The amendment to the FY2016 Department of Defense Appropriations bill, which was also cosponsored by U.S.

June 8, 2015

[MEMPHIS, TN] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) issued the following statement today regarding U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan’s decision to extend debt relief to a broader group of former students who attended the now-defunct for-profit Corinthian Colleges:

Issues:Education