Press Releases
July 31, 2009
Congressman Luis Gutierrez, (D-IL) chairman of the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, joined Congressman Cohen in introducing HR 3149, The Equal Employment For All Act. This bill would give some of our most vulnerable, “credit challenged” citizens – students, recent college graduates, low-income families, senior citizens, and minorities – the opportunity to begin rebuilding their credit history by obtaining a job. Far too often, employers turn down “credit challenged” applicants because they have erroneously linked credit scores to potential job performance.
July 31, 2009
The federal funding was included in the Fiscal Year 2010 Defense Department Appropriations Bill that passed the House of Representatives this afternoon.
July 28, 2009
“This is incredibly good news that will not only create good-paying jobs but allow the city to put more cops on the beat to keep our neighborhoods safe. As a member of the House Judiciary Committee, I’ve worked to increase federal funding for the COPS program to give our communities the resources they need to hire and train the next generation of first-responders,” Congressman Cohen said.
July 28, 2009
The hearing was called in the wake of this month’s arrests of five employees of the historic Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip, Illinois following the discovery that hundreds of bodies had been dug up and the grave sites resold.
July 24, 2009
Working with Appropriations Chairman David Obey (D-WI), Congressman Cohen succeeded in getting an additional $1 million for The National Center for Health Statistics to study the expanded use of enhanced birth certificates for fiscal year 2010.
July 23, 2009
The Cohen measure was included as part of H.R. 3288, the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act of 2010 that passed the House early this evening.
“For our region, high speed rail will improve access between the largest cities in Tennessee and Arkansas. Investing in high-speed rail will further reduce our dependence on foreign oil, lower gas costs as well as congestion and accidents on our already overcrowded streets,” Congressman Cohen said.
“For our region, high speed rail will improve access between the largest cities in Tennessee and Arkansas. Investing in high-speed rail will further reduce our dependence on foreign oil, lower gas costs as well as congestion and accidents on our already overcrowded streets,” Congressman Cohen said.
Issues:Transportation
July 22, 2009
Today’s hearing featured testimony from: Ms. Louann Van Der Wiele, Vice President & Associate General Counsel of Chrysler; Mr. Michael Robinson Vice President and General Counsel General Motors Company; Mr. Richard Mourdock Indiana State Treasurer; Mr. Jeremy Warriner who claim against Chrysler was thrown out because of the companies bankruptcy on April 30th; and auto dealers from Maryland, Rhode Island, New York and Texas. More information about the witnesses is available from Congressman Cohen’s office.
July 22, 2009
“This is incredibly good news, and just demonstrates that Memphis is on the front lines of medical and scientific research,” Congressman Cohen said. “Whether it’s finding a cure to a disease that affects people of all ages, or advancing our understanding of the environment, these funds will also have the effect of retaining some of the best and brightest scientific minds in our district.”
July 22, 2009
After 10 years without an increase in the federal minimum wage, in 2007 Congress voted to raise it $2.10 an hour over a two year period. Congressman Cohen, a longtime advocate of raising the minimum wage, was proud to make this one of his first votes in the House of Representatives.
July 21, 2009
The panel also heard testimony from Mr. Ron Bloom, Senior Advisor at the U.S. Department of Treasury and the head of the Presidential Task Force for the Auto Industry – the so-called “Auto Czar.”
Tomorrow, the CAL Subcommittee will hear testimony from the Vice President and General Counsel of both Chrysler and General Motors along with a number of auto dealers from across the country.
Tomorrow, the CAL Subcommittee will hear testimony from the Vice President and General Counsel of both Chrysler and General Motors along with a number of auto dealers from across the country.