Press Releases

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today released the following statement on the announcement that the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) office in Memphis has been awarded a $1.4 million federal grant ($285,400 distributed annually) from the U.S. Department of Commerce to continue operations for a five-year period:

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN) today received the 2015 Champion for Children Award from the First Focus Campaign for Children for his work on children’s issues such as child trafficking prevention and foster care. A picture of Congressman Cohen receiving the award can be found here.

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN) and Congressman John J. Duncan, Jr. (R-TN) today introduced the bipartisan Ensuring Useful Research Expenditures is Key for Alzheimer’s (EUREKA) Act (H.R. 5073), which would provide $10 million for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other agencies to create prizes to accelerate discovery and development for new prevention measures, treatments, and cures for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia.

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) tonight released the following statement on the passing of civil rights activist Reverend Doctor Samuel “Billy” Kyles:

“Reverend Kyles was a legendary clergyman and civil rights advocate. I extend my sympathies to his devoted wife and wonderful children.”

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[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today released the following statement in reaction to the Obama Administration’s new $100 million competition to expand tuition-free community college programs, announced earlier today by Vice President Joe Biden in Philadelphia.

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today reintroduced The Fair Access to Credit Scores Act of 2016, which would include a reliable, accurate credit score with the free annual credit reports available to consumers by the Fair Credit Reporting Act. April is National Financial Literacy Month.

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN), a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation, and Congressman Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) announced today they plan to offer a bipartisan amendment to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Bill to establish a minimum seat size on commercial airlines as well as a minimum distance between rows of seats to protect the safety and health of airline passengers. The Senate passed the FAA Reauthorization Bill earlier today and it now goes to the House of Representatives for consideration.

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today honored baseball legend and civil rights icon Jackie Robinson in honor of Jackie Robinson Day. Jackie Robinson Day is celebrated on April 15 to commemorate the day Jackie Robinson made his major league baseball debut. Jackie Robinson is best known for becoming the first black major league baseball player in the modern era in 1947. A full video of Congressman Cohen’s speech can be fund here.