Transportation
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MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Co-Chairman of the Helsinki Commission, today wrote to President Biden asking for an immediate cessation of American purchases of oil and gas from Russia. Congressman Cohen acknowledged the likely impact on domestic fuel prices but said patriotic Americans will understand the need to show support for Ukraine and the rule of law. If banned, Congressman Cohen said, Americans filling their cars at the gas station can "Stick it to Putin at the Pump."
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the University of Memphis will receive a $174,789 grant from the National Science Foundation supporting a project entitled "CRII: III: Towards Effective and Efficient City-scale Traffic Reconstruction." The project is under the direction of Assistant Professor of Computer Science Weizi Li, Ph.D.
WASHINGTON – Representatives Steve Cohen (TN-09) and Nanette Diaz Barragán (CA-44) today led a letter to the leaders of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and its Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment urging them to include various environmental justice provisions in the upcoming 2022 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA).
The letter reads in part:
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, today announced that Tennessee will receive $13,074,884 in the current fiscal year and $88,334,969 over five years after passage of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Only Congressmen Cohen and Jim Cooper (TN-05) from the Tennessee delegation voted for the measure which President Biden signed into law in November.
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, today discussed the need for an increased focus on environmental justice by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and greater efforts to restore the Mississippi River at a Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment hearing to consider priorities for the 2022 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA).
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, today announced that the first round of new federal transit funding under the historic Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), that only he and Congressman Jim Cooper (TN-05) voted for from the entire Tennessee Congressional delegation, is heading to Memphis and Tennessee to strengthen public transportation systems, support transit jobs across the region and make urgently needed investments, including for new bus acquisitions, facility upg
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) applauded today's House passage of the America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength (COMPETES) Act that will be considered on Friday. The bill contains two amendments he offered with Republican colleagues.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) applauded today's House passage of two amendments he authored that will be part of the America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength (COMPETES) Act that will be considered on Friday.
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, today called attention to a comprehensive new guide from the Biden Administration to help Memphis and other local communities navigate all of the historic investments under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) that only he and Congressman Jim Cooper (TN-05) voted for from the entire Tennessee Congressional delegation.
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, today announced that the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) will provide funding to determine how to stabilize MLGW electricity transmission line towers threatened by erosion of the Wolf River banks between North Highland and Jackson Avenue north of Interstate 40. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will devote $50,000 to determining whether the project has a federal purpose.