"Congressman Steve Cohen has worked with me on jobs bills, health care, and other issues of importance to the middle class. He also never fails to pitch me on the city of Memphis, whether it's Booker T. Washington High School, Memphis basketball, or barbeque. I urge you to vote for Steve Cohen, a tireless advocate for the 9th District."
-President Barack Obama
On Monday, March 31, Congressman Steve Cohen officially handed in his signed petition to the Shelby County Election Commission, officially making him a candidate in the 9th District Congressional Primary. “It is our hope to be able to have a very positive campaign on our record,” Congressman Cohen told the crowd on hand, noting the [...]
The Sargent Shriver Poverty Law Center has issued its annual Score Card rating the members of the United States Congress on their voting records. Congressman Steve Cohen led the Tennessee Congressional Delegation with a perfect score. The Shriver Center rated the members of Congress based on their votes on issues such as affordable housing, health [...]
Congressman Steve Cohen met with Illinois Senator and 2008 presidential candidate Barack Obama to discuss crime legislation. “Senator Obama and I discussed the importance of the COPS reauthorization program which will put 50,000 police officers on the beat over the next six years,” Congressman Cohen said. COPS was reauthorized by the House in May 2007, [...]
The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)has announced its endorsement of Congressman Steve Cohen for the Democratic Congressional Primary this August. “I’m proud to have the endorsement of an organization as influential with Democratic voters as the AFL-CIO,” Congressman Cohen said. “I’ve always done my best to serve working families, and [...]
The League of Conservation Voters issued its annual Congressional Scorecard. Congressman Steve Cohen led the Tennessee Congressional Delegation with a 95% score. The League of Conservation Voters is an independent, nonpartisan environmental group founded to “advocate for sound environmental policies and to elect pro-environmental candidates who will adopt and implement such policies.” Its 2007 Scorecard [...]
The American Association of University Women, an organization that since 1881 has worked to advance equity for women through advocacy, education, and research, has awarded Congressman Cohen with a perfect score for his voting record in 2007.
Congressman Steve Cohen was among a handful of lawmakers honored by the Drum Major Institute on March 13, 2008. He received an A+ on their TheMiddleClass.org 2007 Congressional Scorecard for his flawless voting record on middle class legislation in the House of Representatives. The Drum Major Institute is a progressive think tank based in Washington, [...]
The Humane Society of the United States has given Congressman Cohen a 100% score for his votes on animal rights issues in the 2007 session of Congress.
DarfurScores.org, a website operated by the Genocide Intervention Network, has rated Congressman Cohen “A+” for his voting record on legislation designed to bring an end to the massacre in Darfur.
The Children’s Defense Fund, founded in 1973 by legendary activist Marian Wright Edelman, has issued its 2007 Congressional Scorecard, grading all members of Congress based on their voting records as it relates to issues affecting children such as expanded health coverage for children, caps on student loan interest rates, and a budget bill that restored many cuts to worthwhile children’s programs that had been made by the Bush Administration.
