Congressman Jim Cooper

Representing the 5th District of Tennessee

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Cooper Announces Results of High School Voter Registration Drive

Apr 18, 2018 Press Release

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper (TN-05) today announced results after this year’s 42 nonpartisan voter registration drives at high schools across Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District, encouraging more than 3,000 new voters in Cheatham, Davidson and Dickson counties to participate in the 2018 election cycle.

Cooper: Omnibus Bill Releases Additional $7.5 Million to Protect Elections in Tennessee

Apr 3, 2018 Press Release

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper (TN-05) today received confirmation that the omnibus funding bill recently passed by Congress releases $7.5 million in fresh funding for election security in Tennessee.

Cooper Announces Bipartisan Earmark Elimination Act

Mar 28, 2018 Press Release
Fighting a push to resurrect pork-barrel federal spending, U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper (TN-05), U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice (NY-04), U.S. Rep. Ted Budd (NC-13) and U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman (SC-05) today announced bipartisan legislation that would permanently ban earmarks from the legislative process.
Issues:
Budget and Economy, Government Reform

Cooper Speaks Out in Defense of Special Counsel

Mar 17, 2018 Press Release

NASHVILLE — Amid reports that President Trump’s lawyer wants a premature end to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s active investigation, U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper (TN-05) defended the probe, urging Congress to protect Mueller so he can finish examining Russian interference in American affairs.

Cooper Supports Effort to Preserve Net Neutrality

Feb 27, 2018 Press Release

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper (TN-05) today announced his support of a new legislative effort to preserve net neutrality and reverse last year’s Federal Communications Commission (FCC) vote to eliminate it.

Cooper Expands Internship Program to Include Need-Based Paid Fellowships in Nashville and Washington

Feb 21, 2018 Press Release

NASHVILLE – U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper (TN-05) today announced an expansion of his internship program and encouraged eligible college students to apply for new need-based, paid summer fellowships in his offices in Nashville and Washington.

TODAY AT 10 A.M. CT: Cooper to Hold Press Conference to Discuss Intensified Intelligence Warnings on Election Vulnerabilities, Including in Tennessee

Feb 16, 2018 Press Release

NASHVILLE – After a week in Washington filled with ominous warnings from America’s top intelligence chiefs, U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper (TN-05) will return home Friday to sound a statewide alarm about Russian meddling in the 2018 midterms and specific vulnerabilities that could impact elections in Tennessee.

Issues:
National Security

Cooper Statement on Mueller Indictment & Election Interference

Feb 16, 2018 Press Release

NASHVILLE – U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper (TN-05) today issued the following statement:

Cooper Votes Against Reckless Budget Deal

Feb 9, 2018 Press Release

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper (TN-05) today issued the following statement:

Issues:
Budget and Economy

Cooper, Mayor, Election Commission Partner in High School Voter Registration Effort in Cheatham County

Feb 8, 2018 Press Release

KINGSTON SPRINGS, Tenn. – U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper (TN-05), Cheatham County Mayor Kerry McCarver and the Cheatham County Election Commission launched an effort today in Cheatham County as part of a vigorous bid to raise youth voter registration rates across Middle Tennessee.

Issues:
Civil Rights and Equality

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