Children and Families
WASHINGTON – On January 6, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) wrote to Governor Bill Lee expressing concern that Tennessee had missed a deadline to participate in the Electronic Benefits Transfer Program for Children and would forfeit $1.1 million for a program that fed 700,000 children last year unless the situation was rectified.
The letter set a January 17 deadline for Governor Lee to provide an explanation of the decision. The explanation has not been forthcoming.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will send $12,795,521 to a variety of homelessness programs in Memphis and Shelby County, part of the largest investment in homelessness in history. Tennessee programs statewide will receive $41,382,540. In all, the Biden-Harris administration will award nearly $3.6 billion for almost 7,000 homelessness Continuum of Care programs nationwide.
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced a $1,999,581 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to the University of Memphis for a project titled “S-STEM Bridging the Gaps: Cultivating STEM Identity and Success through STEM Outreach, Networking, and Scholarships,” under the direction of Dr. Stephanie Ivey, Associate Dean for Research and Professor of Civil Engineering.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that Shelby County’s Ryan White HIV Emergency Relief Program will receive a $1,288,750 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement
“I am pleased to see this substantial federal investment in the health of some of the most vulnerable our community. This funding for Shelby County’s Ryan White program is critical because the Memphis region has one of the highest HIV rates in the country.”
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced two U.S. Department of Health and Human Services grants totaling $1,447,636. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital will receive $606,034 for research on diseases of the retina from the National Eye Institute. Shelby County’s Ryan White HIV/AIDS program will receive $841,600 for its continuing efforts to end the HIV epidemic.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today wrote to Governor Bill Lee expressing concern that Tennessee missed a deadline to participate in the Electronic Benefits Transfer Program for Children and will forfeit $1.1 million for a program that fed 700,000 last year unless the decision in reversed. Congressman Cohen cited financial and ethical reasons for Lee to reconsider the decision.
The letter reads in part:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital will receive a grant of $738,024 from the National Cancer Institute to study chromatin binding domains and neuroblastomas.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
“I am pleased to see the National Cancer Institute making this kind of investment in our premiere children’s research hospital to advance our understanding of childhood cancers. The work undertaken because of this funding will improve and perhaps save lives.”
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital will receive a grant of $252,285 as an Institutional National Research Service Award from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. The funding will support Basic and Translational Research Training in Pediatric Classical Hematology.
Congressman Steve Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that he will publicly oppose the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. Congressman Cohen, one of two members of Congress who contracted polio as children and continue to suffer its debilitating effects, said Kennedy’s anti-vaccine obsession makes him the wrong person for the job.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today spoke from the House floor and voted for reauthorizing the Stop, Observe, Ask and Respond (SOAR) to Health and Wellness Act that became law in 2018.
The legislation aims to renew and continue essential training for health care professionals in identifying and responding to human trafficking.
The measure passed the House by voice vote.