Memphis

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today made the following statement about International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which is Wednesday, January 27:

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that St. Jude Children's Research Hospital will receive a grant of $1,147,312 for emergency protective measures related to COVID-19 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). In response to the ongoing pandemic, St. Jude has had to take extra precautions since all its patients are considered high-risk due to underlying health conditions or treatments which cause immune system compromise.

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced three federal grants totaling more than $1 million. The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive $542,105 from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute for research on endothelial cells. The University of Memphis will receive $346,506 from the National Institute on Alcohol and Alcoholism for work on approaches to reducing alcohol use among non-student, emerging adults.

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced more than $3.5 million in federal grants from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Shelby County will receive $1,538,109 in emergency funding for its Ryan White HIV treatment programs. The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive $1,967,005 from the National Institute for Neurological Diseases and Stroke for research on dementia.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today wrote to Governor Bill Lee after press accounts indicated Shelby County's rate of coronavirus vaccination is the lowest in the state. With Black Americans suffering a disproportionately high share of coronavirus infections, Shelby County mirrors the national situation with 673 of its1,169 COVID-19 deaths being Black Memphians. Congressman Cohen's letter asks Lee to act "proactively," and "rectify this issue immediately."

Congressman Cohen's letter reads in part:

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that St. Jude Children's Research Hospital will receive a $634,844 grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke for research on the proteins that cause amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today was saddened to learn of the passing of legendary LeMoyne-Owen College basketball coach and athletic director Jerry C. Johnson and made the following statement:

"Coach Johnson was loved by LeMoyne-Owen, beloved by his Magician players, and respected and admired by the entire Memphis community. I was always impressed with his quiet demeanor and self-effacing attitude, even though he was as much a star in the Memphis basketball world as anyone. A gentle giant and a gentleman, he led an exemplary life and will be missed."

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of both the Judiciary the Transportation and Infrastructure Committees, today introduced a bill to name the Memphis Federal Building at 167 North Main the Odell Horton Federal Building, honoring in his name alone the first African American federal judge to serve in the Western District of Tennessee since Reconstruction.