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July 27, 2010

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law (CAL), today chaired a hearing on “Federal Rulemaking and the Regulatory Process.”

July 26, 2010
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Congressman Steve Cohen discussed reducing the deficit, tax cuts and balancing the federal budget on the House floor.
July 26, 2010
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Congressman Steve Cohen speaks today on the passage of the Securing the Protection of our Enduring and Established Constitutional Heritage (SPEECH) Act.
July 22, 2010

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today voted to extend unemployment insurance for more than 2 million Americans across the country.

July 21, 2010
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Congressman Steve Cohen discusses the Americans with Disabilities Act at a House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing.
July 21, 2010

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House of Representatives today approved legislation Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) co-sponsored to ban “crush videos.” Crush videos are a broad term for videos, photographs and other visual depictions of small animals slowly being crushed to death.

July 21, 2010

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded the Memphis International Airport $7,472,262 for new safety equipment, terminal building improvements, and taxiway expansion.

July 21, 2010

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today issued the following statement after President Obama signed the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act into law. The measure will rebuild our economy by instituting common-sense rules to ensure big banks and Wall Street do not jeopardize the economic futures of working families.

Congressman Cohen said: “President Obama made history again today by signing this bill into law. Under this new law, big banks will no longer be able to gamble with our savings or economic futures.

July 20, 2010
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Congressman Steve Cohen discussed how vital it is to extend unemployment benefits on the House floor.
July 20, 2010

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-09) today announced the Memphis Housing Authority has received $2,484,384 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for replacement and relocation assistance for Cleaborn Homes – a public housing development.