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[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) joined Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (CA-08) and several other House Democratic Representatives in cosponsoring the Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act of 2015, which Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) reintroduced this week. This bill would allow borrowers with high interest rates on their existing public and private student loans to refinance at lower interest rates similar to those available to new student loan borrowers. According to U.S.
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today reintroduced his Supermarket Tax Credit for Underserved Areas Act, which would help reduce the prevalence of “food deserts” and help ensure that healthy, fresh food is available throughout the nation, including in urban areas. The legislation would provide tax incentives for the establishment of supermarkets in empowerment zones and formerly designated renewal communities.
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) announced a new $3,650,388 federal grant for Christ Community Health Services, Inc., awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). This funding comes through the Health Resource and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Health Center Cluster grant program.
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Sunday’s 60 Minutes shed light on a growing problem that Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) has worked to address for several years, the archaic state record-keeping systems that contribute, along with inaccurate reports from other sources, to errors in Social Security’s so-called “death master file,” which most federal agencies and private firms rely on to limit payments and other services.
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the Shelby County Board of Education has been awarded an $11,329,117 grant from the Department of U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) to support Head Start projects that help promote school readiness of children from birth until the age of 5 by enhancing their cognitive, social, and emotional development.
A bipartisan effort to legalize medical marijuana at the federal level is now underway in both Houses of Congress, and its sponsors acknowledge they face an uphill climb to passage - but they believe the public is on their side.
"Polls show that at least 86 percent of Americans say medical marijuana should be available," said Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, in an interview with CBS News. "Legislators rarely lead, they generally follow. I guess it's called cultural lag...Eventually, people in Congress start catching up."
A bipartisan effort to legalize medical marijuana at the federal level is now underway in both Houses of Congress, and its sponsors acknowledge they face an uphill climb to passage - but they believe the public is on their side.
"Polls show that at least 86 percent of Americans say medical marijuana should be available," said Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, in an interview with CBS News. "Legislators rarely lead, they generally follow. I guess it's called cultural lag...Eventually, people in Congress start catching up."
[MEMPHIS, TN] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) announced today that Porter-Leath has been awarded a $1,847,044 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support Early Head Start (EHS) Partnerships, part of President Obama’s Early Learning Initiative. This grant will be used to create and expand learning opportunities for infants and toddlers, providing comprehensive services like developmental and behavioral screenings as well as professional development for teachers and helping to increase parental engagement.
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today criticized the use of Congressional video footage in a new campaign advertisement released by the Israeli Likud party, which is led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. On several occasions both before and after the Prime Minister’s speech to a joint meeting of Congress last week, Congressman Cohen warned of the potential use of this footage for a political purpose. Use of video of House floor proceedings is prohibited by House Rules.