Press Releases
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Peter DeFazio (OR-04), Ranking Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, today sent a letter to Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) President and CEO Bill Johnson seeking answers to questions regarding TVA’s historical contributions to its pension system, the pending TVA Retirement System modifications, and the impact that these changes would have on TVA workers and retirees who have voiced concern that the changes are inequitable and will
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), co-chairman of the Congressional Azerbaijan Caucus, released the following statement today on Armenia’s military aggression against Azerbaijan on the Line of Contact in Nagorno-Karabakh:
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation, today issued the following statement after the Senate voted down an amendment offered by Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) to legislation reauthorizing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to establish minimum seat size standards for airplanes. Congressman Cohen is the author of bipartisan legislation in the House, the Seat Egress in Air Travel (SEAT) Act (H.R.
[MEMPHIS, TN] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) issued the following statement to commemorate the life and work of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who was assassinated in Memphis, TN 48 years ago today:
[MEMPHIS, TN] - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, today commended President Obama’s decision to commute the sentences of 61 drug offenders incarcerated in federal prisons, including two Memphians. Under current federal law, many of these prisoners would have already completed their sentences and been released.
[MEMPHIS, TN] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today honored veterans of the Vietnam War during the 50th Anniversary Commemoration Ceremony at the Memphis Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center. On May 25, 2012, President Obama proclaimed that Memorial Day, May 28, 2012 through Veterans Day, November 11, 2025 as the “Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War,” designating March 29 as Vietnam Veterans Day.
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[WASHINGTON, DC] – On the 6th anniversary of President Obama signing the Affordable Care Act into law, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today highlighted the many ways that the law is benefiting Tennesseans. The President’s Affordable Care Act, signed into law on March 23, 2010, ensures that no American can be denied coverage because of a pre-existing condition, prevents insurers from charging more solely because someone is a woman, protects families from health-related bankruptcy, and provides access to free preventive care services for our seniors.
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) released the following statement on his trip to Cuba with President Barack Obama:
“I had a phenomenal experience in Cuba with President Obama and my colleagues. I was honored to be a part of the delegation on this historic trip. Cuba is a naturally beautiful country, and the Cuban people showed us great hospitality during our stay.
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that he will pay tribute to his friend and Cuban baseball legend Minnie Miñoso (Saturnino Orestes Armas Miñoso Arrieta) during his trip to Cuba with President Obama on March 20-22. Miñoso, nicknamed “The Cuban Comet” and “Mr. White Sox,” played in the major leagues from 1949-1980, most prominently with the Chicago White Sox. He was the first Black Cuban in the major leagues, the first black player in Chicago White Sox history, and only the second black player to play in the American League after Larry Doby.