Education
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) will host Memphian and Congressional Black Caucus Foundation “Emerging Leaders” Intern Ryun Edward Jackson as his guest for President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address. Mr. Jackson, a Ninth District constituent and 2013 graduate of the University of Memphis who majored in Political Science and African American Studies, also interned in the Congressman’s Memphis office last year. A photo of Mr. Jackson is available here.
Dear Friend,
Dear Friend,
This week, after years of gridlock, large majorities of both parties in Congress came together to pass a bipartisan bill to fund the government through 2014. The bill includes a number of provisions that will help Memphis and the citizens of the Ninth District, like increased funding for Head Start programs, Section 8 rental assistance renewals, and the TIGER grant program which is currently helping fund the Main2Main project. Keep reading to learn more about the bill and about what else happened this week.
Congressman calls for scholarships to be fully funded and for Pell Grants to be increased
Agreement includes provisions similar to Congressman’s legislation to limit waste, fraud and abuse in Afghanistan
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today voted for the Consolidated Appropriation Act of 2014, which passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 359-67.
Dear Friend,
With Congress back in session for the New Year, it’s been a busy week—but I’m glad that it ended well, with a great Memphis win over Louisville last night. I hope you’ll join me in congratulating Coach Pastner and our Tigers on their second-ever win over a defending national champion. Keep reading to learn what else happened this week.
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today applauded President Obama’s Administration for issuing new guidelines for public school officials aimed at cutting short the “school-to-prison” pipeline that is both expensive and disproportionately harmful to minority students. The guidelines encourage schools to redesign disciplinary policies to use alternative conflict resolution methods including counseling and recommend using law enforcement solely as a last resort in disciplinary incidents.
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that Shelby County has been awarded a $13,161,380 grant from the Department of U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) to support Head Start projects that help promote school readiness of children from birth until the age of 5 by enhancing their cognitive, social, and emotional development.
Dear Friend,
This week, President Obama announced a plan to help Americans keep their health insurance even if their insurance companies have cancelled their plans or pushed them into more expensive plans, an extremely intelligent, hard-working and dedicated Memphian who I recommended to the President moved one step closer to being confirmed as a federal judge, and I introduced a bill in the House that would help prevent unscrupulous for-profit colleges from taking advantage of veterans and taxpayers. Keep reading to learn more.
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today introduced legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives that would help put an end to the for-profit college industry’s predatory marketing campaigns and aggressive recruiting of veterans, servicemembers and their families. The Protecting Our Students and Taxpayers (POST) Act, which U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tom Harkin (D-IA) have also introduced in the Senate, would eliminate the loophole that allows these proprietary companies to receive more than 90% of their revenue from the federal government.