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WASHINGTON – Congressmen Steve Cohen (TN-9) and Don Beyer (VA-8) today reintroduced the Billionaire Minimum Income Tax Act with 60 of their Congressional colleagues. The measure would prevent the wealthiest Americans from escaping federal income taxes or paying lower tax rates than ordinary Americans. President Biden proposed it in this year’s budget and called for Congress to act in this year’s State of the Union address.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that Tipton County will receive $1,033,567 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for debris removal after the severe storms of March 31 to April 1 this year. The material removed between early April and mid-June included 196,000 cubic yards of vegetative matter, more than 30,000 cubic yards of construction debris, and 45 tree stumps, some in highway rights of way.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) will hold a press availability to celebrate the $3 million appropriation he secured for the renovation of Historic Melrose High School in Orange Mound on Monday, November 27. Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland and the city’s Housing and Community Development Director Ashley Cash will also speak and take questions.
WASHINGTON — Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a member of the Congressional Animal Protection Caucus who was awarded the Humane Society’s Humane Horseman of the Year last year, and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1), Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-9) and Congressman Vern Buchanan (FL-16), today led 122 Congressional colleagues in a letter to United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack urging him to quickly finalize and publish the rule proposed on August 21 to strengthen enforcement of the 1970 Horse Protection Act to crack
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly’s Special Rapporteur for Political Prisoners, issued the following statement regarding the case of the Russian artist and anti-war protestor Alexandra Skochilenko:
November 17, 2023 |
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WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) spoke from the House floor this morning, urging support for Israel and recognition of the barbarity of Hamas’ October 7 surprise attack on Israeli civilians. Later today, Congressman Cohen will attend the “March for Israel” on the National Mall at which thousands are expected. After the rally, he will attend a classified briefing on the ongoing conflict and later will meet in the U.S.
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WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen released the following statement regarding his vote to censure Representative Rashida Tlaib:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) will observe Veterans Day on Friday’s national holiday and made the following statement: