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May 4, 2015

[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:

April 30, 2015

[WASHINGTON, DC] – This afternoon, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) joined U.S. Representatives Mark Takano (CA-41) and Susan Davis (CA-53) to announce the Protections and Regulations for Our Students Act (PRO Students Act), a comprehensive bill designed to protect our nation’s students from deceitful practices and bad actors in the for-profit college industry.

April 24, 2015

Thursday, U.S. Congressman Steve Cohen introduced two bills that aim at boosting the development of aerotropolis transportation systems in Memphis and throughout the country.

Aerotropolis refers to the perspective of urban development focused on promoting diverse development surrounding airports.

April 24, 2015
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Thursday, U.S. Congressman Steve Cohen introduced two bills that aim at boosting the development of aerotropolis transportation systems in Memphis and throughout the country.

Aerotropolis refers to the perspective of urban development focused on promoting diverse development surrounding airports.

Issues:9th DistrictMemphisScience and TechnologyShelby CountyTennesseeTransportation
April 23, 2015

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today introduced two bills aimed at boosting the development of “aerotropolis” transportation systems both in Memphis and throughout the nation. An aerotropolis is a new method of urban development focused on promoting diverse development surrounding airports.

April 15, 2015

[WASHINGTON, DC] – The U.S. Senate late last night passed the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act, which includes a compromise negotiated by Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Congressman Diane Black (TN-06) that will guarantee disproportionate share hospital (DSH) allotments totaling more than $530 million over the next 10 years to help the state’s hospitals and community health centers recoup expenses incurred caring for those who cannot afford to pay.

April 14, 2015

[WASHINGTON, DC] – A new report should remind Congress that it needs to focus more on improving economic and other outcomes for African-American communities, including those in Tennessee like Memphis, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) said on Tuesday.

April 10, 2015

[MEMPHIS, TN] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus, this morning hosted the fourth event in his “Building a Healthier Memphis” series on wellness in the Ninth District at Church Health Center Wellness and highlighted the strong positive impact vaccinations can have on both public health and health of Memphis children, using his own personal experience as a polio survivor to drive the point home.