Press Releases
[MEMPHIS, TN] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) issued the following statement to commemorate tomorrow’s 80th anniversary of Social Security, which was signed into law on August 14, 1935:
[MEMPHIS, TN] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) will travel with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday to take part in the official re-opening of the United States Embassy in Havana, Cuba. Congressman Cohen has long been an outspoken supporter of lifting the U.S. trade embargo against Cuba which has been in effect since 1960. Congressman Cohen has communicated this priority to the President on several occasions. Late last year, President Obama announced his intention to reestablish diplomatic relations with Cuba.
[MEMPHIS, TN] - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), former legal advisor for the Memphis Police Department, issued the following statement to pay his respects to murdered MPD Officer Sean Bolton:
[MEMPHIS, TN] – Congressman Steve Cohen today penned the following column, which appeared in the Memphis Commercial Appeal, commemorating the 50th anniversary of President Lyndon Johnson signing the landmark Voting Rights Act (VRA) into law on August 6th, 1965:
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[MEMPHIS, TN] - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), former legal advisor for the Memphis Police Department, issued the following statement regarding the shooting of Officer Sean Bolton:
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen, co-founder of the Congressional State Medicaid Expansion Caucus, today celebrated the 50th anniversary of President Lyndon Johnson signing Medicare and Medicaid, two of the most effective and efficient safety net programs in our nation’s history, into law.
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) this morning hosted a telephone town hall to answer his constituents’ questions about the issues facing the Ninth District and the nation.
[WASHINGTON, DC] –Congressman Steve Cohen issued the following statement to commemorate tomorrow’s seventh anniversary of the passage of H.Res.194, the first official Congressional apology for slavery and Jim Crow that the Congressman authored and shepherded through the House in 2008. The text of the apology is available here.
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced a total of $1,352,963 in federal funds to support affordable housing programs and facilities in Shelby County. This funding comes through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Grant programs.
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Anna Lewis Matson recently joined the staff of Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) as an intern in the Congressman’s Capitol Hill office. During her June through August internship, Ms. Matson will work closely with Congressman Cohen’s legislative team and assist in other official duties such as responding to constituent requests, conducting legislative research, attending hearings as well as briefings, and providing tours of the Capitol to Shelby County citizens visiting Washington.