Shelby County

Lipman now becomes federal judge on the District Court for the Western District of Tennessee

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Sheryl Lipman, who Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) recommended to President Obama to fill a vacancy on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, was today confirmed by the United States Senate on an overwhelming vote of 95-0. Judge Lipman was recommended by the Congressman after he convened a diverse and bipartisan screening committee to conduct interviews of nine potential candidates for the position.

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) announced today that Shelby County has been awarded $5,093,623 in federal funding to help address the HIV/AIDS epidemic and provide care for those living with HIV. This funding comes through the United States Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, which helps local governments provide HIV-related services to more than half a million people each year who do not have sufficient health care coverage or financial resources for coping with the disease.

[MEMPHIS, TN] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today released the following statement after President Barack Obama announced that 8 million Americans have enrolled in private health care coverage through the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance marketplaces:

[MEMPHIS, TN] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) Business Center in Memphis has been awarded $250,000 in federal funds to boost job creation and retention as well as foster the economic growth of minority businesses throughout the Ninth District. Congressman Cohen worked for several years to secure funding for the MBDA Business Center in Memphis.

[MEMPHIS, TN] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced his introduction of H.R. 4471, the Growth Zones Opportunity Act, which would help spur job creation and economic revitalization in distressed areas by renewing tax incentives for designated “Renewal Communities” like Memphis as well as designated “Empowerment Zones” through the end of this decade. These tax incentives were successful in alleviating the damage caused by decades of underinvestment in downtrodden communities, but have expired in recent years and Congress has so far failed to renew them.

[MEMPHIS, TN] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that $4,368,290 in federal funds has been awarded to the City of Memphis and 13 local non-profit organizations to help end homelessness in the Ninth District. This funding comes through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Continuum of Care program, which is designed to promote communitywide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness.