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May 3, 2012 Press Release

MEMPHIS, TN – Yesterday evening, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) attended a dinner at the Plaza Hotel in New York City held to honor Civil Rights pioneer Julian Bond, who recently retired from his post as professor at the University of Virginia.  The dinner kicked off an effort to endow a Civil Rights History Chair in his honor. 

April 27, 2012 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that LeMoyne-Owen College has received a federal grant worth $235,131 from the Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program (MSEIP) in the U.S. Department of Education.

April 26, 2012 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today issued the following statement on a comprehensive investigation the U.S. Department of Justice conducted on the Juvenile Court of Memphis and Shelby County, and the Shelby County Juvenile Detention Center. 

April 26, 2012 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the National Cancer Institute (NCI) has awarded a grant worth $302,203 to the University of Tennessee Health Science Center for cancer treatment research.

April 26, 2012 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today hosted a Telephone Town Hall on Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.

April 25, 2012 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today issued the following statement after learning agents from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Criminal Investigative Division searched the headquarters of Mo’ Money – a Memphis tax preparation firm.

April 23, 2012 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today announced that the Office for Civil Rights in the U.S. Department of Education has reached an agreement with the Memphis City School District on aids and services for students with disabilities.

April 20, 2012 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) earned a perfect score on the Planned Parenthood Action Fund Congressional Scorecard for 2012. Congressman Cohen was the only member of the Tennessee Congressional delegation to receive a perfect score.

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