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“We are glad that the Bush Administration responded to calls from Congress to release emergency funding under the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) that will help seniors and working families keep the heat on this winter,” stated Congressman Cohen.

“This $2,076,788 in help with heating bills for families here in Tennessee is critical with Americans paying record prices to heat their home. This winter, Americans using heating oil will pay more than $2,000 per family – over three times the 2001 costs.”

Congressman Cohen called Dr. King “a great American and an individual who changed this country for the better and whose life is a testament to fortitude, courage, faith and a desire to make America better.”

In his nearly 20-minute speech, Congressman Cohen invoked the words of Dr. King and talked about his lasting influence on Tennessee's 9th Congressional District. “No assassin’s bullet could stop what Martin Luther King had begun,” he said. “Today as we celebrate a birth which has changed us and which continues to challenge us, let us remember his dream.”

“I’m thrilled to have someone with Randy’s experience and knowledge of the community directing our staff,” Congressman Cohen explained. “Through his years of service both as a mediator between law enforcement and the African American community and as a civic leader, Randy has shown his deep commitment and love for the City of Memphis. He has been a great friend to me and I have the utmost faith in his abilities.”

“I’m very happy to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives and I appreciate every opportunity to cast a vote on behalf of the citizens of the 9th District,” said Congressman Cohen.

The 2007 Session was the busiest in the history of the House of Representatives in terms of numbers of votes. Democratic Party leaders pledged during the 2006 campaign to make Representatives work harder and longer hours during the 110th Congress.