Press Releases
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) released the following statement after President Barack Obama announced a series of executive actions to alleviate several dysfunctional aspects of the United States’ immigration system:
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) last night 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 (TN-09) has received a perfect score from Food Policy Action on their 113th Congress National Food Policy Scorecard. The group aims to highlight the importance of policies that promote healthy diets, reduce hunger at home, ensure healthy food is affordable and accessible, and examine the environmental impact of farming and food production.
[MEMPHIS, TN] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) has written an open letter to the citizens of the Ninth District about tomorrow’s HealthCare.gov insurance shopping period grand opening. The Congressman’s letter, available here, outlines several tips to help consumers enroll in the 2015 health insurance plan that best fits them while keeping the most money in their pockets.
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today introduced Ronald Walter, President Obama’s nominee to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Board of Directors, to a full hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works. If confirmed by the Senate, Walter will fill one of the nine positions on the TVA Board. Video of the Congressman’s remarks is available here (beginning at 38:00).
Top 5 congressional districts with the most African-Americans have been gerrymandered by conservative Deep South state legislatures
[WASHINGTON, DC] – As the Supreme Court heard arguments in a case regarding the legality of legislative maps drawn to minimize the political power of African-Americans, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today condemned the increasing use of this racially-biased redistricting practice, known as “packing,” across the Deep South.
[MEMPHIS, TN] – Memphians can now visit the HealthCare.gov insurance marketplace to review plan options, premiums, and deductibles, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) announced today.
[MEMPHIS, TN] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) released the following statement to commemorate Veterans Day:
[MEMPHIS, TN] – With just days before the open enrollment period for health insurance through the HealthCare.gov Marketplace opens, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today reminded Memphians not to miss out on potential savings and additional insurance options available to them this year.
[MEMPHIS, TN] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) announced a new federal grant worth $1,575,000 for Christ Community Health Services to help train more primary care doctors and increase access to healthcare services in the Memphis area. This funding comes through the Health Resource and Services Administration’s (HRSA) $230 million nationwide Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education grant program, which was created as part of President Obama’s landmark healthcare reform law, the Affordable Care Act.