Tennessee
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen, who has advocated for the release of records and files associated with the assassination of President John F. Kennedy throughout his career in public office, expressed disappointment with the National Archives and Records Administration’s limited release of the remaining records, and made the following statement today:
WASHINGTON – Congressmen Steve Cohen of Tennessee and Joe Wilson of South Carolina, the Co-Chairman and Ranking Member of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the Helsinki Commission, today introduced a resolution making the finding that, in light of Russia’s unprovoked invasion of and ongoing war against Ukraine, Russia’s presence on the United Nations Security Council “violates the purposes and principles of the United Nations.”
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), the Co-Chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the Helsinki Commission, today questioned witnesses at a Commission hearing on “The Alarming Rise in Antisemitism and its Threat to Democracy.”
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the Shelby County Board of Education will receive a grant of $13,360,628 to operate its Head Start programs. The funding comes from the Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children and Families.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the University of Memphis and LeBonheur Community Health and Well-Being will both receive substance abuse and mental health services grants from the Department of Health and Human Services. The university will receive $238,569 and LeBonheur Community Health will receive $250,000. Both are identified by the department as projects of regional and national significance.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that Memphis Health Center will receive $515,258 and Tri-State Community Health Center will receive $139,472 to expand their COVID-19 vaccination capacities.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today voted no on the National Defense Authorization Act that contains $45 billion more than President Biden requested earlier this year.
The vote on passage was 350 to 80.
After the vote, Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, today voted for the Respect for Marriage Act, protecting the rights of couples in seme-sex and interracial marriages.
The vote on passage was 258 to 169.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a vocal critic of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), today took note of the Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division board’s vote rejecting a long-term contract with the federal power supplier, and made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that Christ Community Health Services will receive a $596,740 grant from the Department of Health and Human Services to expand its COVID-19 vaccination capacity.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement: