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WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today condemned the unwarranted intervention of Judge Aileen M. Cannon, a Trump appointee who dismissed the classified documents case, by enjoining the imminent release of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s final report.

The action temporarily bars release of the findings to the public in the days leading up to Trump’s January 20 inauguration.  

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today wrote to Governor Bill Lee expressing concern that Tennessee missed a deadline to participate in the Electronic Benefits Transfer Program for Children and will forfeit $1.1 million for a program that fed 700,000 last year unless the decision in reversed. Congressman Cohen cited financial and ethical reasons for Lee to reconsider the decision.

The letter reads in part:

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive a grant of $284,772 from the National Institute of Mental Health for a project titled “the neuroimmune mechanism of SARS-CoV-2 on synaptic transmission and plasticity” under the direction of Dr. Jianyang Du.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

WASHINGTON – Congressmen Steve Cohen (TN-9) and Joe Wilson (SC-2), the Ranking Member and Chairman, respectively, of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, today reintroduced a resolution condemning Russian actions in Ukraine as a genocide under applicable international laws.

WASHINGTON -- Congressmen Steve Cohen (TN-9) and Tim Burchett (TN-2) today reintroduced a measure ensuring the public has access to information about the salaries of Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) employees making more than $123,041 annually, or the maximum basic pay rate of a General Schedule Grade 15 (GS-15) Federal employee.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive a grant of $559,893 from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to conduct research on heart and vascular diseases.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

“Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. I am pleased to see this substantial investment in critical research at our medical school, which will, I hope, lead to better outcomes and save lives.”

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital will receive a grant of $738,024 from the National Cancer Institute to study chromatin binding domains and neuroblastomas.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

“I am pleased to see the National Cancer Institute making this kind of investment in our premiere children’s research hospital to advance our understanding of childhood cancers. The work undertaken because of this funding will improve and perhaps save lives.”