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[MEMPHIS, TN] – Congressman Steve Cohen today penned the following column, which appeared in the Memphis Commercial Appeal, commemorating the 50^th anniversary of President Lyndon Johnson signing the landmark Voting Rights Act (VRA) into law on August 6^th, 1965:

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[MEMPHIS, TN] - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), former legal advisor for the Memphis Police Department, issued the following statement regarding the shooting of Officer Sean Bolton:

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen, co-founder of the Congressional State Medicaid Expansion Caucus, today celebrated the 50^th anniversary of President Lyndon Johnson signing Medicare and Medicaid, two of the most effective and efficient safety net programs in our nation’s history, into law.

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) this morning hosted a telephone town hall to answer his constituents’ questions about the issues facing the Ninth District and the nation.

[WASHINGTON, DC] –Congressman Steve Cohen issued the following statement to commemorate tomorrow’s seventh anniversary of the passage of H.Res.194, the first official Congressional apology for slavery and Jim Crow that the Congressman authored and shepherded through the House in 2008. The text of the apology is available here.

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced a total of $1,352,963 in federal funds to support affordable housing programs and facilities in Shelby County. This funding comes through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Grant programs.

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Anna Lewis Matson recently joined the staff of Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) as an intern in the Congressman’s Capitol Hill office. During her June through August internship, Ms. Matson will work closely with Congressman Cohen’s legislative team and assist in other official duties such as responding to constituent requests, conducting legislative research, attending hearings as well as briefings, and providing tours of the Capitol to Shelby County citizens visiting Washington.