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March 13, 2015

[MEMPHIS, TN] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) announced today that Porter-Leath has been awarded a $1,847,044 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support Early Head Start (EHS) Partnerships, part of President Obama’s Early Learning Initiative. This grant will be used to create and expand learning opportunities for infants and toddlers, providing comprehensive services like developmental and behavioral screenings as well as professional development for teachers and helping to increase parental engagement.

February 24, 2015

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) this week introduced an amendment to reduce youth incarceration in America by helping train school personnel such as teachers and counselors in innovative conflict resolution methods that are less likely to result in non-violent juveniles entering the penal system. Currently, many school systems involve the police in non-violent incidents on school property, which helps feed the “school-to-prison” pipeline that is both expensive and harmful to America’s youth.

February 21, 2015

Today’s Big Idea: Gov. Bill Haslam’s Tennessee Promise scholarship program offers two years of free community college or technical school to all of the state’s high school graduates. It was funded by transferring $312 million in reserves from the Tennessee Lottery-funded Hope Scholarship program.

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Gov. Bill Haslam’s Tennessee Promise program so intrigued the White House that President Barack Obama decided to use it as a model for a similar program on a national scale.

February 21, 2015
In The News

Today’s Big Idea: Gov. Bill Haslam’s Tennessee Promise scholarship program offers two years of free community college or technical school to all of the state’s high school graduates. It was funded by transferring $312 million in reserves from the Tennessee Lottery-funded Hope Scholarship program.

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Gov. Bill Haslam’s Tennessee Promise program so intrigued the White House that President Barack Obama decided to use it as a model for a similar program on a national scale.

Issues:9th DistrictBudgetChildren and FamiliesEducationMemphisShelby CountyTennessee
February 20, 2015
Enewsletters

Dear Friend,

This week, I sent a letter to Attorney General Holder asking him to reschedule marijuana and I led a letter with three of my colleagues asking for Speaker Boehner to postpone Prime Minister Netanyahu’s address to Congress. Keep reading to learn more about what happened this week.

Issues:9th DistrictChildren and FamiliesEducationForeign AffairsHealth CareJudiciaryMemphisMillingtonScience and TechnologyShelby CountyTennessee
February 20, 2015

[MEMPHIS, TN] – In response Attorney General Eric Holder’s comments this week regarding marijuana at the National Press Club, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) called on Attorney General Eric Holder to use existing authority to reschedule marijuana.

January 23, 2015

[MEMPHIS, TN] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that he is the newest co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus, which was founded in 1989 and aims to broaden support and knowledge of biomedical research issues throughout Congress. Congressman Cohen is a leading voice in the U.S.

January 20, 2015

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) tonight issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s State of the Union speech:

January 6, 2015

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) was sworn into the 114th Congress by Speaker of the House John Boehner in the U.S. Capitol today. The swearing-in marks the official beginning of Congressman Cohen’s fifth term representing the Ninth District of Tennessee in Congress.