Cohen Talks to More Than 5,600 Ninth District Constituents During Tonight's Telephone Town Hall

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) hosted a telephone town hall this evening to answer his constituents’ questions about the issues facing the Ninth District and the nation. During tonight’s telephone town hall meeting, the Congressman discussed a variety of issues including his upcoming “Building a Healthier Memphis” wellness event focused on stemming the city’s rising tide of diabetes diagnoses and what Memphians can do to ensure they aren’t leaving money on the table when filing their tax returns before the April 15^th federal tax filing deadline passes next week.

“These town hall meetings offer Memphians and all citizens of the Ninth District yet another way to speak directly with me and share what’s important to them,” said Congressman Cohen. “I appreciated having this opportunity to hear the Ninth District’s perspective on the issues facing our city and enjoyed discussing how hardworking Memphians can ensure they receive every penny they are owed in tax refunds this year, and what our community can do to help stem the rising tide of diabetes diagnoses in Memphis. Regardless of the issue, the opinions and ideas of Ninth District constituents help us move forward with legislation in Congress.”

The Telephone Town Hall meeting began at 6:20PM CT and lasted approximately one hour. More than 5,600 Ninth District constituents participated in the call and asked questions about the Affordable Care Act. Since being elected to the House of Representatives in 2006, Congressman Cohen has hosted dozens of town hall meetings in his Congressional district and via telephone from Washington, D.C.