Press Releases
“I am truly honored to serve as a subcommittee chairman in just my second term,” said Congressman Cohen. “And I’m even more proud that it’s the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, which will have jurisdiction over key elements of the economic recovery plan. We have a lot of work to do, and I plan to hit the ground running to ensure mortgage bankruptcy legislation is included in the ‘American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.’”
Tomorrow, on the steps of the Capitol, we will inaugurate the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama. From the inaugural platform, President Obama will look across the expanse of the National Mall to the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, where one of America’s most courageous and compassionate prophets of peace — Reverend Martin Luther King — called upon our nation to fulfill the promise of its founding dream for all of our people.
“Picturing America is a unique program that provides students with a gateway to the entire universe of the humanities,” said Congressman Cohen. “By bringing great art into public and private schools, libraries and communities like ours, this program offers Americans of all ages the opportunity to learn about our history in a fresh and engaging way.”
“He is the consummate pilot and deserves recognition from you and the United States Congress at your first State of the Union,” said Congressman Cohen in the letter.
Capt. Sullenberger has received international recognition and praise for his deft maneuvering after a flock of geese got sucked into the engines of the Airbus A320 he was piloting and caused a catastrophic engine failure. He is already being hailed as the “Hudson River Hero.”
I am very pleased with my subcommittee appointments on the Transportation Committee. We will play a vital role in shaping the upcoming American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan that President-elect Obama is supporting. We will work hard with the new administration to reach the goal of creating and saving between 3 and 4 million jobs in the next two years by, among other things, repairing the country’s crumbling infrastructure.
No child in Memphis or anywhere throughout our nation should ever go without medical care. I was proud to back a plan that will extend health insurance to 11 million children. This legislation was long past due.
By giving more children access to health insurance, this bill will substantially reduce the costly use of emergency rooms for primary care, and move us closer to providing every child in our nation with affordable, high-quality health care.
“CAAP, Inc. has provided excellent behavioral health services in the 9th District for almost 20 years, and I am very grateful that HUD has appropriated this grant to assist them in their mission,” said Congressman Cohen. “Alcohol and drug abuse destroys families and is one of the major health issues of our time, and we need more organizations like CAAP, Inc. that focus on rehabilitating their clients and helping them to turn their lives around – no matter their level of income.”
On April 22nd 2008, we commemorated the 35th anniversary of the signing of the landmark Equal Pay Act by President John F. Kennedy; however, we still have not achieved the goal of women’s equality in the workplace. Since my days in the Tennessee Senate, I have fought passionately to ensure that women receive equal pay for equal work. I strongly believe that these two pieces of legislation will help us make significant progress on that front.
“We’re in the midst of the most serious economic downturn in nearly a century, and it is unacceptable for our elected leaders to receive a raise while the rest of the country sees their savings slip away and their home values plummet,” said Congressman Cohen. “It’s time to step up and do the right thing.”