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“According to NOAA and the Corps of Engineers, the flooding in Tennessee was the result of a 1,000-year rainfall event,” the delegation wrote in their May 11^th letter to President Obama. “We thank you for already designating 42 of the 52 counties requested by our governor as eligible for disaster relief. We also appreciate the efforts of FEMA Director Fugate and his staff as well as that of Secretaries Napolitano, Locke, and Donovan and Small Business Administrator Mills all of whom have visited Tennessee during the last week.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today issued the following statement on President Obama’s announcement that he will nominate Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the United States Supreme Court:

MEMPHIS, TENN. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today joined with U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan in touring recent flood damage in Memphis. Also in attendance were Memphis Mayor A.C. Wharton, Millington Mayor Richard Hodges, Shelby County Mayor Joe Ford and Shelby County Emergency Operations Center Director Bob Nation.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9), Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law (CAL), today held a hearing on state taxation and the role Congress plays in developing tax apportionment standards for businesses.

“Taxing interstate commerce is a complicated issue that can hopefully be simplified for taxpayers,” said Congressman Cohen. “Today’s panel provided the subcommittee with valuable testimony that will go a long way toward helping Congress analyze and improve the tax structure.”