112th Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today said the recent pipeline oil spill in Montana is a preview for larger, more significant oil spills if the controversial Keystone XL Pipeline proposal is approved. TransCanada – which supplies some of the biggest oil companies in the world with toxic tar sands oil – is seeking State Department approval to build the Keystone XL Pipeline, a new 2,000 mile pipeline from Alberta, Canada to the Gulf Coast in Texas.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today praised the FBI and the U.S. Department of Justice for pursuing justice in the Mickey Wright case on a hate crime statute. Mickey Wright -- a Shelby County Code Enforcement Inspector -- was killed and transported to Mississippi where he was dismembered and burned in 2001. This was the first time a federal hate crime was successfully prosecuted in Tennessee.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In advance of Monday’s observance of the Fourth of July, Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) released the following statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) announced that on July 1st the interest rate on subsidized student loans will be cut to 3.4% -- the last of four steps to cut this interest rate in half over four years, under the 2007 College Cost Reduction and Access Act enacted by a Democratic-led Congress. Due to these cuts, the typical student borrower who started college in 2008 will have saved $2,570 over the life of their loan. Millions of students take out subsidized student loans each year.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) recently received an “A” on the Coalition for a Prosperous America legislative scorecard. Click here to view the scorecard. <https://www.tradereform.org/2011/06/grading-congress-new-cpa-trade-grades/>
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today announced that Shelby County has received an agricultural disaster designation from U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack because of damage and losses due to severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds, and flooding that began on April 23 and continued on. Many other counties in Tennessee will also receive federal assistance.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) recently received a 100 percent score on the Alliance for Retired Americans Congressional Voting Record for the second session of the 111th Congress. <https://www.retiredamericans.org/issues/congressional-voting-record>
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today introduced legislation – the Fair Debt Collection Improvement Act -- that would bar debt collectors from bringing legal action on a debt in which the statute of limitations has expired against any consumer.