Rep. Steve Cohen

Democrat  •  9th District, Tennessee  •  3rd Term  •  Sworn In 2007
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06/01/10
Tobacco loophole in child health law costs $250M

... and Congress have put on health care, to not find that revenue is just wrong," said Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., who wrote the bill to close the loophole. ...

Source: The Associated Press
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06/01/10
RE: Steve Cohen

Lipscomb is modest about the success, but Congressman Steve Cohen gladly sings his praises. Cohen said, "Robert is truly a star, and he's been the driving ...

Source: MyFox Memphis
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06/01/10
Tobacco Loophole In Child Health Law Costs $250M

...and the priority this administration and Congress have put on health care, to not find that revenue is just wrong," said Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., who wrote the bill to close the loophole. Pipe tobacco is normally too coarse and moist to roll into a ci

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06/01/10
Tobacco Loophole In Child Health Law Will Cost Government $250 Million

...and the priority this administration and Congress have put on health care, to not find that revenue is just wrong," said Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., who wrote the bill to close the loophole. Pipe tobacco is normally too coarse and moist to roll into a ci

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06/01/10
Lawmakers press for hearing on Holocaust insurance

...than the courts, which can take years. In addition to Schiff, Jewish members signing the May 12 letter included Reps. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.), Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.), Ted Deutch (D-Fla.), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), Brad Sherman (D-Calif.), Ron Kl

Source: JTA
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05/31/10
RE: Steve Cohen

At one point in the liability hearing, Rep. Steve Cohen (D) of Tennessee asked Darryl Willis, a BP vice president, how much money BP had made last year. ...

Source: Christian Science Monitor
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05/31/10
BP oil spill: Obama administration opens criminal investigations

...firms involved to limit their possible liabilities in the case, said Mr. Hood. At one point in the liability hearing, Rep. Steve Cohen (D) of Tennessee asked Darryl Willis, a BP vice president, how much money BP had made last year. Mr. Willis said he wo

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05/29/10
State briefs: May 31

MEMPHIS - After dropping out of a planned July 11 debate, former Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton went to US Rep. Steve Cohen's Midtown Memphis office on ...

Source: Knoxville News Sentinel
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05/28/10
RE: Steve Cohen

After he had agreed to sell a Picasso painting from his fabled art collection to hedge fund titan Steve Cohen for $139 million, Wynn accidentally poked his ...

Source: New York Post
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05/28/10
Memphis Animal Shelter offers adoptions while unveiling stamp

The stamp was unveiled by US Rep. Steve Cohen and Memphis Mayor AC Wharton who traded quotes on dogs. "I always think about Harry Truman, who said if you ...

Source: Memphis Commercial Appeal
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05/28/10
Money's tight, is lottery an answer?

US Rep. Steve Cohen, the speaker at a graduation I attended in Memphis last week, talked about multiple ...

Source: Jackson Clarion Ledger
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05/26/10
House Panel Hears From Rig Victims, Company

For example, what about the people who work in Louisiana's famous seafood restaurants, asked Tennessee Democrat Steve Cohen? Representative STEVE COHEN ...

Source: NPR
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05/26/10
Rep. Steve Cohen blames 'Bush-Cheney-Halliburton regime' for oil spill

WASHINGTON – Questioning representatives of BP and Halliburton on the Judiciary Committee earlier today, US Rep. Steve Cohen ...

Source: DeSoto Appeal
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05/24/10
Cohen Announces More Than $2.7 Million in Federal Funds for St. Jude ...

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today announced the National Center for Research Resources has awarded St. Jude Children's Research ...

Source: BigNews.biz (press release)
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05/24/10
Cohen Chairs Hearing on How to Protect Employees and Retirees in Business ...

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9), Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law (CAL), ...

Source: BigNews.biz (press release)
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05/24/10
Cohen Votes to Increase Funding for Israeli Missile Defense System

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) recently voted to support the US-Israel Rocket and Missile Defense Cooperation and Support Act (HR 5327) ...

Source: BigNews.biz (press release)
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05/23/10
RE: Steve Cohen

State Rep. Jeanne Richardson (right) was one of what appeared to be hundreds of guests who swarmed the inside and outside of Earnestine & Hazel's Restaurant ...

Source: Memphis Flyer
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05/22/10
Letters: Herenton has little to say

Regarding former Memphis mayor Willie Herenton and his refusal to show up for a scheduled debate with Rep. Steve Cohen: Herenton cannot engage in this kind ...

Source: Memphis Commercial Appeal
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05/20/10
SCOTUS Justice Impressed By Twitter

...course of the hearing, where Breyer and Justice Antonin Scalia talked about a support network for the federal judiciary, Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN), the chairman of the subcommittee, asked whether the high court would consider using Twitter. "I don't even

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05/12/10
Herenton: same date for debate, different TV station

Former Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton said today he'd debate incumbent US Rep. Steve Cohen on the date the two originally agreed upon -- on ...

Source: DeSoto Appeal
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05/12/10
RE: Steve Cohen

As far as Representative Steve Cohen (D-Tennessee) is concerned, the Restroom Gender Parity in Federal Buildings Act—aka the “Potty Parity” bill—is ...

Source: AllGov
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05/12/10
RE: Steve Cohen

He has pulled out of a July 11 debate with Rep. Steve Cohen (May 13 article) because he has had yet another paranoid episode. ...

Source: Memphis Commercial Appeal
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05/12/10
Herenton: same date for debate, different TV station

...Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton said today he’d debate incumbent U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen on the date the two originally agreed upon -- on a different television station. He also challenged the two-term incumbent to a second debate. The former mayor backed

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05/12/10
Women's restroom shortage is out of line, lawmakers say

...nominee, and the Gulf of Mexico is turning into an oil drum. But the forces for W.C. equality can no longer fight the urge. Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.), one of the witnesses, said the importance of the issue came to him while he was waiting for his date

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05/12/10
Women's restroom shortage is out of line, lawmakers say

...and the Gulf of Mexico is turning into an oil drum. But the forces for W.C. equality can no longer fight the urge. Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.), one of the witnesses, said the importance of the issue came to him while he was waiting for his date at a conc

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05/12/10
No stall tactics on 'potty parity'

...nominee, and the Gulf of Mexico is turning into an oil drum. But the forces for W.C. equality can no longer fight the urge. Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.), one of the witnesses, said the importance of the issue came to him while he was waiting for his date

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05/12/10
The Potty Parity Act

...also politically very popular. It's the right thing to do and it's catching up with the cultural lag in our society."  Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) The Potty Parity Act is bipartisan; it is being co-sponsored by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA). Of course, Congress

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05/12/10
Women's restroom shortage is out of line, lawmakers say

...and the Gulf of Mexico is turning into an oil drum. But the forces for W.C. equality can no longer fight the urge. Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.), one of the witnesses, said the importance of the issue came to him while he was waiting for his date at a conc

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05/11/10
Credit History for Insurance, Hiring Eyed by Congress

A bill introduced last summer by Representative Steve Cohen, a Tennessee Democrat, would prohibit the use of consumer credit checks on employees for ...

Source: BusinessWeek
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05/11/10
Cohen stands up for bathroom equity

Rep. Steve Cohen testified today at a hearing on proposed federal legislation to require federal buildings be built with adequate restrooms for women. ...

Source: The Tennessean (blog)
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1005 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-3265
Fax: 202-225-5663

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