Transportation
Information regarding my stance on Transportation issues.
MEMPHIS, TN – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today issued the following statement on concerns throughout the City of Memphis that car inspection facilities are failing local vehicles due to “check engine” lights that remain on, causing motorists to spend their limited time and money before passing inspection:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law today held a hearing on bipartisan legislation authored by Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) and Congressman Sam Graves (R-MO-6) to prohibit discriminatory taxes on the rental of motor vehicles.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today announced the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded Shelby County, Tennessee $2,619,999 to develop a Mid-South Regional Greenprint and Sustainability Plan. The development plan will address the critical need for initiating long-term comprehensive land use planning in the region.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today announced that the Federal Transit Administration, a division of the U.S. Department of Transportation, has awarded more than $1.4 million in combined grants to the Memphis Area Transit Authority. These grants will provide MATA with the resources to study transit improvement alternatives on the Madison Avenue corridor and to install a traffic-signal priority system on Poplar Avenue and Elvis Presley Boulevard.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN) today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded $6,832,954 to Memphis International Airport for overall upgrades that include improving terminal buildings and taxiways as well as security enhancements.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today reintroduced legislation – the American Coastal Waters and Shorelines Protection Act – to require all vessels conducting offshore drilling in U.S. coastal waters to register as a U.S. vessel and fly the American flag. Doing so would create jobs, strengthen the domestic maritime industry and safeguard American workers and the environment.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded the Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA) a grant worth $7 million to upgrade its fleet of diesel buses through the purchase of 15 new hybrid-electric buses. The federal award will be distributed by the Federal Transit Authority (FTA) as part of its “State of Good Repair” initiative.
MEMPHIS, TN – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today announced the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted a waiver until August 31 to allow winter-grade fuel to be sold in Shelby County in the wake of the Valero refinery explosion, which has created a reduced fuel supply throughout the region. Yesterday the Congressman sent a letter to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson expressing his support for Governor Bill Haslam’s request for a waiver. Attached is the letter EPA sent granting the waiver.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today said the deal he helped solidify between the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) and the Great American Steamboat Company (GASC) to bring the “American Queen” back to Memphis would create almost 300 new jobs in the Bluff City. Congressman Cohen secured a 30-day extension from U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood earlier this summer to prevent the deal from falling through.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today reintroduced legislation that would improve our country’s transportation system, spur economic development and enhance the quality of life for many communities throughout the nation.