Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN), Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law (CAL), today held a hearing on the “End Discriminatory State Taxes for Automobile Renters Act of 2009 (H.R. 4175).” The measure – authored by Rep. Rick Boucher (D-VA) – would prohibit discriminatory taxes on the rental of motor vehicles.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today spoke on the House floor about “Memphis,” which last night won a Tony Award for best musical at Radio City Music Hall. The musical also won three other Tony awards for score, book and orchestrations. The Congressman encouraged people to “come to Memphis to see the original cast.” Footage of Congressman Cohen’s remarks can be viewed at the link below.
https://www.youtube.com/user/RepCohen
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today announced the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has awarded $200,000 to the University of Memphis’ Karnak Hypostyle Hall Project.
“The Karnak Hypostyle Hall Project seeks to document one of the greatest architectural wonders of its era,” said Congressman Cohen. “With this grant, the University of Memphis will continue to be a national leader in the study of the architecture and culture of Ancient Egypt.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today voted to support legislation (S. 3473) that would permit the Coast Guard to obtain one or more advances from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to underwrite federal response to the Gulf Coast oil spill. Under current law, the Coast Guard can only draw up to $100 million from the fund to finance emergency response efforts in the immediate aftermath of an accident, and those funds are about to expire. Under the measure, BP would be required to repay these funds.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today voted to support legislation that would protect Americans from mortgage fraud by instituting reforms to the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), expand opportunities for homeownership, and save taxpayers money.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – After BP announced its intention to move forward with a payment to shareholders, Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN) joined a coalition of House members led by Congressman Peter Welch (D-VT) in calling on CEO Tony Hayward to suspend dividend payments and advertising campaigns until it remedies the environmental disaster it caused in the Gulf of Mexico.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today introduced the Fresh Start Act, legislation he authored to enable non-violent federal offenders who have served their sentences and who are now law-abiding, productive members of society to have their convictions expunged from their records. There are 14 original co-sponsors of the legislation, including House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-MI) and Congressman Charlie Rangel (D-NY).
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today announced seniors who fall in the Medicare Part D ‘donut hole’ prescription drug coverage gap in 2010 will receive a one-time $250 rebate check as early as this week. Checks will begin being mailed out tomorrow -- June 10.
“By helping St. Jude with funding for research, we help save children’s lives,” said Congressman Cohen. “This funding will give doctors, researchers and scientists the tools they need to help children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases.”
“The HOPE VI Program has done an outstanding job over the years to improve housing conditions for countless low-income communities and this year, we took it a step further,” Bostic said. “As we start to broaden the scope of our efforts through the Choice Neighborhoods pilot program – linking housing to schools and early education programs, public transportation, grocery stores, health clinics and community centers – this year, HUD encouraged housing authorities for the first time to incorporate early childhood education components in their revitalization plans.