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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital $240,059 for cancer cause and prevention research.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-09) was recognized by the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) for having a near perfect voting record on national environmental issues in 2010. The Congressman was one of three Tennessee Representatives to score a 90 percent or above.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today introduced legislation he authored to provide consumers with an annual free credit score from each of the three credit bureaus.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today offered an amendment to the Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 – a medical malpractice reform initiative – at a House Judiciary Committee markup. The Cohen amendment would remove the $250,000 cap on punitive damages for wrong-site, wrong-side, and wrong-patient procedures, and when a foreign object is left inside the patient. This markup was a continuation of a markup that began last week.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today voted to save our country nearly $5 billion in an effort to help reduce the federal deficit.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Legislative language Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) authored to spur development of the Memphis aerotropolis transportation system was added today to the House Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization proposal.