"Congressman Steve Cohen is a leader in promoting civil rights and opportunity of all Americans, and he brings this same passion to the promotion of human rights and democracy around the world."
-Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi
The Memphis Police Association has announced its endorsement of Congressman Steve Cohen for re-election to Tennessee’s 9th District Congressional seat. “By the unanimous vote of our committee,” said Memphis Police Association President J.D. Sewell, “the Memphis Police Association wholeheartedly endorses Steve Cohen for re-election.” The Memphis Police Association was founded “to give the City of [...]
Based on the recommendation of the Tennessee Education Association and its local members in the Memphis Education Association, the National Education Association Fund for Children & Public Education has endorsed Steve Cohen for re-election to the House of Representatives. “The Tennessee Education Association which recommended your candidacy – And the NEA Fund applaud your commitment [...]
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi was the guest of honor at a Cohen for Congress fund raiser in Nashville on June 22, 2008. “His years of experience in Tennessee allowed him to hit the ground running when he reached the United States Congress,” Pelosi said of Congressman Cohen. “It made him an effective congressman [...]
The Tennessee Professional Fire Fighters Association has endorsed Congressman Steve Cohen’s re-election bid for Tennessee’s 9th Congressional District seat in the House of Representatives. “Fire fighters risk their lives day in and day out to protect our safety,” Congressman Cohen said. “I’m honored to serve them, and I’m honored that they support me. With their [...]
Juneteenth is the annual celebration of freedom commemorating the fateful day one hundred and forty-three years ago that Union General Gordon Granger stood on the balcony of Ashton Villa in Galveston Texas and read General Order No. 3: ‘The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the [...]
Be sure to stop by TheHill.com and read Congressman Cohen’s commentary on the legality of interrogation techniques employed by the Bush Administration. Excerpt: …Based on some of the testimony from yesterday’s hearing before the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties by Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, who served as Chief of [...]
Congressman Cohen recently chaired a House Judiciary Committee hearing for seventeen American soldiers that were held captive and tortured by Iraq during the first Gulf War as they seek damages from the Iraqi government. Addressing the Bush Administration’s lack of support for the American soldiers seeking compensation, Congressman Cohen said “The president has not satisfactorily [...]
J Street, a group seeking peace in the Middle East through diplomatic means, has endorsed Congressman Steve Cohen for re-election to the Tennessee 9th Congressional District seat. “J Street was founded on the premise that there is a crying need for a new voice in American politics to support a strong, sensible pro-Israel policy based [...]
The Communications Workers of America, Local 3806, announced its endorsement of Congressman Steve Cohen in a press release issued Tuesday, June 10. “Congressman Steve Cohen has an outstanding voting record in support of working families and labor. The 1,000 members of C.W.A. Local 3806 are proud to support such a strong advocate for working men [...]
Congressman Steve Cohen and Memphis City Councilman Myron Lowery held a joint press conference with several Obama and Clinton delegates to the Democratic National Convention in a show of party unity. “Hillary Clinton shows that a woman can be elected president of the United States. She ran a great campaign. And Barack Obama, the Democratic [...]
