Memphis
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today announced that the Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded a $2,192,625 economic adjustment assistance grant to the Memphis and Shelby County Port Commission for rail infrastructure improvements in the President’s Island Industrial Park to combat commercial disruptions caused by flooding from the Mississippi River.
MEMPHIS, TN – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded two grants totaling $724,542 to the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. A grant worth $374,792 will be used for research into the metabolism and function of vitamin D in the cornea, distributed by the National Eye Institute.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today received the 2012 Public Official of the Year Award from the Tennessee Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW).
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded a $252,887 public housing voucher grant to the Memphis Housing Authority under its Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing program.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today sent a letter to Cass Sunstein, Administrator for the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), thanking the Administrator for his interest in the “check engine” light issue and asking him to review the new regulations for the vehicle inspection program.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) tonight hosted a Telephone Town Hall on the anniversary of the Affordable Care Act and its many benefits. U.S. Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary Bill Corr joined Congressman Cohen on the call to answer constituent questions.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today sent a letter to Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam outlining his concerns with the “check engine” light issue and asking the Governor to work with him to resolve this problem. The letter is a continuation of Congressman Cohen’s effort to resolve the ongoing problem where vehicles in Memphis fail their emissions test due to an illuminated “check engine” light.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded a $446,653 Supportive Housing Program grant to the North Memphis Community Development Corporation and Trinity – North Memphis Leasing Collaborative under its Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance program.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) recently received an award for his leadership on animal protection legislation in 2011 from the Humane Society of the U.S. (HSUS) and the Humane Society Legislative Fund (HSLF).