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WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) tonight voted for, and the House passed, a suspension of the nation's debt ceiling through December 2022, assuring the full faith and credit of the United States and preventing a Republican-caused economic crisis.
The vote on passage was 219 to 212.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that three community health centers in Memphis will be receiving a total of $2,374,962 in infrastructure support from the Department of Health and Human Services.
Tri-State Community Health Center will receive $528,303, Memphis Health Center will receive $727,843, and Christ Community Health Center will receive $1,118,962.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today voted for, and the House passed, the Eliminating the Quantifiably Unjust Application of the Law (EQUAL) Act, a sentencing reform measure that ends the disparity between crack and powder cocaine offenses.
The vote on passage was 361 to 66.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today applauded a decision by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to change its guidance on the use of monoclonal antibodies to treat COVID-19 patients in line with recommendations he made in a letter to President Biden last week.
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WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) last night sent a letter to President Joe Biden asking the administration and National Institutes of Health to make monoclonal antibodies more readily available to patients with COVID-19. Additionally, he requested the revision of guidelines to prevent people who have chosen not to be vaccinated from being prioritized over people who are vaccinated against the coronavirus.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen, Co-Chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, better known as the Helsinki Commission, and the commission's Ranking Member, Congressman Joe Wilson, today introduced a resolution condemning the crackdown on freedom of expression in Belarus following last year's fraudulent presidential election.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) tonight voted against the multi-billion National Defense Authorization Act, which included $25 billion more than the Pentagon itself requested.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) tonight voted against the multi-billion National Defense Authorization Act, which included $25 billion more than the Pentagon itself requested.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and its Aviation Subcommittee, today questioned expert witnesses at a hearing on "Disruption in the Skies: The Surge in Air Rage and its Effects on Workers, Airlines, and Airports."