Press Releases

[WASHINGTON, DC] – After Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives attempted for the 38^th time to undermine and repeal President Obama’s Affordable Care Act, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today insisted that Congress’ should be working to finalize a budget and create jobs instead of wasting time and taxpayer money on legislative proposals that are dead-on-arrival in the Senate. The legislation brought to the floor today by House Republicans would undermine access to affordable coverage for millions of Americans with pre-existing conditions like cancer and diabetes.

[WASHINGTON, DC] – At a House Judiciary Committee hearing today on the oversight of the federal use of surveillance and intelligence-gathering authorities, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) shed light on the extremely partisan tilt of the secretive FISA Court that we entrust to balance our nation’s need for national security with every American’s right to personal privacy.

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Today on the floor of the United States House of Representatives, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) saluted both the Memphis and Shelby County Alumnae chapters of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority as the women’s organization celebrates its 100^th anniversary this week. Video of the Congressman’s remarks is available here.

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) announced today that his legislation to bring transparency and balance to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, or FISA Court, has gained the bipartisan support of eleven Members of Congress. The FISA Court Accountability Act would give the American people, through their elected representatives, a voice in who serves on the court we entrust to balance our nation’s need for national security with every American’s right to personal privacy.

[MEMPHIS, TN] – After calling on the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Saturday to fully consider hate crime or civil rights charges against George Zimmerman for his role in the killing of Trayvon Martin, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today praised the DOJ for announcing it will do just that. George Zimmerman was acquitted of state charges of second-degree murder late Saturday evening, despite not disputing that he killed the unarmed teenager.

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) announced today that Memphis Area Legal Services, Inc., has been awarded $422,000 in funding to help prevent an estimated 100 local veterans and their families from falling homeless and find housing for those that already have. Today’s grant funding is through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) Program.

[MEMPHIS, TN] - Just hours after George Zimmerman, the undisputed killer of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin, was acquitted of state charges of second degree murder, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) announced his intention to join the Congressional Black Caucus and others in calling on the U.S. Department of Justice to consider federal hate crime or other civil rights charges against Zimmerman.

[MEMPHIS, TN] – After House Republican leadership violated their own policy of publically posting legislation at least 3 days in advance of a vote and jammed through an ultra-conservative Farm Bill with just a few hours’ notice, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) expressed his disappointment with provisions of the legislation that continue billions of dollars in unnecessary subsidies to the largest farms and multimillion-dollar agribusinesses while providing nothing for nutrition, food stamp, and food bank programs that millions of children and families across the nation rely on to survive.