Rep. Steve Cohen

Democrat  •  9th District, Tennessee  •  2nd Term  •  Sworn In 2007
Current Term 2009 - 2010 View All
  • Votes with party 98%
  • Abstains: 1%

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11/24/09
Sewage Treatment and Investment in National Infrastructure

An excellent article by Charles Duhigg in the NY Times on November 23, 2009, detailed the degree to which cities around the United States ...

Source: New York Observer
11/23/09
Fairfax lawsuit keeps heat on Chanos, SAC's Cohen

With an initial $50 million investment from his former employer, Steve Cohen, Fontana grew his own fund to $325 million by Nov. ...

Source: Reuters
11/23/09
Federal judge says charges in Mardis death stand

Judge Bernice Donald disagreed with defense attorneys' claims that Congressman Steve Cohen's call for the indictment of defendant Dale Mardis on civil ...

Source: Memphis Commercial Appeal
11/22/09
Cooper deserves thanks for his vote

Jim Cooper and Steve Cohen for your courage and compassion in voting for the Affordable Health Care for America Act. Tennesseans are going without surgeries ...

Source: The Tennessean
11/21/09
Queries into sizeable personal debts irk Joe Ford

Indeed, some argue that routine credit checks unfairly burden good job applicants. US Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Memphis, wants to limit their use. ...

Source: Memphis Commercial Appeal
11/20/09
Billionaires, Millionaires...and a Magician Team Up for Global Hunger

... Hunger on Tuesday, December 8th at the Magic4Mercy Benefit featuring the world-renowned magician/mind reader/illusionist extraordinaire Steve Cohen. ...

Source: PR Newswire (press release)
11/20/09
Four Memphis post office branches still on possible closure list

US Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., opposes the closures, his spokesman, Steven Broderick, said Friday. "All of them serve a purpose," Broderick said. ...

Source: Memphis Commercial Appeal
11/19/09
Work Force Development, Bridging Technologies At Heart of Gir's Biofuel Work

The grant, announced last week by US Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Memphis, will help Gir and his team of collaborators continue working on the prototype of his ...

Source: Memphis Daily News
11/19/09
Stress is far worse than the reality

Rep. Steve Cohen, I take offense. I am one of your constituents, and I do know where Whitehaven is, and don't need a GPS to get there. ...

Source: Memphis Commercial Appeal
11/18/09
RE: Steve Cohen

Rep. Steve Cohen, (D-Tenn) along with 26 others has introduced HR 3149, which would prohibit the use of credit information in most employment decisions. ...

Source: Examiner.com
11/16/09
BlackBerry's buzz proof of caring public

... sent what I believed were form letters praising House Democrats in general, and US Rep. Steve Cohen in particular, for passing the health care bill. ...

Source: istockAnalyst.com (press release)
11/15/09
RE: Steve Cohen

In a decidedly friendly environment, US Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Memphis, met Saturday with constituents to discuss the recent passage of the health care reform ...

Source: Memphis Commercial Appeal
11/15/09
District 83 GOP House foes to air the issues

In 2006, White ran for Congress against Steve Cohen. In 2004, White ran against Kelsey for the House seat that he is seeking again. ...

Source: DeSoto Appeal
11/15/09
Editorial: Wars' costs keep rising

Nearly 300 veterans appeared at a town hall meeting in Whitehaven organized by US Rep. Steve Cohen of Memphis, many of them with scars encountered in the ...

Source: Memphis Commercial Appeal
11/15/09
Otis L. Sanford: blackberry's buzz proof of caring public

... sent what I believed were form letters praising House Democrats in general, and US Rep. Steve Cohen in particular, for passing the health care bill. ...

Source: Memphis Commercial Appeal
11/13/09
RE: Steve Cohen

Two days before the exchange, US Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Memphis, an ardent Tiger fan, took to the floor of the House to call for an end to the ban on ...

Source: Memphis Daily News
11/13/09
RE: Steve Cohen

He wanted the music to be romantic ... something science fiction films had never done before,” said Steve Cohen, producer and director for “Star Wars In ...

Source: Gloucester County Times - NJ.com
11/12/09
On Transportation Committee, Cohen oils city's advantages

Rep. Steve Cohen made no apologies Thursday for going "local" and "parochial" in his role on the House Transportation and Infrastructure ...

Source: Memphis Commercial Appeal
11/12/09
Zoning the Sustainable City

About a week before Election Day, with little fanfare, the Bloomberg Administration announced its one hundredth zoning change since the mayor ...

Source: New York Observer
11/12/09
The Soulvine: Where credit is due

NAEJA has joined Tennessee Rep. Steve Cohen in fighting to end this practice. Cohen represents Tennessee's 9th District and his district covers ...

Source: Los Angeles Wave Newspapers
11/12/09
RE: Steve Cohen

The meeting held by US Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., at times got emotional, as military personnel from conflicts in Korea and Vietnam, as well as those who ...

Source: Memphis Commercial Appeal
11/11/09
Public-Private Partnerships at Center of Freight Conference

Following Perl's speech, US Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Memphis, will update attendees on federal transportation legislation. That component is a critical one that ...

Source: Memphis Daily News
11/11/09
Rep. Steve Cohen impersonated Elvis

Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) is a music lover and has been for a very long time. When he was 7 years old, ...

Source: The Hill
11/11/09
Davis votes against health-reform bill

Democrats Steve Cohen of Memphis and Jim Cooper of Nashville were the only representatives in Tennessee to vote for the bill.

Source: Columbia Daily Herald
11/10/09
Dems in Blue Seats Who Voted Against Choice

... EMILY's List supported a primary challenger last year named Nikki Tinker against a Congressman with a spotless pro-choice record, Rep. Steve Cohen. ...

Source: Daily Kos (blog)
11/10/09
Revived Amnesty International chapter to meet with Cohen

...Meeting Rep. Steve Cohen is just one of the topics a group of students at The University of Memphis will discuss at 4:45 p.m. today in the FedEx Institute of Technology. The students, who are reviving the campus chapter of Amnesty International this sem

11/09/09
Editorial: Grim prospects for health care reform

Democrats Steve Cohen, Marion Berry and Bennie Thompson stood up for the uninsured and against an industry that has lobbied to block expansion of health ...

Source: Memphis Commercial Appeal
11/09/09
Tennessee's Congressional Delegation Votes Mostly “No” on Healthcare Changes

Memphis Democrat Steve Cohen voted for the measure, but fellow party members Bart Gordon and John Tanner voted against the bill because they said in ...

Source: Nashville Public Radio
11/09/09
Tenn. delegation splits vote 2 "yes," 7 "no"

Steve Cohen of Memphis and Jim Cooper of Nashville -- both Democrats -- voted for the measure late Saturday. Fellow Democrats Lincoln Davis, Bart Gordon and ...

Source: WZTV
11/09/09
Zoren: CBS3 anchors get chance to 'soap' things up

When Steve Cohen, a native Philadelphian who grew up watching Edie on the air, was named Channel 10's general manager for CBS in 1983, he restored Huggins ...

Source: Delaware County Daily Times

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