Arts
Throughout my legislative career, I’ve advocated for more arts education, specifically more public arts education. The arts should not be viewed as an ‘add-on’ to core educational programs but recognized as an integral part of a complete education.
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[Washington, D.C.] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) joined 265 of his Democratic and Republican colleagues in voting for H.R. 1314, the bipartisan budget package, to help avert a fiscal crisis, boost spending caps, protect seniors, and raise the debt ceiling.
[Washington, D.C.] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today attended the Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony honoring the a group of men and women from 13 nations, known as the Monuments Men, for the work they did to protect and preserve artistically and culturally important artifacts that the Nazis planned to destroy during World War II. Congressman Cohen cosponsored the Monuments Men Recognition Act (H.R.
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[MEMPHIS, TN] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced more than $650,000 in federal funding for Memphis through several Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) grants for the Memphis Zoo and the Metal Museum. The Memphis Zoo was awarded two grants totaling $627,160 for facility upgrades and research projects, and the Metal Museum was awarded $26,000 to help digitize its archives.
“This infusion of federal funding will support and improve our city’s world-class zoo for all Memphians and help attract tourists,” said Congressman Cohen.
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I am writing this today from Cuba where I am helping Secretary of State John Kerry re-open the U.S. Embassy in Havana. This week, we marked the 80th anniversary of Social Security, I helped open the new Memphis and Shelby County Office of Re-Entry to help non-violent ex-offenders get back on their feet, and I joined Priscilla Presley at Graceland for the unveiling of a new Forever Stamp in the King’s honor. Keep reading to learn more.
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) welcomed recent White Station High School graduate Aylen Mercado to his Capitol Hill office to congratulate the student on winning this year’s Congressional Art Competition. As the Ninth District’s winner, Ms. Mercado’s piece, a mixed media of chalk pasted on black paper entitled “A Moment in the Life of a Memphis Bus Rider,” will hang in public view on Capitol Hill for the next year. A photo of Ms.
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I am writing you from Charleston, South Carolina, where I joined President Obama and Members of Congress today in paying my respects to the victims of the Charleston Church shooting. This week, we saw a number of changes in our country, the Supreme Court ruled that Memphians can keep the healthcare subsidies they receive through the Affordable Care Act and also ruled that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry in all 50 states, and Governor Haslam called for the Confederate flag to be removed from Tennessee license plates.