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[WASHINGTON, DC] – Legislation introduced by Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) and Congressman Cynthia Lummis (WY-AL) to increase government transparency, the Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act, passed the House of Representatives. Congress originally enacted the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) as a means to help individuals, retirees, veterans, and small businesses recover attorney’s fees and costs associated with suing or defending against the federal government, but in 1995 removed important reporting requirements. This legislation, H.R.

[WASHINGTON, DC] – On the second anniversary of the Russian Government’s crackdown on Bolotnaya Square protests in Moscow, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) joined fellow members of the U.S. Helsinki Commission U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) as well as U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT), and Jeff Flake (R-AZ) in meeting with and welcoming to the U.S. Capitol Nadya Tolokonnikova and Maria [Masha] Alyokhina of the Russian protest group Pussy Riot.

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) hosted a telephone town hall this afternoon to answer his constituents’ questions about the issues facing the Ninth District and the nation. During the telephone town hall meeting, the Congressman discussed a wide variety of issues including his efforts to raise the minimum wage, this morning’s visit of Russian human rights activists Pussy Riot to the U.S. Capitol, the confirmation by the U.S.

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) announced today that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) in Memphis has been awarded a total of $795,651 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for three projects.

“These funds will help continue the important work being done by the skilled researchers at the UT Health Science Center in Memphis,” said Congressman Cohen.

The following grant awards are included under today’s announcement:

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice and a strong advocate for reform of the nation’s racially-biased criminal justice system, today introduced legislation to give rehabilitated ex-offenders who have repaid their debts to society a fair chance to compete in today’s job market. The Congressman’s legislation, the Re-Integration of Ex-Offenders Through Technology Act, would incorporate technology literacy programs into the U.S.

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

Lipman now becomes federal judge on the District Court for the Western District of Tennessee

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Sheryl Lipman, who Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) recommended to President Obama to fill a vacancy on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, was today confirmed by the United States Senate on an overwhelming vote of 95-0. Judge Lipman was recommended by the Congressman after he convened a diverse and bipartisan screening committee to conduct interviews of nine potential candidates for the position.