Education
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) was named a Defender of Children by the First Focus Campaign for Children (FFCC). First Focus Campaign for Children is a national bipartisan children’s advocacy organization and the award is part of the group’s campaign to recognize the top 100 Members of Congress who advocate on behalf of children in policy and budget decisions.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s State of the Union speech:
“President Obama laid out a carefully balanced blueprint for what we as a country need to do to create more jobs and improve the economy for millions of Americans. The President and Democrats in Congress are fighting every day to build an economy that works for everyone -- not just a wealthy few.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Joe Barton (R-Texas) and Congressman Steve Cohen (D-Tennessee) today announced the formation of the Congressional Collegiate Sports Caucus. This bipartisan caucus will examine pressing issues facing college sports -- especially issues that undermine the integrity of some of our nation’s most prestigious, tax funded academic institutions.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today released the following statement on the Smithsonian’s “The Way We Worked” Exhibition Tour:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today announced the U.S. Department of Education has awarded Southwest Tennessee Community College $1,250,000 over five years under the Predominantly Black Institutions (PBI) Competitive Grant Program.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today released the following statement commemorating Hispanic Heritage Month, which begins September 15 and runs through October 15 of each year:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today announced the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded two new federal grants worth more than $682,000 for clinical research related to neurological disorders. The first grant is worth $382,813 and has been awarded to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The second grant -- worth $300,000 – will go to Translational Sciences of Overton Park Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee.
MEMPHIS, TN. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today visited several Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) feeding sites throughout Memphis with U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service Deputy Regional Administrator Erin Swanson-Hall to serve more than 150 local children food and discuss the importance of the Summer Food Service Program, which was created in 1968 to provide children with nutritious meals during the summer months.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today announced the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded Memphis City Schools $499,167 for school-based health center programs.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded the University of Tennessee Health Science Center a grant worth $438,932 to expand research projects for heart and vascular diseases. This new federal funding will be distributed by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI).