Congressman Cohen secured $3 Million in federal Community Project Funding to support the Historic Melrose High School Restoration Project — phase one was recently completed, with the opening of Orange Mound's first-ever public library.
“This substantial HUD investment in our community will keep people comfortably housed while bolstering the local economy and addressing critical housing needs," said Congressman Cohen.
Congressman Cohen secured over $1.9 Million in FY 2024 Community Project Funding to help purchase new body cameras and sentinel surveillance cameras for the Memphis Police Department.
Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) urged constituents to be aware of a significant backlog in U.S. State Department passport application processing and recommended early filing to avoid delays or trip cancellations.
“The thoughtful use of this PROTECT grant will restore the environment along our riverfront and strengthen the resiliency of major transportation and recreation corridors benefiting the entire Mid-South region," said Congressman Cohen.
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WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) spoke from the House floor today, making the case that the United States Senate should not agree to Donald Trump’s request to permit recess appointments of his nominees without hearings or votes.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital will receive a grant of $676,388 for clinical research into neurological disorders from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today filed a discharge petition on the House floor to force a vote on his Latonya Reeves Freedom Act. The rare parliamentary maneuver would require a vote on the measure if 218 members of Congress sign the petition. The bill currently has 222 cosponsors.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, today announced a $2,419,870 Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to the MidSouth Development District.
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the State of Tennessee will receive a Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grant of $4,438,548 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to upgrade the Memphis firehouse maintenance building at 354 Adams Avenue to current seismic and other building standards.
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MEMPHIS -- Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) will observe Veterans Day on Monday’s November 11 national holiday. He made the following statement:
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) expressed his appreciation for Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to fire him today over their differences on the conduct of the war and on domestic political issues, and made the following statement:
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital will receive a grant of $538,352 from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to study regulation of T cell memory in tissue immunity.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
November 1, 2024 |
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