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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) recently received an “A” on the Coalition for a Prosperous America legislative scorecard. Click here to view the scorecard. <https://www.tradereform.org/2011/06/grading-congress-new-cpa-trade-grades/>
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today announced that Shelby County has received an agricultural disaster designation from U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack because of damage and losses due to severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds, and flooding that began on April 23 and continued on. Many other counties in Tennessee will also receive federal assistance.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) recently received a 100 percent score on the Alliance for Retired Americans Congressional Voting Record for the second session of the 111th Congress. <https://www.retiredamericans.org/issues/congressional-voting-record>
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today introduced legislation – the Fair Debt Collection Improvement Act -- that would bar debt collectors from bringing legal action on a debt in which the statute of limitations has expired against any consumer.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today announced that Leo Cormier – a senior at Kingsbury High School in Memphis, Tennessee -- was selected as the winner of the 2011 Congressional Art Competition. The artwork, entitled “I Have a Dream,” will be hung in the Cannon Tunnel in the U.S. Capitol for one year. An image of the artwork is attached to this email.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today joined with Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA-27) to reintroduce legislation -- the Sportsmanship in Hunting Act -- to halt the practice known as “canned hunting,” the interstate shipment of captive non-indigenous mammals for the sole purpose of being shot in a fenced enclosure for entertainment or for trophy. The bill would also prohibit hunting via the Internet.
“Considering the sacrifice our National Guardsmen and Reservists are making on our country’s behalf overseas, it is only fair and right that we help them during the bankruptcy process,” said Congressman Cohen. “Our measure would extend a bankruptcy provision that is set to expire later this year that enables Guardsmen and Reservists to bypass the ‘means test.’ In these tough economic times, veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan face a risk of financial distress.