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WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper (TN-5) today praised the Supreme Court for preserving federal subsidies that help an estimated 6.4 million Americans – including nearly 200,000 Tennesseans – pay for health insurance.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper (TN-5) today applauded the National Institute of Health’s (NIH) policy adjustment to include sex as a biological variable in future research.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper (TN-5) announced today that Alandis Brassel has joined his office as Counsel. Based in Nashville, Brassel will advise on policy issues, handle complex casework and represent Cooper in the community.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper (TN-5) and U.S. Rep. Cynthia Lummis (WY-at large) have reintroduced bipartisan legislation that would bring gender equality to essential aspects of medical research.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper (TN-05) today recognized Equal Pay Day, pushing to close the persistent pay gap between women and men.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper (TN-05) today announced several changes to his staff.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper (TN-05) again urged the state legislature to quickly expand Medicaid as a new study revealed alarming health trends across Tennessee.
Expanding Medicaid would offer health insurance to more than 200,000 Tennesseans currently without coverage.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper (TN-05) and U.S. Rep. Reid Ribble (WI-8) today reintroduced two bills that would stop the secretive practice of gerrymandering by letting the public participate in the Congressional redistricting process.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper (TN-05) highlighted this week’s release of the U.S. Treasury Department’s annual Financial Report of the United States, indicating $64.4 trillion in total unfunded liabilities, an increase of $2.8 trillion over 2013.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper (TN-05) today announced his appointment to three subcommittees within the House Armed Services Committee (HASC).