{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://cohen.house.gov/taxonomy/story-type/enewsletters/thank-you-allowing-me-opportunity-serve-you-congress", "Thank You for Allowing Me the Opportunity to Serve you in Congress", "2016-08-05", "2016", "2016-08", "Democrat", "House", "TN", "Steve Cohen", "C001068", "cohen.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Dear Friend,\nThis week, I commended President Obama for commuting the prison sentences of 214 non-violent, low-level drug offenders, attended community events for National Night Out, spoke to the first Memphis Youth City Council, attended the \u201cSoul Saving Sunday\u201d service in Frayser, and remembered Tennessee pioneer Jane Eskind. Keep reading to learn more about my week and follow me on Twitter\u00a0and\u00a0Facebook\u00a0to see these updates as they happen.\nThank You for Allowing Me the Opportunity to Serve you in Congress  Commending Presidential Commutations for Low-Level Drug Offenders  Building Trust Between the Police and Our Communities  Congratulating the First Youth City Council  Attending the \u201cSoul Saving Sunday\u201d Service  Remembering Jane Eskind  Bringing Congress to your Corner\nThank You for Allowing Me the Opportunity to Serve you in Congress\nIt is an honor to serve the 9th District and its citizens in Congress. I look forward to continue fighting for better and more affordable healthcare, voting rights, criminal justice and drug policy reform, college debt relief and other issues important to Memphis. Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to serve you.\u00a0\nCommending Presidential Commutations for Low-Level Drug Offenders\nOn Wednesday, I commended President Obama for his decision to commute the sentences of 214 non-violent, low-level drug offenders incarcerated in federal prisons, including a Memphian. Read more about these commutations here. \u00a0\nBuilding Trust Between the Police and Our Communities\u00a0\nOn Tuesday, I attended several different Memphis neighborhood association National Night Out events with General Sessions Court Clerk Ed Stanton, Jr. National Night Out is an annual movement across the country to help build trust between the police and communities to make our neighborhoods safer, better places to live.\u00a0\nCongratulating the First Youth City Council\nOn Thursday, I attended the inauguration of the first Memphis Youth City Council at City Hall. The Memphis Youth City Council will consist of 13 Memphis-area high school students who have been elected by their peers and will advise the city council and the Mayor on youth issues. Congratulations to the students.\nAttending the \u201cSoul Saving Sunday\u201d Service\nOn Sunday, I attended the \u201cSoul Saving Sunday\u201d church service at MLK College Preparatory High School. Four churches in Frayser came together to show unity within the community. Churches included Pursuit of God Transformation Center, Union Grove Baptist Church, Lifeline to a Dying World Ministries and One Faith Christian Center Church. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\nRemembering Jane Eskind\nOn Thursday, Jane Eskind, the first woman to ever win a statewide election in Tennessee, passed away. Read my statement on her passing here.\nBringing Congress to your Corner\nOver the summer and fall, my office will hold \u201cCongress on your Corner\u201d events.\u00a0Please mark these dates on your calendar. If you have questions or problems with Social Security, Medicare, FHA, the VA or any other federal agencies, my staff will be on hand to answer questions and provide assistance.\u00a0\n Friday, August 12th from 10:30am-12:30pm at the Whitehaven Branch Library (4120 Millbranch Rd)\n\tThursday, September 1st from 12pm-2pm at the Orange Mound Community Center\u00a0 (2572 Park Ave)\n\tFriday, October 14th from 12pm-2pm at the Ed Rice Community Center (2907 N. Watkins St.)\n Please visit my website at\u00a0https://cohen.house.gov for more information on Congress on your Corner.\nAs always, I remain.\u00a0  \n\tMost sincerely,    \n\tSteve Cohen  \n\tMember of Congress", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://cohen.house.gov/taxonomy/story-type/enewsletters/thank-you-allowing-me-opportunity-serve-you-congress"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.7286958172917366, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}