Memphis

WASHINGTON -- Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the University of Memphis will receive a $433,349 grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences for a project entitled “Effect of ambient heat on chronic kidney disease and end-stage kidney disease among U.S. veterans” under the direction of School of Public Health Assistant Professor Abu Mohammed Naser Titu.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) has been reappointed to the U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe and will serve as its Ranking Member. Congressman Cohen continues to serve as the Special Representative on Political Prisoners after receiving that appointment from the President of the Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA).

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee and a former Tennessee state senator, spoke from the House floor this morning to castigate the Tennessee General Assembly for expelling two members for raising gun law issues. He also denounced the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee field hearing Monday that focused on harming the reputation of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, a state official who is prosecuting Donald Trump.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the Metal Museum, formerly the National Ornamental Metal Museum, will be receiving a $500,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities for its continuing efforts.  The Metal Museum is devoted to exhibitions of metalwork and public programs featuring metalsmiths.  It is the only institution of its kind in North America and one of only a few in the world devoted exclusively to metalwork.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) who has been critical of Governor Bill Lee’s decision to reject federal HIV testing funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for non-profit organizations today applauded the CDC’s decision to directly fund the testing through the United Way of Greater Nashville.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today introduced the John Tanner and Jim Cooper Fairness and Independence in Redistricting (FAIR) Act which would require states to take their congressional apportionment decisions out of the political process and place it in the hands of independent redistricting commissions. The measure is named after former Tennessee Congressmen John Tanner and Jim Cooper, both champions of legislation to end partisan gerrymandering.

WASHINGTON -- Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today recognized Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. The observance begins at sundown today. As a state senator, Cohen sponsored, and the Tennessee General Assembly passed, legislation to create the Tennessee Holocaust Commission. A special part of its work is teaching teachers about Holocaust history. Cohen served as an ex-officio member of the commission during his tenure in the state senate.

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), the Representative from Memphis and a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today wrote to Attorney General Merrick Garland asking for a Department of Justice review of the expulsion of Tennessee state Representatives Justin Jones and Justin J. Pearson, and a failed vote to expel Representative Gloria Johnson. The letter reads in part: