115th Congress
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) commended FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, a career civil servant with the crime-fighting agency since 1996, and made the following statement:
"It's clear to me that Andrew McCabe is ‘stepping aside' because of the outrageous political pressure brought to bear by President Trump. If press accounts are to be believed, President Trump, once again violating accepted norms, asked McCabe who he voted for in 2016 and vented that McCabe's wife, a candidate for the state Senate and a Democrat, received money from Hillary Clinton supporters.
WASHINGTON - At a House Judiciary Committee Hearing today, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) spoke out against H.R. 3808, the Infrastructure Expansion Act, for its attacks on the protections of construction workers. He released the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) announced today that he will not be attending the State of the Union by President Trump this evening, and made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), the Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on the Constitution, commended U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum Monday for signing on to the Articles of Impeachment (H.Res.621) against President Donald Trump, and released the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) Friday congratulated Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards for her 12 years steering the women's health agency, and made the following statement:
"Cecile has shown that, through determination and hard work, expanding women's rights can be achieved. She has vigorously and tirelessly fought to protect the well-established legal reproductive rights of women, all the while increasing the reach of Planned Parenthood. She is a true champion of women's rights.
WASHINGTON- Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) expressed disappointment at the closure of the Memphis Jubilee Catholic Schools Network, an initiative founded by the Catholic Diocese of Memphis. He released the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) noted the passing in New Orleans of James D. "Jimmy" Robinson Jr., one of the founders of the Overton Square entertainment district, and made the following statement:
"I mourn the passing of my good friend Jimmy Robinson, a son of Memphis who brought a joyous spirit to the corner of Madison and North Cooper with the creation of Overton Square.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) commended Governor Bill Haslam for making the opioid crisis a top legislative priority this year and for placing the emphasis on prevention and treatment. Cohen made the following statement Tuesday:
"Governor Haslam's ‘TN Together,' a statewide program targeting an opioid crisis that is killing three Tennesseans a day, is a smart move and focuses on the right priorities – prevention and treatment rather than punishment. It's best to treat this crisis compassionately as a public health issue and address it with proven solutions.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) voted for the measure to re-open the federal government Monday. Afterward he made the following statement:
"Many of my constituents have government jobs and need government programs. A government shutdown makes it difficult for them to live day to day. If I had a wealthy district, it wouldn't have made as much of a difference. The tax cuts were already skewed to benefit them the most and they generally don't work for the government or rely as heavily on SNAP payments or other federal programs.