Steve Cohen

When you write laws that affect people with disabilities, you should INCLUDE people with disabilities in the conversation. Too often, it’s the opposite—decisions about us get made without us. And ...

If you know conflict with Iran is coming, why would you weaken OUR OWN counterintelligence? That’s exactly what Kash Patel did. I pressed him on it today: why fire agents tracking Iranian response...

A Memphis pastor told me ICE is now taking Afghan Christians from his congregation—people who are here LEGALLY, committed NO violent crimes and even helped our troops as interpreters. "The worst o...

It was a beautiful day to finally break ground on Mud Island’s Greenbelt Landing — a project I secured $3 million for in Congress. This investment builds on our work to strengthen Memphis’s riverfr...

Trump's visit to Memphis changed NOTHING about the realities on the ground. He has no plan for poverty. No plan for education. No plan for health care. Those are the underlying issues driving wha...

Governor Lee is turning down federal Summer EBT funding that would help feed kids in Memphis and across Tennessee this summer. It’s not a funding problem. It’s a policy choice. On Tuesday, I brou...

I’ve secured over $69.3 million in Community Project Funding for all sorts of great efforts Memphis and TN-09 since 2022 — but that’s not the only way I’m working to invest in #Memphis. Take the n...

“The worst of the worst” was always a lie. The data is clear: undocumented immigrants are less likely to commit violent crimes. But ICE isn’t following the facts. They're following Stephen Miller’...

We have thousands of veterans in #Memphis and TN-09 who served our country honorably, and across generations — from young veterans building careers and raising families, to older veterans who serve...

The U.S. Congress doesn’t control local school decisions — and that’s a good thing. #Memphis schools should be shaped by Memphis, not dictated by politicians hundreds of miles away. That means tha...

If you know conflict with Iran is coming, why would you weaken OUR OWN counterintelligence? That’s exactly what Kash Patel did. I pressed him on it today: why fire agents tracking Iranian response...

Trump's visit to Memphis changed NOTHING about the realities on the ground. He has no plan for poverty. No plan for education. No plan for health care. Those are the underlying issues driving wha...

I’ve secured over $69.3 million in Community Project Funding for all sorts of great efforts Memphis and TN-09 since 2022 — but that’s not the only way I’m working to invest in #Memphis. Take the n...

A Memphis pastor told me ICE is now taking Afghan Christians from his congregation—people who are here LEGALLY, committed NO violent crimes and even helped our troops as interpreters. "The worst o...

It was a beautiful day to finally break ground on Mud Island’s Greenbelt Landing — a project I secured $3 million for in Congress. This investment builds on our work to strengthen Memphis’s riverfr...

We were finally making real progress on marijuana reform — moving it out of Schedule I and opening the door to real research. But that progress has completely stalled under Trump. Deadlines missed...

The U.S. Congress doesn’t control local school decisions — and that’s a good thing. #Memphis schools should be shaped by Memphis, not dictated by politicians hundreds of miles away. That means tha...

I joined Alex Coleman on WREG yesterday for an update on my work in Congress — from pushing back on Trump’s Iran war to investing in Memphis with my new slate of 2026 Community Project Funding awar...

Governor Lee is turning down federal Summer EBT funding that would help feed kids in Memphis and across Tennessee this summer. It’s not a funding problem. It’s a policy choice. On Tuesday, I brou...

“The worst of the worst” was always a lie. The data is clear: undocumented immigrants are less likely to commit violent crimes. But ICE isn’t following the facts. They're following Stephen Miller’...