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WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today wrote to Comptroller General Gene L. Dodaro of the U.S. Government Accountability Office seeking a review of the federal government’s costs associated with treating patients who used asbestos-contaminated Johnson & Johnson baby powder and became ill because of their exposure to this known carcinogen.

The letter reads in part:

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) released the following statement after learning of the passing of Memphis Police Officer Geoffrey Redd:

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today reintroduced the Baseball Diplomacy Act with Congressman Mark Pocan (WI-02) to eliminate barriers to Cuban athletes entering the U.S. on non-immigrant visas during the baseball season and then returning home when the season ends. The measure would allow players to retain their Cuban citizenship and return to Cuba with their earnings, rather than having to renounce their citizenship and abandon their families to play baseball in the United States.

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), who followed the career of St. Louis Cardinals catcher and longtime baseball broadcast analyst since he played for Christian Brothers High School in Memphis in the late 1950s, released the following statement after learning today of his passing:

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today reintroduced the Civil Rights Legacy Protection Act, legislation that would establish penalties for vandalism of Civil Rights monuments and memorials. The measure calls upon the U.S. Civil Rights Commission to create a list of monuments and memorials that should be protected.

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital will receive a $754,116 grant from the National Cancer Institute to study the cerebellar origins of medulloblastoma subgroups.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement: