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MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), who as a Tennessee State Senator sponsored legislation to create and served on the Women's Suffrage Commission for the 75^th anniversary and championed the public art inside the state Capitol in recognition of Tennessee's historic role in ratifying the 19^th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and women's right to vote on this date in 1920, today commemorated the 100^th anniversary of the occasion and made the following statement:

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced three National Science Foundation grants totaling more than $2.4 million to Memphis institutions of higher education. LeMoyne-Owen College will receive $999,555 for scholarships for students majoring in the Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) disciplines. The University of Memphis will receive one grant of $1 million for recruitment diversity and another for $413,482 for improving STEM learning.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the University of Memphis has received a $329,655 grant from the National Science Foundation to study the transport of lead residue through plastic plumbing.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

"Lead exposure is a serious health hazard and eliminating it from our air and water is critical. I'm pleased the National Science Foundation is making this important investment into research efforts that will help improve health and save lives."

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the University of Memphis has received a $251,990 grant from the National Science Foundation to acquire a Crystal X-Ray Diffractometer as a regional resource for research and education.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today attended the funeral service for the late Congressman and Civil Rights leader John Lewis at the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once pastored. Congressman Cohen was invited to attend the service as part of the official Congressional delegation honoring Lewis' memory.

After the service, Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today paid his respects to the late John Lewis at a ceremony held in the Capitol Rotunda, where the legendary Civil Rights leader and Georgia Congressman will lie in state.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

"America has lost a hero. I have lost a hero, a dear friend, and an inspiration to continue to get into ‘good trouble' to overcome injustice. It was an honor to serve with this gentleman. He was the embodiment of Dr. King's beloved community and will never be forgotten."

WASHINGTON – Representatives Steve Cohen (TN-09), Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, and Terri Sewell (AL-07) today led a letter from the entire Alabama Congressional Delegation and Washington's Congressional delegate to Alabama Governor Kay Ivey, asking that U.S. Highway 80 be named the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Highway. Representatives Cohen and Sewell also introduced a bill Friday to name the highway "The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Highway."

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, known as the U.S. Helsinki Commission, today chaired a hearing on press freedom in the United States. Congressman Cohen noted that, according to the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker, there have been more than 500 attacks on journalists during Black Lives Matter protests since May 26. Congressman Cohen also expressed his concern about Trump Administration efforts to muzzle the Voice of America.

In his opening remarks, Congressman Cohen said: