Press Releases

Congressman is also leading bipartisan bill with Senators Cory Booker and Rand Paul to recognize medicinal marijuana nationwide

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, today commended Senators Cory Gardner (R-CO) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) along with Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), and Michael Bennet (D-CO) for introducing the bipartisan Therapeutic Hemp Medical Access Act of 2015.

[WASHINGTON, DC] – At a hearing of the House Rules Committee this evening, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) spoke out against yet another effort from House Republicans to subvert the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision and undermine a woman’s constitutional right to make her own health care choices, H.R. 36.

[MEMPHIS, TN] – At the Shelby County Health Department’s 2015 Infant Mortality Summit this morning, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) discussed his efforts to reduce the rate of infant mortality in Memphis as well as highlighted a new health clinic in Raleigh funded in part by the Affordable Care Act. The Congressman also highlighted provisions of the Affordable Care Act that can help Memphians keep themselves, their families, and their communities healthy.

[MEMPHIS, TN] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) announced today that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis was awarded a total of $1,885,417 in federal grant funding for six different research projects.

“These significant federal investments will help keep Memphis and the UT Health Science Center at the forefront of the medical research community,” said Congressman Cohen.

The following grants were awarded to UTHSC under today’s announcement:

[WASHINGTON, DC] — Today, Representatives Jared Polis (D-CO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) sent a letter to President Obama urging him to nominate a new Drug Enforcement Administration chief that has a more progressive approach to federal drug enforcement. Barbara Lee (D-CA), Sam Farr (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), and Eric Swalwell (D-CA) also joined in sending the letter.

[WASHINGTON, DC] – This afternoon, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) joined U.S. Representatives Mark Takano (CA-41) and Susan Davis (CA-53) to announce the Protections and Regulations for Our Students Act (PRO Students Act), a comprehensive bill designed to protect our nation’s students from deceitful practices and bad actors in the for-profit college industry.

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, released the following statement regarding the Senate’s confirmation of Loretta Lynch to be the next Attorney General of the United States by a vote of 56-43:

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today introduced two bills aimed at boosting the development of “aerotropolis” transportation systems both in Memphis and throughout the nation. An aerotropolis is a new method of urban development focused on promoting diverse development surrounding airports.