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July 31, 2009
The new law will authorize President Barack Obama to make additional funding available for the program. Cash for Clunkers, which was signed into law earlier this summer, gives auto buyers between $3,500 and $4,500 to trade in their gas guzzlers for more efficient cars.
July 31, 2009
Congressman Luis Gutierrez, (D-IL) chairman of the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, joined Congressman Cohen in introducing HR 3149, The Equal Employment For All Act. This bill would give some of our most vulnerable, “credit challenged” citizens – students, recent college graduates, low-income families, senior citizens, and minorities – the opportunity to begin rebuilding their credit history by obtaining a job. Far too often, employers turn down “credit challenged” applicants because they have erroneously linked credit scores to potential job performance.
July 31, 2009
The federal funding was included in the Fiscal Year 2010 Defense Department Appropriations Bill that passed the House of Representatives this afternoon.
July 28, 2009
“This is incredibly good news that will not only create good-paying jobs but allow the city to put more cops on the beat to keep our neighborhoods safe. As a member of the House Judiciary Committee, I’ve worked to increase federal funding for the COPS program to give our communities the resources they need to hire and train the next generation of first-responders,” Congressman Cohen said.
July 28, 2009
The hearing was called in the wake of this month’s arrests of five employees of the historic Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip, Illinois following the discovery that hundreds of bodies had been dug up and the grave sites resold.
July 24, 2009
Working with Appropriations Chairman David Obey (D-WI), Congressman Cohen succeeded in getting an additional $1 million for The National Center for Health Statistics to study the expanded use of enhanced birth certificates for fiscal year 2010.
July 23, 2009
The Cohen measure was included as part of H.R. 3288, the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act of 2010 that passed the House early this evening.
“For our region, high speed rail will improve access between the largest cities in Tennessee and Arkansas. Investing in high-speed rail will further reduce our dependence on foreign oil, lower gas costs as well as congestion and accidents on our already overcrowded streets,” Congressman Cohen said.
“For our region, high speed rail will improve access between the largest cities in Tennessee and Arkansas. Investing in high-speed rail will further reduce our dependence on foreign oil, lower gas costs as well as congestion and accidents on our already overcrowded streets,” Congressman Cohen said.
Issues:Transportation