Rep. Steve Cohen

Democrat  •  9th District, Tennessee  •  2nd Term  •  Sworn In 2007
Current Term 2009 - 2010 View All
  • Votes with party 98%
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10/02/09
RE: Steve Cohen

... credit checks should not be used as a basis to deny employment to otherwise qualified candidates,” says Rep. Steve Cohen (D., Tenn. ...

Source: Parade Magazine
09/30/09
160 members join J Street host committee

...Jane Harman (D-Calif.), Barney Frank (D-Mass.), Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.), Steve Israel (D-N.Y.), John Yarmuth (D-Kent.), Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.), Bob Filner (D-Calif.) Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Jared Polis (D-Colo.), Steve Kagen (D-Wis.), Susan David (D

Source: JTA
09/30/09
Herenton V. Cohen: The Debate is On

Former Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton and US Rep. Steve Cohen will take part in a debate next July on WREG News Channel 3. Herenton said he will take part ...

Source: WREG
09/30/09
Yoda with coda: 'Star Wars in Concert' brings the Force to L.A. ...

He was very skeptical; he didn't want to do it," says Steve Cohen, the director of "Star Wars: In Concert." "His biggest concern was the quality of the ...

Source: Los Angeles Times
09/29/09
Nonprofits Active in Efforts to Prevent Use of Courts to ...

On the federal level, Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) plans to sponsor anti-SLAPP legislation during the 111th Congress. The Citizen Participation in Government and ...

Source: OMB Watch
09/29/09
RE: Steve Cohen

Steve Cohen coordinates food policy programs at Portland's Bureau of Planning and Sustainability. He says having urban planners think about food at all is a ...

Source: OPB News
09/29/09
Tenn. Doctors Incorrectly Sent Patient Information

US Rep. Steve Cohen has announced that $7.5 million in federal research grants will go the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, ...

Source: Memphis Daily News
09/29/09
RE: Steve Cohen

Hughes approached former Executive Director Steve Cohen after a hearing in Wheeling and said it was dishonest to call his group a watchdog when it was a ...

Source: Legal News Line
09/28/09
Sucker Punch

...Mr. Herenton finally decided to challenge Mr. Cohen and to inject race into the contest in its rawest form. "To know Steve Cohen is to know that he really does not think very much of African-Americans," Mr. Herenton, also a former Golden Gloves boxer, s

09/28/09
RE: Steve Cohen

By the time the last two major speakers — gubernatorial candidate Roy Herron and 9th District congressman Steve Cohen — took their turns, the crowd had ...

Source: Memphis Flyer
09/28/09
Employers increasingly use applicants' credit histories in ...

His organization supports legislation by US Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., that would ban the use of credit reports for employment purposes, except in limited ...

Source: Philadelphia Inquirer
09/27/09
RE: Steve Cohen

And 9th district congressman Steve Cohen got some endorsements, too, when the candidates were asked to choose between him and his forthcoming reelection ...

Source: Memphis Flyer
09/27/09
Sucker Punch

"To know Steve Cohen is to know that he really does not think very much of African-Americans," Mr. Herenton, also a former Golden Gloves boxer, ...

Source: Washington Post
09/25/09
Early voting begins in Memphis mayor's race

...Willie Herenton, who was mayor for 18 years before announcing his resignation in June to focus on a race against U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen in next years Democratic primary. The opinions expressed in the comments below are not necessarily those of The Jackso

09/25/09
Steve Cohen praised at conference on slavery reparations

... passed this year was a good first step, and singled out US Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., who was on today's panel, for authoring the House resolution. ...

Source: Memphis Commercial Appeal
09/25/09
Black Congressional Leaders Address Health Care, Economy

Caucus members Rep. Elijah Cummings, a Democrat from Maryland, and Del. Donna Christensen, a Democrat from the US Virgin Islands, discusses I'm Michel ...

Source: NPR
09/25/09
Early voting begins in Memphis mayor's race

The winner succeeds Willie Herenton, who was mayor for 18 years before announcing his resignation in June to focus on a race against US Rep. Steve Cohen in ...

Source: WZTV
09/24/09
GPS landing system on way; Precision air guide for Memphis is a first

...rehabilitate Runway 9/27. That brings the total AIP funding for the Memphis airport this year to $23.6 million, according to a statement from the office of U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

09/24/09
Bill would restrict employer screening of job applicants' credit

...according to the position paper. About 43 percent of employers check credit, according to a news release from Rep. Steve Cohen, a lawmaker from Tennessee who examined the issue in July. Despite credit wrecked by outstanding medical bills, Debra Banks sa

09/24/09
Bill would restrict employer screening of job applicants' credit

...according to the position paper. About 43 percent of employers check credit, according to a news release from Rep. Steve Cohen, a lawmaker from Tennessee who examined the issue in July. Despite credit wrecked by outstanding medical bills, Debra Banks sa

09/24/09
House Panel Holds Hearing on Bankruptcy and Educational Debt

Steve Cohen (D-TN), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, led the hearing which centered on the viability of altering ...

Source: AACRAO Transcript
09/24/09
RE: Steve Cohen

Last week, the US House of Representatives passed a resolution authored by Congressman Steve Cohen calling for a greater national commitment to reduce ...

Source: Memphis Flyer
09/23/09
Congressman Cohen Announces $5.9 Million in Federal Funding for Memphis International Airport

...Stephen Cohen, D-Tenn. (9th CD), has issued the following news release: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) lauded today's announcement by the Department of Transportation that Memphis International Airport will receive $5.9 million in federal funds to const

09/23/09
Congressman Cohen Announces $5.9 Million in Federal Funding for Memphis International Airport

...Stephen Cohen, D-Tenn. (9th CD), has issued the following news release: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) lauded today's announcement by the Department of Transportation that Memphis International Airport will receive $5.9 million in federal funds to const

09/23/09
Memphis might get pilot program to tackle infant mortality

The amendment, written by US Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., is called the NEWBORN Act, which stands for Nationally Enhancing the Wellbeing of Babies through ...

Source: Memphis Commercial Appeal
09/23/09
Chism Chastises Those Who Say He's Racist

No comment from Congressman Steve Cohen. His press secretary says the 9th District Democrat was busy working on items in the House of Representatives.

Source: WREG
09/22/09
Campaign update: Jeb's NRSC jab, McCain for Moran

...group is hitting back at former Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton for his racially charged remarks in his primary with Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.). Meg Whitman will make her California GOV candidacy official today. Lesley Stahl thinks Ted Kennedy Jr. will

Source: The Hill
09/20/09
Poll: A C Wharton holds lead among Memphis mayoral candidates

...for 21 percent. Herenton was mayor for 18 years before announcing his resignation in June. He is challenging U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen in next year's Democratic primary. The poll found Wharton with broad support across race and gender, with 45 percent of wh

09/20/09
How they voted in Washington

Reduction of infant mortality: The House passed a resolution, introduced by Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., to express support for efforts to reduce infant ...

Source: Gary Post Tribune
09/20/09
Employers increasingly use applicants' credit histories in ...

His organization supports legislation by US Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., that would ban the use of credit reports for employment purposes, except in limited ...

Source: Dallas Morning News

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