Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today issued the following statement on Black History Month, which is celebrated every February:

“Since its official establishment by Congress in 1986, some have questioned the value or wisdom of dedicating the month of February to the study of African American history. Some have asked if this means that we will ignore the contributions of African Americans for the other eleven months of the year. In that vein, the actor Morgan Freeman recently posed the question, ‘Why relegate my history to a single month?’

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN) today introduced legislation to honor the pioneers and participants of the Civil Rights Movement with a Congressional Gold Medal. The measure is also sponsored by Reps. John Lewis (D-GA), Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Gwen Moore (D-CA), Danny Davis (D-IL), Al Green (D-TX), Keith Ellison (D-MN) and more than 30 others.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law today held a hearing on bipartisan legislation authored by Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) and Congressman Sam Graves (R-MO-6) to prohibit discriminatory taxes on the rental of motor vehicles.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today announced the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital $218,750 for Allergy, Immunology and Transplantation Research – particularly, metabolic control of regulatory T cell differentiation. The funds will be administered by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s State of the Union speech:

“President Obama laid out a carefully balanced blueprint for what we as a country need to do to create more jobs and improve the economy for millions of Americans. The President and Democrats in Congress are fighting every day to build an economy that works for everyone -- not just a wealthy few.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN) today issued the following statement on House Judiciary Chairman Lamar Smith’s (R-TX) decision to postpone consideration of the Stop Online Piracy Act (H.R. 3261) – legislation that would require Internet Service Providers to block access to certain foreign websites.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN) and Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) today applauded President Obama’s decision to reject the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline. Both Congressmen have actively worked to call for more scientific scrutiny of the dangerous and controversial pipeline.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today released the following statement on the Tennessee General Assembly’s recent vote to split the 9th Congressional District: