D.C. scorecard: Same-sex marriage, rail strike
Here’s how the city’s representatives in Washington D.C. voted on the two major issues and what they had to say about it on social media.
Topic: David Kustoff
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December 2022
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November 2022
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Steve Cohen, David Kustoff reelected to U.S. House
Democrat Steve Cohen and Republican David Kustoff were heavily favored to win reelection and did. But which party will be the majority in the U.S. House is still in doubt.
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Memphis Election Day answers questions away from national spotlight
The ballot features a statewide race for governor and questions about voter interest as well as the county’s balance between Republicans and Democrats.
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Arlington Veterans Day event salutes those who served
Olin Pickens, a 100-year-old World War II veteran and former POW was the main speaker. He called being released in April 1945, “One of the happiest days in my life. I got my freedom back.”
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Political Roundup: Early voting, Cohen & Kustoff, Memphis mayor’s race
Thursday is the last day to vote early ahead of next Tuesday’s election day, as congressmen David Kustoff and Steve Cohen predict who will control the House. Plus: Notes on school funding, MLGW and the first mayoral forum.
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October 2022
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Opinion: Even if you don’t like the candidates, hold your nose and vote
“I’m fully aware of the arguments against voting. It’s a waste of time. It won’t change anything. No time to vote. Can’t trust any of them. My candidate won’t win anyway. But our lives are affected by the people we vote into office.”
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Kustoff targets inflation, Biden and the future at Arlington luncheon
Rep. David Kustoff spoke in Arlington on Wednesday focusing on the Biden administration and hopes that the Republicans have a strong showing in the mid-term elections.
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August 2022
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Martin beats Smiley, Atwater in Democratic primary for governor
Gov. Bill Lee is expected to win reelection, but Democrats think they have a shot after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Meanwhile, incumbent lawmakers in Congress and the General Assembly all won.
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July 2022
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TN Republicans show no love for birth control bill
A bill guaranteeing right to birth control passed in the U.S. House without support of Tennessee Republicans. Having a law on the books would preempt any decision the Supreme Court might make to withhold that right.
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Kustoff kicks off Law Enforcement Appreciation Tour in Collierville
U.S. Rep. David Kustoff began his Law Enforcement and First Responder Appreciation Tour in Collierville on Tuesday, the first of about a dozen stops the congressman will make throughout his West Tennessee district.
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June 2022
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Tennesseans react to Supreme Court decision on abortion
Responses to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling Friday, June 24, overturning the nearly 50-year old Roe v. Wade decision fall along party lines in Memphis and across Tennessee.
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Near-total abortion ban takes effect in 30 days, but a ‘heartbeat bill’ could come sooner
The closest state to Memphis with abortion access? Illinois.
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Kustoff named to House Ways and Means Committee
Republican U.S. Representative says it’s “a seat at the table on issues such as taxes, trade and healthcare” for constituents in West Tennessee and the Mid-South region.
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Letter to the Editor: When will Congress and our local representatives get to work?
“What irony there is in honoring our dead from wars while disregarding our dead children of today.”
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May 2022
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A day to honor, a day to remember and a day to recognize sacrifice
Across the county, Memorial Day ceremonies recognized the sacrifices of those who perished during their times in the armed service.
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Kustoff addresses national concerns, midterm elections
The congressman told local business leaders the midterms could be a “wave election.” He believes Republicans could gain control of the nation’s House and Senate.
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Cohen, Kustoff offer different views of Supreme Court leak
U.S. Reps. Steve Cohen and Michael Kustoff commented at separate events Thursday in Shelby County, elaborating on earlier reaction to the leaked opinion draft on the 1973 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion in the U.S.
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April 2022
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Trump’s last chief of staff touts ex-president’s record to local Republicans
Former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows gave the keynote speech at the local Republican Party’s Lincoln Day Gala, with many GOP figures vowing to regain the majority in the U.S. House in midterm elections this year.
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Local leaders, businesses focused on smart growth for Blue Oval City
While Memphis-based Fogelman Properties doesn’t have real estate interest in Haywood County, president Mark Fogelman said his experience in regions like Chattanooga following Volkswagen’s investment could be used to gauge what could happen in West Tennessee.
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February 2022
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Rep. Steve Cohen near Ukraine as Sen. Marsha Blackburn meets with Trump
U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen of Memphis had a front-row seat Thursday, Feb. 24, for Russia’s political defense of its invasion of Ukraine.
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Kustoff addresses Russia, inflation in speech at Collierville
“That peace today is over. It’s done. Putin has reemerged, and Russia has reemerged as a new world power,” Congressman David Kustoff, R-Germantown, told the Collierville Rotary Club.
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January 2022
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Legislators draw partisan lines over voting rights and filibuster
The two key votes of the week in Washington D.C. were in the Senate. But the discussion among the city’s representatives in Washington included both U.S. House members who represent Memphis.
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Latest redistricting proposal gives Cohen more of Shelby County
The latest map would split Tipton County along U.S. 51, and about 30,000 Shelby County residents would be drawn out of Republican Rep. David Kustoff’s district.
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State receives $38M for Arlington’s West TN Veterans Nursing Home
A $38 million federal grant will help with construction of the West Tennessee Veterans Home in Arlington. The 126-bed facility has been planned for years.
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December 2021
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How they voted on funding to keep the federal government operating
The federal government is funded into February with the votes among the city’s representatives in Washington falling along party lines with one exception — a senator who did not vote on the continuing resolution.
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City’s representatives in D.C. closely watching Supreme Court arguments on abortion
Reaction from the city’s two Congressmen and the state’s two U.S. Senators fell along party lines on the long-running political issue of access to abortions.
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