Tennessee
WASHINGTON – During a hearing today focused on a Ukrainian’s “hell” in Russian captivity, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Co-Chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, praised the heroism of Ukrainian medic Yuliia “Taira” Paievska, who served three months as a Russian prisoner of war. Paievska, who saved hundreds of lives before being taken prisoner in Mariupol, is a national hero to her country. She was introduced ahead of her testimony by Dr.
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced a $299,999 grant to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital for research on the effects of a specific genetic mutation (GATA3) on incidence rates of cancer and health outcomes in multi-ethnic populations from the National Cancer Institute.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital will receive a $1,293,841 grant from the National Cancer Institute to study chronic pain in adolescent survivors of bone cancers.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today applauded the U.S. Senate’s bipartisan confirmation of Memphis lawyer Andre Mathis as a judge on the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, and made the following statement:
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe examines human rights and the war in Ukraine
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Co-Chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the Helsinki Commission, today spoke at a virtual hearing of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE-PA) about his new role as the assembly’s special representative for political prisoners.
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive a $507,693 grant for ethanol research involving the arteries and brain from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
“I am always pleased to see scientific research investments in our Memphis medical school. The research that this supports will improve health outcomes and potentially save lives.”
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MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that Porter-Leath Inc. will receive a $2,155,713 grant from the Administration for Children and Families Office of Head Start to operate its Early Head Start programs in Shelby County.
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) recognized the annual Labor Day holiday on Monday, September 5, with the following statement:
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:
Today, Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9), a senior member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) are leading their colleagues in a bicameral letter expressing their serious concerns regarding the final rule on rear underride protection recently issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on June 30th.