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Memphis, TN -- Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) will join a group of past and present major league baseball pioneers as a panelist on the "Baseball and the Civil Rights Movement" roundtable, 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, March 30 at the National Civil Rights Museum, 450 Mulberry St. in Memphis.
The roundtable discussion is a part of the activities surrounding Major League Baseball’s inaugural Civil Rights Game between the World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals and the Cleveland Indians at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, March 31 at Memphis’ Autozone Park.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) introduced an amendment today to H.R. 1401, the Rail and Public Transportation Security Act of 2007. The amendment would establish a program to coordinate with state and local governments to minimize the need for toxic inhalation hazardous materials to be routed through our communities. The amendment passed the House by a comfortable margin.
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Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
H.R. 753, sponsored by the entire Tennessee delegation of both the House and the Senate, is to designate the Federal building in Memphis, Tennessee, located at 167 North Main Street as the Clifford Davis and Odell Horton Federal Building.
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Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the gentleman from Virginia for this time.
This is my first year in the Congress. In my 24 years in the State senate, I was the leading spokesperson for animal welfare legislation, and I took great pride in that. So I am particularly appreciative of standing up on this bill.
Washington, DC -- TodayCongressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) passed H.R.753, a bill which redesignates the federal building at 167 North Main Street in Memphis as the "Clifford Davis/Odell Horton Federal Building." Currently, the building is designated as the "Clifford Davis Federal Building." Clifford Davis was a U.S. Representative, first elected in 1940, who served 11 terms.
Washington, DC -- In the Saturday, March 24, 2007 edition of The New York Times, in an article entitled "Democrats Unite Around an Iraq Plan of Their Own" Congressman Steve Cohen's Iraq Supplemental vote was explained.
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Mr. Speaker, on Monday I spoke on this floor about a conflict I had in supporting this measure because I want peace in our world and I want our troops to come home. I asked for my constituents to let me know how they felt.
Washington, DC -- This morning, Congressman Steve Cohen announced his intention to vote for the H.R.1591, the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Health, and Iraq Accountability Act of 2007.
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Madam Speaker, yesterday in Memphis, Tennessee, a giant of a man passed away: G.E. Patterson, the bishop of the Church of God in Christ, a congregation of over 6.5 million people worldwide headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) will speak about the passing of Bishop G.E. Patterson this morning on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. The speech will occur during the 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time hour. Bishop Patterson founded Temple Deliverance in Memphis in 1975 and twenty-five years later Temple of Deliverance Church of God in Christ has more than 13,000 members.