Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) announced that the U.S. Senate yesterday approved the nomination of Memphian V. Lynn Evans, CPA, to the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). Congressman Cohen recommended Evans to President Obama for consideration. Evans will fill the position on the TVA Board currently held by Bishop William Graves who has reached the end of his second term on the Board.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today released the following statement after the National Rifle Association (NRA) made its announcement concerning recent gun violence:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today issued the following statement on recent news reports that indicate the fiscal cliff negotiations might include a proposal that would slow the growth of Social Security benefits:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today praised President Barack Obama’s decision to create a Cabinet-level task force, led by Vice-President Joe Biden, to make recommendations on gun control measures. The task force is due to report back in 30 days.
Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today issued the following statement on a comprehensive memorandum of agreement between the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Juvenile Court of Memphis and Shelby County (Juvenile Court) to resolve findings of serious and systemic failures in the juvenile court that violate children’s due process and equal protection rights.
COHEN STATEMENT ON TODAY’S SHOOTINGS IN MEMPHIS, TN AND NEWTOWN, CT
Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) released the following statement today following the news of the shootings on Mendenhall Cove in northeast Memphis and at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT:
WASHINGTON. D.C. -- Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today released the following statement in response to Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam’s decision not to operate a state-based healthcare exchange under the federal Affordable Care Act. An integral part of the Affordable Care Act includes the creation of health care exchanges to establish a marketplace for the purchase of affordable health insurance plans. States were meant to tailor their specific needs to a state-based exchange, but those who opt out will be obligated to have the federal government run an exchange for them:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today released the following statement marking World AIDS Day, which is observed every December 1st:
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the National Eye Institute (NEI), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has awarded a grant worth $375, 000 to the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) for vision research. Specifically, the research will focus on development of new blood vessels for the retina.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) recently sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Administrator Michele Leonhart, urging them to ensure that neither the Department of Justice (DOJ) nor DEA take enforcement action against anyone who acts in compliance with the laws of Colorado, Washington and any other states that choose to regulate access to marijuana for medicinal or personal use. Below is the letter in its entirety:
November 16, 2012