9th District

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation, today commended Delta Airlines, American Airlines, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines and JetBlue Airways for requiring passengers and crews to wear face masks on flights.

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the Memphis Housing Authority will receive a coronavirus-related grant of $1,097,308 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

"Residents of public housing and those receiving housing assistance are hurting as the pandemic continues to ravage our economy. This funding is both timely and necessary."

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation, tonight commended Delta Airlines, American Airlines, United Airlines and JetBlue Airways for requiring passengers and crews to wear face masks on flights.

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the Shelby County Board of Education will receive a $12,163,726 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to operate its Head Start programs.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure's Subcommittee on Aviation, today wrote to Delta, American, United and Southwest Airlines urging them to require face masks for all passengers and crews "for the foreseeable future as we continue to combat this global health pandemic."

In a separate letter, Congressman Cohen thanked and congratulated JetBlue Airways for its critically necessary decision to implement a policy of requiring face masks for passengers and crew.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) sent a letter to House and Senate leaders calling for the repeal of a $135 billion tax break in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) for hedge fund owners and real estate developers.

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure's Aviation Subcommittee, today wrote to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Robert Redfield and Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Stephen Dickson urging them to require the use of face masks to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus in air travel.

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure's Aviation Subcommittee, today announced that Memphis International Airport will receive a $2,362,542 grant for a deicing pad and related facilities from the Federal Aviation Administration.