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WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) condemned in the strongest terms President Trump's wrongheaded decision today to abandon the Iran nuclear deal, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) negotiated with our closest allies and warned that it makes the world less safe. He made the following statement:

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded a grant of $8,872 to Rhodes College undergraduate research student Phillips Hutchison. This federal funding will support Mr. Hutchison's participation in the NIST Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program in Boulder, CO to explore how nonlinear photonics make a frequency comb.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a member of the Aviation Subcommittee, hailed this morning's House passage of the bipartisan SEAT Act, which will require the FAA to establish minimum seat sizes and minimum distances between rows to protect the health and safety of passengers. The bill passed the House as part of a broader Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization package by a vote of 393 to 13.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) expressed disappointment upon learning that his Forbid Airlines from Imposing Ridiculous (FAIR) Fees Amendment was blocked by the Republican-led Rules Committee Tuesday night and will not receive a floor vote when the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill is debated on the House floor later this week.

He made the following statement:

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today applauded House passage of the Music Modernization Act, a bill updating provisions of federal copyright law to account for the transformation of the music industry by the internet, music streaming and smart phones. It also expands federal copyright protection to pre-1972 sound recordings to ensure that legacy artists are appropriately compensated for the use of their work. The measure passed 415 to 0.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) went to the House floor this afternoon to commend recent acts of heroism by Southwest Airlines Pilot Tammie Jo Shults and Waffle House patron James Shaw Jr. whose courageous acts saved lives. See his remarks here.

"Malevolent actions and accidents give an opportunity for people to rise to heroic actions," Congressman Cohen said. "America is a country familiar with heroes."