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November 9, 2010

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today issued the following statement on the passing of state Representative Ulysses Jones:

November 5, 2010

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced he will support House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for House Minority Leader of the 112th Congress. His statement is below:

November 4, 2010

MEMPHIS, TENN. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today hosted a federal appropriations requests workshop for Memphis groups at the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library.

Issues:Budget
November 1, 2010

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded Memphis $471,609 for Elvis Presley Boulevard Improvements.

October 29, 2010

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today joined with House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers (MI-14), Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-8), and Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-4) in sending letters to the CEO’s of the Nation’s largest banks asking for documents and information concerning their foreclosure documentation process.

October 21, 2010
Media Appearances
Congressman Steve Cohen discusses the 2010 Midterm election on Andrea Mitchell Reports.
October 20, 2010

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded Memphis a Community Challenge Grant worth $1,260,905 for development of an Aerotropolis/Lamar Corridor Master Plan. HUD worked with the U.S.

October 18, 2010

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that House Democrats will move ahead with legislation to provide Social Security recipients with a one-time $250 payment. The Social Security Administration announced on Friday that there will be no automatic Cost-of-Living-Adjustment for 2011.

October 15, 2010

MEMPHIS, TN – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) was given the prestigious Tennessee Equal Justice 2010 Legislative Leadership Award by Memphis Area Legal Services for his work to increase funding for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) and for working to address racial and ethnic disparities in the federal criminal justice system.

October 6, 2010

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) was recognized by the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy Action Fund (SACE Action Fund) for having a perfect voting record on clean energy and climate issues from January 2009 to August 2010.