Press Releases

[WASHINGTON, DC] – On the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today urged his colleagues in Congress support the PREEMIE Reauthorization Act. Along with the Congressman’s NEWBORN Act and President Obama’s landmark Affordable Care Act, the PREEMIE Act would help achieve the goal of improving our nation’s health outlook and reducing infant mortality rates that remain higher than rates in much of industrialized world.

[MEMPHIS, TN] – This evening, Congressman Steve Cohen received the 2013 Distinguished Alumnus Award from the University of Memphis Alumni Association as part of the “Enshrinement of 1912” celebrations taking place throughout U of M’s homecoming weekend.

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) made the following statement after the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) approved a disaster recovery plan that will provide $7,464,000 to help Shelby County recover from the severe storms and flooding that wrought havoc on the region in May of 2011:

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Memphis native and Christian Brothers High School graduate David Carpenter is spending 5 months this fall and winter interning for Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), working behind the scenes in the Congressman’s Capitol Hill 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) this week introduced legislation, the Fair Debt Collection Improvement Act, to protect Americans from the predatory and abusive tactics of debt collectors. The Congressman’s proposal would prevent debt collectors from threatening legal repercussions when none are available or tricking consumers into paying more than they would otherwise be legally obligated to pay.

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today introduced legislation, the Restorative Justice in Schools Act, to reduce youth incarceration in America by helping train school personnel such as teachers and counselors in innovative conflict resolution methods that are less likely to result in non-violent juveniles entering the penal system. Currently, many school systems involve the police in non-violent incidents on school property, which helps feed the “school-to-prison” pipeline that is both expensive and harmful to America’s youth.

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) announced today that The MED will receive $98,000 in funding through a U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) grant to the Shelby County Health Care Corporation.

“This funding will help The MED keep Memphis healthy,” said Congressman Cohen.

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) this week was reappointed by the Speaker of the House to the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the Helsinki Commission. The Commission is an independent U.S. Government agency created in 1976 to monitor and encourage compliance with the Helsinki Final Act and other Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) commitments in 57 participating States across Europe, Central Asia and North America.