“You have demonstrated commitment and leadership to protect and advance equal rights and opportunity,” Said NOW PAC Chair Terry O’Neill. “We appreciate the work you have done in office and hope to continue to work with you to achieve equality for women and girls.”

Congressman Cohen will speak at 4:00 PM Thursday, August 26^th at City Hall as part of the 90^th Anniversary Celebration of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which granted women the right to vote.

President Barack Obama signs Congressman Steve Cohen's SPEECH Act into law on August 10, 2010

President Barack Obama will sign the SPEECH Act, sponsored by Congressman Steve Cohen, into law today at 12:10 PM CST.

The SPEECH Act puts an end to “libel tourism”, the practice of exploiting plaintiff-friendly defamation laws in foreign countries in an attempt to silence or intimidate American journalists, authors and publishers.

“Libel tourism threatens to undermine free speech in the U.S. because, with the rise of the internet and foreign courts’ liberal exercise of personal jurisdiction over Americans, foreign defamation law that lacks the constitutionally mandated speech-protective measures of U.S. law can be applied to publications that are substantially or entirely distributed in the U.S.,” said Congressman Cohen during his floor speech.

Supporters of the SPEECH Act include the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, the Vermont Library Association, the American Library Association, the Association of American Publishers, the American Civil Liberties Union, First Amendment lawyer Floyd Abrams, former Attorney General Michael Mukasey, and former CIA Director James Woolsey.

Click here to view the story on the CNN website.

The Commercial Appeal:

Incumbent 9th District Congressman Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., received a $5,000 contribution today from the Congressional Black Caucus political action committee.

“You have been selected to receive this contribution because of your commitment to the CBC PAC’s goals,” Meeks wrote.

With almost $1 million in his campaign account, the amount is immaterial, but its symbolic value is significant because it indicates strong support for him among black colleagues in Congress. His opponent, Willie Herenton, has argued that the district should elect the former Memphis mayor so that one of the 11-member Tennessee Congressional delegation is an African-American.

“The CBC PAC’s mission is to increase the number of African-Americans in the U.S. Congress (and) to support non-black candidates who champion CBC interests,” said the letter from PAC Chairman Gregory W. Meeks, D-N.Y.

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“Steve Cohen has been an invaluable leader in championing clean energy jobs and protecting our natural treasures,” said LCV President Gene Karpinski. “We are proud to endorse Congressman Cohen for re-election because his record proves he knows that the policies needed to grow Tennessee’s economy and keep America’s competitive edge are the same policies that will reduce our dependence on foreign oil and curb harmful carbon pollution.”

“I am honored to receive the endorsement from the League of Conservation Voters Action Fund,” said Congressman Steve Cohen.  Throughout my career in public service, I have been a strong proponent of efforts to lower energy costs, invest in renewable energy resources, promote energy independence and create a stronger more secure economy. And I will continue to be an advocate for clean energy and our environment when I return for the 112th session of the United States Congress.”

The League of Conservation Voters was founded in 1969 to advocate for sound environmental policies and to elect pro-environmental candidates who will adopt and implement such policies.

Rep. Cohen received a perfect 100% score on LCV’s 2009 National Environmental Scorecard and has a lifetime LCV score of 98%.

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Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) arrived on Capitol Hill three years ago ready to join the Congressional Black Caucus. His logic was simple: More than 60 percent of the people in his Memphis-based congressional district are black.

So was the caucus’s logic in its reply: The organization is reserved for black members of Congress, and Cohen is white.

The caucus still has not opened its weekly meetings to Cohen, but he has found a different kind of welcome from the group: their endorsements.

Read the rest at The Washington Post’s website.

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-          President Barack Obama

Congressman Steve Cohen’s Response:

“I am grateful to have the support for my re-election from President Barack Obama. I look forward to continue working closely with the President and his administration during the 112^th session of the United States Congress. I was inspired by President John F. Kennedy to enter into politics to make a difference in my community and my country. Like President Kennedy, President Barack Obama inspires a new generation to do the same. It is my hope to continue to build on my 31 years of public service to make the promise of America, the practice of America.”

-          Congressman Steve Cohen

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