Memphis

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that Methodist LeBonheur Community Outreach will receive a $441,625 grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for comprehensive, high-impact programs for community-based organizations.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

"I am pleased to see the CDC investing in HIV prevention efforts in our community. This grant will provide the kind of outreach and intervention that will save lives."

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that St. Jude Children's Research Hospital will receive two grants totaling $1,473,078 from the National Cancer Institute. One grant, for $742,807 is for research on patient-generated health data to predict childhood cancer survivorship outcomes. The other, for $730,271, is for integrating systems immunology with immunometabolism and cancer immunity.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, today applauded the announcement by Attorney General Merrick Garland to file a challenge against Georgia's new restrictive voting laws. The case will be overseen by Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta and Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Kristen Clarke, two leading civil rights lawyers with extensive experience and expertise in protecting voting rights.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, today questioned expert witnesses from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) about environmental issues affecting his constituents in Memphis.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today spoke in favor of six measures aimed at reining in the power of Big Tech on the second day of the Committee's mark up of the legislation.

In his remarks, Congressman Cohen said in part:

WASHINGTON – Congress Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today applauded the approach being taken by the Biden-Harris Administration to address gun violence. The strategy implements preventative measures that are proven to reduce violent crime, and tackles the root causes – including by addressing the flow of firearms used to commit crimes. Memphis is one of 15 communities the administration identified that will use new American Rescue Plan funding to invest in proven community violence intervention programs.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation, today announced that Memphis International Airport (MEM) will receive grants from the Federal Aviation Administration totaling $49,359,349 authorized by the American Rescue Plan he voted for that became law in March. The funding is intended to address the economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic which has drastically affected air travel. The funding includes $1,986,200 to help shore up MEM's concessions.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today released the following statement after learning of the sudden passing of his friend, the civic leader George E. Cates: