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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today released the following statement honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.:
Dear Friend,
This week I introduced the FAIR Act, which would take politics out of the redistricting process. I also received a 100+ on the Humane Society’s legislative scorecard and President Obama unveiled his gun safety initiative.
The FAIR Act
2012 Humane Society Scorecard
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) has introduced the John Tanner Fairness and Independence in Redistricting (FAIR) Act (H.R. 278), which would require states to take their congressional apportionment out of the political process and place it in the hands of an independent redistricting commission.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) recently received a 100+from the Humane Society Legislative Fund on their 2012 Humane scorecard. Congressman Cohen was the only member of the Tennessee Congressional delegation to receive a perfect score.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has been awarded $306,250 for allergy, immunology and transplantation research from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).
Dear Friend,
This week I was sworn into the 113th Congress by House Speaker John Boehner in the U.S. Capitol. I also voted to prevent the fiscal cliff from taking place and the U.S. Senate approved the nomination of Memphian V. Lynn Evans to the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) was today sworn into the 113th Congress by House Speaker John Boehner in the U.S. Capitol. This is Congressman Cohen’s fourth term in Congress.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that Congress approved extending the State and Local Sales Tax Deductions for Tennesseans as part of the fiscal cliff agreement that Congress passed on January 1. This important tax provision was slated to expire at the end of 2012 -- which would have increased taxes for all Tennesseans.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) announced that the U.S. Senate yesterday approved the nomination of Memphian V.