Millington
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, today announced that Tennessee will receive $1,256,554,233 from the historic Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) that only he and Congressman Jim Cooper (TN-05) in the Tennessee Congressional delegation voted for last year.
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that Porter-Leath Inc. will receive a $1,340,187 grant from the Administration for Children and Families Office of Head Start to operate its Head Start Programs in Shelby County.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
I am pleased to be representing the people of Millington. I’ve worked to address post office issues in Millington and am particularly pleased to represent the Millington Naval Base.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) plans to vote on the Infant Formula Supplemental Appropriations Act tonight to address the acute shortage of infant formula caused by a supply disruption in Michigan. This supplemental appropriations bill provides $28 million in emergency funding for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), providing FDA the resources it needs to address the current urgent infant formula shortage and to help prevent it from ever happening again.
WASHINGTON -- Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the Shelby County Board of Education will receive a supplemental grant of $12,984,549 for Head Start programs from the Department of Health and Human Services.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that Tennessee will receive $7,692,249 in federal funds to bring down heating and cooling costs for working families. These investments, secured through last month's government funding legislation, will be used to reduce Tennesseans' energy bills, provide crisis assistance and help weatherize homes.
"As working families contend with rising global energy prices, it is important that we bring down costs and ensure that Memphis and Tennessee homes remain safe, comfortable and affordable," said Congressman Cohen.
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, today announced that Tennessee will receive $139,172,276 under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) that only he and Jim Cooper (TN-05) voted for in Tennessee's Congressional delegation. The funding will provide all Tennesseans with more transportation options, ease congestion in local communities and reduce carbon pollution across the state.
WASHINGTON -- One year after the American Rescue Plan became law, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) announced today that Tennessee's 9th Congressional District has received $18,459,774
to date from the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Emergency Connectivity Fund Program (ECF).
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, today announced that Tennessee will receive $13,074,884 in the current fiscal year and $88,334,969 over five years after passage of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Only Congressmen Cohen and Jim Cooper (TN-05) from the Tennessee delegation voted for the measure which President Biden signed into law in November.
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, today discussed the need for an increased focus on environmental justice by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and greater efforts to restore the Mississippi River at a Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment hearing to consider priorities for the 2022 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA).