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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today issued the following statement after the U.S. Air Force announced Memphis will not be the preferred base location for eight new C-17 aircraft:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today issued the following statement commemorating Veterans Day, which is celebrated tomorrow, November 11:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today condemned a group of conspirators for defrauding a Holocaust fund and commended the FBI for uncovering the crime. The Memphis Congressman has a long history of working to ensure fairness for Holocaust survivors and chaired a hearing this past September on the Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2010.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today issued the following statement on the passing of state Representative Ulysses Jones:
“It is with great sadness that I learned of the passing of State Representative Ulysses Jones. Ulysses and I worked together for over two decades in the Tennessee General Assembly and for 12 years as the chairs of the House and Senate State and Local Government Committees, respectively.
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:
MEMPHIS, TENN. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today hosted a federal appropriations requests workshop for Memphis groups at the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library. The Congressman, who has a strong record of bringing federal funds back to the 9th Congressional District, hosted the forum to help non-profit and local government agencies recognize and understand the many channels for new federal funding.
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.
“Elvis Presley Boulevard is an important thoroughfare in Memphis,” said Congressman Cohen. “These new federal funds will be used to study how to enhance livability, reduce congestion, and improve overall transportation.”
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.