Science and Technology
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus Co-Chair Steve Cohen (TN-09) issued the following statement regarding today’s passage of the 21st Century Cures Act through the U.S. House of Representatives:
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The senseless Emanuel AME Church murders are so horrific and so sad that they are hard to fathom. There are still some in America who are so full of hate that we must ask what put this young man on this path. Read my full statement on Wednesday’s shootings in Charleston here.
[WASHINGTON, DC] – The Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2015, which was introduced earlier this year by Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) and Chairman of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Lamar Smith (TX-21) to protect consumers from unfair taxes on digital goods, was approved by the House Judiciary Committee today on a voice vote and now awaits consideration by the full House. The legislation, H.R.
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced 4 federal grants totaling $2,936,706 in funding for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. This funding comes through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and will be used for a variety of programs and research projects.
“This funding will be used to continue important work at St. Jude, one of the world’s finest health care institutions,” said Congressman Cohen.
Today’s announcement includes funding for the following St. Jude projects:
The Memphis Health Center has received a federal grant worth more than $3.7 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration.
The funding will be used to help fund the Memphis Health Center, which provides affordable health care services to Shelby County residents.
The Memphis Health Center has received a federal grant worth more than $3.7 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration.
The funding will be used to help fund the Memphis Health Center, which provides affordable health care services to Shelby County residents.
[MEMPHIS, TN] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) announced today that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis was awarded a total of $1,885,417 in federal grant funding for six different research projects.
“These significant federal investments will help keep Memphis and the UT Health Science Center at the forefront of the medical research community,” said Congressman Cohen.
The following grants were awarded to UTHSC under today’s announcement: