Press Releases
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, sent a letter to President Obama urging him to do everything in his power to expedite the clemency review process so he can commute as many unjust sentences as possible before President-elect Donald Trump, who is unlikely to utilize this power, takes office. Dozens of criminal justice reform advocates and groups also sent a letter to President Obama urging him to expedite the clemency review process before he leaves office.
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today praised Cargill, Incorporated and Calysta, Inc. for selecting Cargill’s 69-acre property on President’s Island in Memphis to house the world’s largest fermentation facility to produce Calysta’s FeedKind® protein, a family of sustainable, traceable nutritional ingredients for fish, livestock, and pets. The new facility is expected to come online in late 2018 and bring 160 new permanent jobs to Memphis.
[MEMPHIS, TN] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), who has consistently urged President Obama to use his constitutional power to bring about justice through commutations and pardons, today welcomed President Obama’s decision to commute the sentences of 79 federal inmates for mostly non-violent drug related convictions, but urged the President to do more.
Washington, DC – This morning, President-elect Donald Trump announced that U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) would be his choice for Attorney General. We need an Attorney General who represents the American people’s best interests by fighting to strengthen voting rights, prevent violence against women, and work to reform our broken immigration system, among other priorities.
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that First Lady Michelle Obama designated Orange Mound, the nation’s first subdivision designed specifically for African Americans, as a Preserve America Community. The Preserve America Community program recognizes a select group of communities that use their heritage resources in sustainable ways and share the myriad benefits of historic preservation with residents and visitors.
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch requesting that the U.S. Department of Justice look into reports of computer glitches at the Shelby County Jail and courts in Tennessee that have caused individuals who have posted bail to remain stuck in jail. A copy of Congressman Cohen’s letter can be found here.
[MEMPHIS, TN] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) released the following statement to commemorate Veterans Day:
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, today praised the decision by the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division to deploy personnel to Shelby County, Tennessee to monitor the November 8, 2016 general election.
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, tonight released the following statement again calling on FBI Director James Comey to resign:
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, today called on James Comey to resign as Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).