Press Releases
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Reps. Steve Cohen (D-TN), Keith Ellison (D-MN), and Maxine Waters (D-CA) sent a letter today to Speaker of the House John Boehner urging him to postpone Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech before a joint session of Congress. The letter was cosigned by Reps. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), André Carson (D-IN), John Conyers, Jr.
[MEMPHIS, TN] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) released the following statement after learning that Shelby County residents are receiving phone calls from scammers claiming to sell anti-virus software.
[MEMPHIS, TN] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) announced today that Shelby County has been awarded $5,653,472 in federal funding to help address the HIV/AIDS epidemic and provide care for those living with HIV.
Without adequate, comprehensive national data on fatal police interactions exists, abuses are difficult to identify and fix
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) applauded FBI Director James Comey for stating in a speech this morning that it is “ridiculous that [he] can’t tell you how many people were shot by the police last week, last month, last year.” In the same spe
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced $6,701,299 in federal funds to help improve and modernize public housing facilities in the Ninth District. The Memphis Housing Authority will receive a total of $6,589,736 and the Millington Housing Authority will receive $111,563 in 2015 Capital Fund Program grants from the U.S.
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a Humane Society “Humane Champion,” is leading a delegation of 43 members of Congress in an effort to stop taxpayer-funded animal abuse and inhumane testing at the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (MARC) in Nebraska.
[WASHINGTON, DC] – On the floor of the United States House of Representatives today, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) spoke in support of awarding a Congressional Gold Medal to the Foot Soldiers who participated in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or the final voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery in March of 1965.
[WASHINGTON, DC] - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) issued the following statement regarding the passing of radio personality Zeke Logan:
[WASHINGTON, DC] - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) issued the following statement regarding the passing of Dr. John Shea Jr.:
[WASHINGTON, DC] – In his Capitol Hill office today, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) met with the Israeli Ambassador to the United States, Ron Dermer. The two discussed several issues including Iran’s nuclear program, the status of U.S. sanctions on Iran, Prime Minister Netanyahu’s planned visit to the United States, Hezbollah, Syria, ISIS, and Jordan.