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Environment America has issued its annual Scorecard and rated Congressman Steve Cohen’s Congressional Voting Record at 100%.

Environment America is a federation of state-based, citizen-funded environmental advocacy organizations operating in twenty-eight states and Washington, D.C. Their Scorecard is based on key votes such as the Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008, the Consolidated Natural Resources Act, the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act, and the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act.

Congressman Cohen’s 100% voting record was the highest score received by any member of the Tennessee Congressional Delegation.

You can read the Environment America scorecard by clicking here.

Americans for Democratic Action have issued their Scorecard rating the top members of the House of Representatives and Senate. Congressman Steve Cohen’s voting record gave him a 100% score.

The scorecard was based on key votes on issues such as the Paycheck Equality Bill, the Troubled Assets Relief Program, and the Health Care Reform Bill.

Founded in 1947, Americans for Democratic Action were the first group to rate members of the United States Congress on their voting records.

Click here to read the ADA Congressional Scorecard.

Congressman Steve Cohen’s voting record in 2009 has been rated 100% by The League of Conservation Voters. Cohen was one of only two Tennessee congressmen to receive the 100% rating.

The scores were based upon members’ votes on issues relating to clean energy, climate change, and public lands protection.

This is Cohen’s third consecutive “A” from the League of Conservation Voters.

You can read Cohen’s League of Conservation Voters Scorecard by clicking here.

For the third year in a row, Congressman Steve Cohen’s voting record in the House of Representatives was rated an “A” by the NAACP. Cohen’s 100% score was the highest awarded to a Tennessee Congressman.

All members of Congress were rated based upon their votes on such issues as paycheck equity, anti-wage discrimination, expanding healthcare coverage for children, and strengthening federal hate crime laws.

You can read the NAACP Legislative Report Card by clicking here.

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has released its annual Legislative Report Card. For the second year in a row, Congressman Steve Cohen led the Tennessee Congressional Delegation with an “A”.

“As a Lifetime Member of the NAACP, I have always been supportive of their legislative agenda both in the U.S. House of Representatives and during my tenure in the Tennessee State Senate,” Congressman Cohen said.  “I am grateful for this recognition and I will continue to work with NAACP leaders like Julian Bond and Maxine Smith to effect change that benefits the people of the 9th District.”

The criteria upon which Cohen and the other members of Congress were graded included increasing the minimum wage, making college more affordable, crimes prevention, the Head Start reauthorization, the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), reducing recidivism through ex-offender reentry programs, the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program, the extension of unemployment benefits, the Credit Card Holders’ Bill of Rights, and the Paycheck Fairness Act— All of which Cohen voted for.

You can view the report card here.