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MEMPHIS, TN – In advance of Wednesday’s observance of the Fourth of July, Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) released the following statement:

“Tomorrow we celebrate America’s independence. On July 4, 1776, our forefathers declared our independence from Great Britain and began a journey that led to the many freedoms and opportunities we enjoy today. America is like no other place in the world. We are a role model for many countries thanks to the magnificence of our Constitution and the workings and accomplishments of our government.

MEMPHIS, TN – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced Le Bonheur Community Health and Well-Being will receive $902,653 in new federal funds for the Changing High-risk Asthma in Memphis Through Partnership (CHAMP) program from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Acquisitions and Grants Management.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Legislative language Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) authored to spur development of the Memphis aerotropolis transportation system was included in the bipartisan agreement to continue funding for our nation’s highway projects. The bipartisan $109 billion transportation bill funds construction for highways, bridges and other transportation projects for the next two years.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today issued the following statement after the GOP-led House of Representatives voted to hold U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder in Contempt of Congress over gunwalking Operation Fast and Furious:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today discussed the tax preparation firm Mo’ Money Taxes at a Congressional hearing on Identity Theft and Income Tax Preparation Fraud. The Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security of the House Judiciary Committee held the hearing per a request from Congressmen Cohen, Robert “Bobby” Scott (D-VA), Bennie Thompson (D-MS), and Scott Rigell (R-VA).

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the Affordable Care Act as constitutional:

“The Supreme Court today rightfully upheld the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act and now the historic landmark can take its rightful place with Social Security and Medicare as powerful examples of what we can do as a country to help improve the quality of life for all Americans.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Reserve Board has released guidance that will be used in determining the compensation or other remedy that borrowers will receive for financial injury identified during the Independent Foreclosure Review. Banks like Bank of America, Wells Fargo, JP Morgan Chase, Citigroup and others will pay as much as $125,000 plus equity to individual customers most harmed by mishandled foreclosures in 2009 and 2010.

MEMPHIS, TN – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today joined with Memphis Mayor A C Wharton, Jr., Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell, and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Region IV Regional Administrator Ed Jennings, Jr. to announce and celebrate the details of the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) 2012 Discretionary Grant worth $14,939,000 for the Main Street to Main Street Multi-Modal Connector Project -- the region’s most ambitious bicycle/pedestrian project to date.