Press Releases
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Memphis native and Christian Brothers High School graduate Barrett Heffington recently began a 4-month long internship in Congressman Steve Cohen’s (TN-09) Washington, D.C. office. In addition to several other responsibilities, interns help the Congressman with constituent requests, assist with his legislative duties, attend hearings and briefings, perform important research, and give tours of the U.S. Capitol building to Shelby County residents visiting Washington.
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today released the following statement to commemorate Black History Month, which is observed each February and begins tomorrow:
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) was awarded with a 100 percent voting record in 2013 by the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights (LCCHR). The LCCHR’s 2013 Voting Record grades Members of Congress on votes cast on 13 civil and human rights bills considered in the first session of the 113th Congress.
[MEMPHIS, TN] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Memphis Mayor A C Wharton, and Shelby County Trustee David Lenoir will join United Way of the Mid-South President Bryce Haugsdahl to highlight the importance of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) tomorrow afternoon at the grand opening one of 15 new tax assistance sites located throughout Shelby County. The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) sites will offer guidance and services free of charge to Shelby County citizens looking to ensure they get the tax refund they deserve.
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen today released the following statement after voting against the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013—the Farm Bill—which would cut roughly $8 billion from a critical part of our nation’s safety net, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
Video of Congressman reacting to State of the Union available here
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) tonight issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s State of the Union speech:
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) will host Memphian and Congressional Black Caucus Foundation “Emerging Leaders” Intern Ryun Edward Jackson as his guest for President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address. Mr. Jackson, a Ninth District constituent and 2013 graduate of the University of Memphis who majored in Political Science and African American Studies, also interned in the Congressman’s Memphis office last year. A photo of Mr. Jackson is available here.
[WASHINGTON, DC] – With the United States Postal Service (USPS) proposing the elimination of Saturday deliveries and other threats to the speedy delivery that consumers around the country rely on, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) late last week introduced the Postmark Payment Act of 2014 to protect Americans from being charged late fees stemming from delayed USPS deliveries.
[MEMPHIS, TN] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) issued the following statement in recognition of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day:
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today expressed hope that President Obama’s newly-announced changes to domestic surveillance programs would result in meaningful reforms that help restore the public’s trust in its government, but he also reiterated that Congress must act as well to fully protect the rights and privacy of American citizens from the National Security Agency (NSA).