Press Releases

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today released the following statement regarding Frontier Airlines offering new service at Memphis International Airport:

[WASHINGTON, DC] – In a live video teleconference this afternoon, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) joined more than 40 Memphis-area pastors who had gathered in his Memphis office to discuss implementation of the President’s landmark Affordable Care Act and answer questions on enrollment in the new health insurance marketplace that opened to uninsured Ninth District residents on Tuesday. Video of the Congressman discussing his meeting with the pastors on the floor of the United States House of Representatives is available here.

[WASHINGTON, DC] – A spokesman for Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today made the following statement regarding the status of the Congressman’s salary:

“Congressman Cohen remains focused on reopening the federal government and is steadfastly working to make that happen as quickly as possible, but he will not accept his pay until this shutdown is resolved,” said the spokesman. “The Congressman has asked the official responsible for paying Members of Congress to withhold his salary as long as this shutdown of the federal government continues.”

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today lambasted a politically-motivated effort by House Republicans to save face after forcing the federal government to shut down by selectively restoring partial funding to their favored agencies—including agencies like the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that they have historically ignored. Footage of the Congressman criticizing the House Republicans’ most recent effort on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives is available here.

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that uninsured Memphians now have access to high-quality, affordable health insurance through the marketplace created in the President’s landmark Affordable Care Act—also known as Obamacare. The Congressman also encouraged all uninsured Memphians to visit https://www.HealthCare.gov to apply for coverage, compare plans, learn whether they qualify for lower costs, and enroll.

[WASHINGTON, DC] – After House Republican leaders made good on their threat to shut down the federal government if their reckless, unreasonable, and irresponsible demands were not met, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) spoke out against the Republican’s manufactured, harmful, and unnecessary shutdown of our nation’s government. Video of the Congressman’s remarks is available here.

[MEMPHIS, TN] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today applauded a new U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) lawsuit seeking to prevent racial discrimination in North Carolina’s new voting rules. In addition to other restrictions that will make it harder for North Carolina residents to exercise their Constitutionally-protected right to vote, the state’s new law imposes tough voter identification requirements that are expected to adversely affect minority groups more than others.

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the Memphis Housing Authority has been awarded $720,000 in grant funding to coordinate supportive services designed to help residents achieve economic and housing self-sufficiency.

“This funding will help improve the lives of Memphians,” said Congressman Cohen.