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December 12, 2023

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), the House Ranking Member of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, went to the House floor tonight to urge his colleagues to support aid to Ukraine as Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky returned to Washington to lobby lawmakers for the survival of his country.

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December 12, 2023

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today questioned witnesses at a hearing on the General Services Administration selection of a Maryland site for the new FBI headquarters. Congressman Cohen in February reintroduced his legislation to remove the name of former FBI Director J.

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December 11, 2023

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive a Rural Development grant of $364,502 from the U.S.

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December 11, 2023

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today managed the floor debate and then voted for his National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Extension Act that extends for four more years the exemption from the bankruptcy code’s means test for certain members of the National Guard and reservists.

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December 11, 2023

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today wrote to Speaker Mike Johnson, urging him to postpone Monday night votes to accommodate Members attending tonight’s Hanukkah Reception at the White House. Votes were postponed on December 4 to allow members to attend a Christmas reception at the White House.

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December 6, 2023

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), the House Ranking Member of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE), also known as the Helsinki Commission, today talked about political prisoners held by Russia and questioned expert witnesses at a hearing on “Making Russia Pay: Sovereign Asset Confiscation for Ukrainian Victory.”

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December 6, 2023

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that Shelby County will receive a grant of $1,043,560 to strengthen its public health infrastructure from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Office of Surveillance, Epidemiology and Laboratory Services.

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December 6, 2023

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, today announced a $500,000 grant from the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) Corridor Identification and Development program, or Corridor ID program, for the proposed passenger rail corridor linking Atlanta, Chattanooga, Nashville and Memphis.

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December 5, 2023

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) went to the House floor to pay tribute to the late First Lady Rosalynn Carter during a special hour of speeches devoted to praising her organized by the dean of the Georgia Congressional delegation, Sanford Bishop. Mrs.

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December 5, 2023

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government, today questioned Kristen Clarke, the Assistant Attorney General overseeing the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, at an oversight hearing.