Vote-A-Rama and how the city’s representatives in Washington voted
Several dozen non-binding budget amendments were suggested in the Senate to make political statements. Meanwhile, there was a House vote on Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.
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February 2021
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January 2021
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Days before inauguration come with changing political calculations for local legislators
Here are the moves the city’s four representatives in Washington, D.C. have made in the historic gap between certifying the Electoral College vote and Wednesday’s inauguration, with a Capitol insurrection in between and plenty of political volatility still around.
Related story: Cohen draws fire for National Guard questions and Boebert sighting
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Cohen draws fire for National Guard questions and Boebert sighting
The Memphis Democrat took fire the day before the presidential inauguration for comments about the political leanings of National Guardsmen and an outspoken Republican Congresswoman from Colorado.
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The Memphis 10: Kustoff and company still side-stepping accountability
Plus, Zach Randolph’s honor, a case for Scooby Doo, and restaurants that are gone but not forgotten.
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Cohen, Kustoff split impeachment votes
The city’s two U.S. House Representatives offered different perspectives on the accusation that President Donald Trump incited an insurrection that interrupted the Electoral College vote count with violence that killed five people one week ago.
Related: Cohen, Kustoff go different ways on House 25th Amendment vote
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Cohen, Kustoff go different ways on House 25th Amendment vote
Cohen, who was among the speakers during debate Tuesday, said: “It is the political equivalent of shooting somebody on Fifth Avenue and getting away with it.”
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How Tennessee’s two Senators and the city’s two Congressmen voted on the Electoral College challenges
The House and Senate kept late hours, resuming the Electoral College certification after a violent protest shut down the process into Wednesday evening. The session continued until just before dawn Thursday.
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City’s elected officials in D.C. respond to protesters storming Capitol
Here is the latest from the city’s representatives in the U.S. House and Senate.
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December 2020
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Cohen, Kustoff vote for veto override, split on larger stimulus checks
The two Republican U.S. senators representing Tennessee have not commented on the override of the Defense Authorization Act veto by Trump or the move to boost stimulus checks from $600 to $2,000 per person.
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Alexander, Blackburn split on COVID-19 relief bill
The city’s representatives in the U.S. Senate split on the bipartisan $900 billion package while the city’s two Congressmen both voted for the bill.
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November 2020
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Local reaction falls along party lines
The response reflects Memphis’ Democratic majority that supported Biden, as well as statewide totals that gave Trump Tennessee.
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Harris win highlights local Election Day that saw maneuvering within
A record early vote total in Shelby County was the high point as voter turnout lagged on Election Day. In the aftermath of Tuesday’s election, there were other indications of deep fissures behind both of the front lines that define the county’s partisan divide.
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October 2020
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Early voting ends with questions, big numbers, deep differences
Thursday is the last day of early voting in advance of the Nov. 3 election. The large turnout of early voters and those voting absentee so far leaves Election Day turnout as a bit of a surprise. And last-minute appeals to Republican and Democratic partisans is proving that political divisions over the past four years are likely to remain once the votes are counted.
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September 2020
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Barrett nomination spurs call for Rhodes community to rise to ‘great challenges’
Rhodes College President Marjorie Hass urges the college to rise to the “great challenges” of Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court, and others praise the the Notre Dame law professor’s commitment to equality and women’s rights.
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August 2020
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Postal woes vex customers in runup to Nov. 3
Some Memphians say the Post Office is struggling to meet its universal service obligation as COVID-19 pandemic temporarily sidelines postal workers and USPS cuts mail processing capacity.
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Census effort draws election comparison as September deadline nears
Mayors Strickland and Harris and U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen were quick Monday to draw parallels to the national debate about various forms of voting and problems with the U.S. Postal Service when it comes to mailing in votes or Census forms.
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Cohen says Biden-Harris ticket should campaign in Memphis
On The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast, the city's Democratic Congressman also talked about his recent primary win on the August ballot, the political benchmark it maintained and gave his thoughts on who might succeed him down the political road.
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Cohen, Kustoff reflect Congressional divide over new COVID relief package
The Congressmen, in their respective districts during Congress’ recess, say they are prepared to return to Washington if Democrats and Republicans can reach an accord on pandemic relief and stimulus funding.
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Cohen wins primary handily, faces Bergmann in November
U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen cruised to a win Thursday, Aug. 6, in the Democratic primary for Tennessee’s 9th Congressional District, beating out two challengers entering the November election against two independents and Republican Charlotte Bergmann.
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Nearly 21% turnout in Shelby County shows most voted early, absentee
The unofficial results arrived relatively late in Shelby County compared to the rest of the state and reflected statewide results in the Senate primary and a good night for all but one incumbent on the ballot. The number of absentee ballots also reflected some didn't make it to the Election Commission or that those voters may have abandoned the mail-in ballots to vote provisional ballots.
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Bill steadies airport funding source amid pandemic
U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn and other lawmakers are backing a bill to stabilize a federal airport grant program amid an uneven recovery of air travel from COVID-19.
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July 2020
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Cohen’s role as vocal Trump critic figures prominently in bid for eighth term
The Congressman faces former Shelby County Democratic Party chairman Corey Strong in the Aug. 6 primary. Strong is critical of Cohen’s style; Cohen says Strong and past challengers don’t understand the job.
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Memphis Rep. Steve Cohen attends John Lewis funeral
The Memphis Congressman said calls at the Atlanta funeral to continue the struggle for voting rights are appropriate in the current political environment.
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Cohen’s campaign track record
Through seven Congressional campaigns, incumbent 9th District Democrat Steve Cohen has posted some impressive percentages in the primary that counts in the majority Democratic district within Shelby County.
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Cohen amendment would make city flood control system part of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
The city’s flood walls and other parts of its flood control system would be the responsibility of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers under an amendment by U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen of Memphis to the federal Water Resources Development Act.
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