Children and Families
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) learned of the death of Lisa Marie Presley this evening and released the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee which has jurisdiction over bankruptcy law, today reintroduced the Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act (H.R. 138). The legislation would restore the treatment of private student debt to its pre-2005 status and make it dischargeable in bankruptcy.
WASHINGTON– Today, Congressman Cohen voted to pass the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, known as an omnibus, to keep the government open and make transformative long-term investments at the local and national level.
WASHINGTON– Today, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) announced that Seeding Success’s Shelby County Community Schools Partnership (SCCSP) will receive a $2,796,802 grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Full-Service Community Schools Program. This funding will support the coordination, integration, accessibility, and effectiveness of services for children and families at six full-service community schools in Northwest Memphis.
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today wrote to Governor Bill Lee asking him to help resolve an impasse in contract negotiations between BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee and Methodist LeBonheur Healthcare that could result in the state’s most vulnerable children losing access to necessary services and therapies within weeks.
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the Shelby County Board of Education will receive a grant of $13,360,628 to operate its Head Start programs. The funding comes from the Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children and Families.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that Memphis Health Center will receive $515,258 and Tri-State Community Health Center will receive $139,472 to expand their COVID-19 vaccination capacities.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that Christ Community Health Services will receive a $596,740 grant from the Department of Health and Human Services to expand its COVID-19 vaccination capacity.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today led a letter with ten Members of Congress asking President Biden and Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra to declare a pediatric health emergency to address the worsening public health crisis involving children.
The letter reads in part:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) reacted to Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s decision, announced today, that she would not to seek a leadership position in the 118th Congress but would remain in Congress, and made the following statement: