Memphis
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded Memphis $5,195,847 under the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) to address the effects of abandoned and foreclosed housing.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Shelby County today received designation as a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA). This Federal designation will further the development of joint drug control efforts by federal, state, local and tribal law enforcement officers in the region and allow them to benefit from ongoing HIDTA initiatives. Congressman Steve Cohen issued a letter requesting the designation in April.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced the National Civil Rights Museum was awarded $750,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to establish an endowment fund dedicated to educational programming.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today issued a letter to Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. requesting an investigation into voter irregularities that occurred during the Memphis and Shelby County elections held on August 5. A copy of the letter is listed below:
A copy of the letter is listed below:
August 11, 2010
The Honorable Eric H. Holder, Jr.
Attorney General
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530
Dear Attorney General Holder:
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced the U.S. Department of Education has awarded Memphis City Schools $592,056 in new federal funding under the agency’s School Leadership Program to recruit, train and mentor principals and assistant principals.
“The School Leadership Program will provide invaluable resources to principals and school administrators in Memphis,” said Congressman Cohen. “With these new federal funds, Memphis City Schools will be able to educate a new generation of leaders.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded the Memphis International Airport $7,472,262 for new safety equipment, terminal building improvements, and taxiway expansion.
MEMPHIS, TN – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law (CAL), today chaired a hearing at the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law on the Wells Fargo fair housing lawsuit filed by the City of Memphis and Shelby County, bankruptcy issues as they relate to home foreclosures, and the overall foreclosure problem in Memphis.
Memphis Mayor A C Wharton and Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18) participated in the hearing.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today announced United Housing in Memphis has been awarded $135,000 from NeighborWorks America to finance the rehabilitation of affordable housing throughout the city.
“Memphis suffers from one of the highest foreclosure rates in the nation,” said Congressman Cohen. “These new funds will help rehabilitate homes in affordable housing communities throughout Memphis.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-09) today announced that St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital was awarded more than $400,000 for cancer treatment research by the National Cancer Institute (NCI).
“St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has been a pioneer in providing its patients with high quality care for years,” said Congressman Cohen. “These new federal funds will enable the Hospital to continue to invest in forward-thinking cancer research that benefits our children.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today announced the Shelby County Government homeless program -- “There is No Place Like Home” -- will receive $434,634 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
“Memphis has far too many people living on the streets,” said Congressman Cohen. “These new federal funds will help the ‘There is No Place Like Home’ program provide the homeless with the permanent housing they need to secure jobs and become productive members of society.”