9th District
Tennessee’s Ninth Congressional District is in the southwest corner of the Volunteer state and is comprised of parts of Shelby and Tipton counties. Its largest population center is the City of Memphis on the banks of the Mississippi River and bordering both Arkansas and Mississippi. Memphis is steeped in rich Delta history and culture but has transformed itself into a 21st Century city with historic investments in cutting-edge technologies. It has long been known as America’s Distribution Center.
The second largest city in Tennessee, and among the largest metropolitan areas in the South, Memphis is a bustling hub for BBQ, entertainment and business. Memphis is home to Regional One Health, the regional trauma center for Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, which conducts world-class cancer research and treatment, Methodists Hospital, and LeBonheaur Children's Hospital. Home to FedEx, AutoZone, International Paper, and several other Fortune 500 companies, Memphis is consistently ranked among the best places to conduct business. A center for higher education and research, the Ninth District boasts the University of Memphis, the University of Tennessee-Health Science Center, LeMoyne-Owen College, Rhodes College, Christian Brothers University and the Southern College of Optometry. Due to its central location in the United States and its many business interests, Memphis’ International Airport handles more cargo than any other airport in America and second in the world. Memphis is also home to the University of Memphis Tigers, the NBA’s Memphis Grizzlies, and the Memphis baseball Redbirds. Memphis is also home to the historic Beale Street lined with music venues and legendary recording studios Stax Records and Sun Studio (where Elvis began his career) and current recording studios Willie Mitchell's Royal Studios and Ardent Recording Studios.
Parts of Tipton County, the birthplace of the musician Isaac Hayes, were added to the Ninth District by the state legislature after the last U.S. Census.
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MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) wrote to Governor Bill Lee on Friday evening asking him to seek Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) assistance for Shelby County for expenses incurred in response to the recent snowstorm. Congressman Cohen noted that the preliminary damage assessment of $4.7 million exceeds the minimum requirement for seeking the assistance.
The letter reads in part:
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today announced that Regional One Health will receive a grant of $499,996 from the U.S. Department of Justice for its Rx for Change comprehensive support services program for crime victims of gun violence and other violent behaviors.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today welcomed that more than $3 million in community project funding for law enforcement programs in Tennessee’s 9th Congressional District has been signed in to law.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today recognized Tuesday’s annual Holocaust Remembrance Day by calling Renee Good and Alex Pretti, killed by ICE agents in Minneapolis for standing up for a just cause, just like the “righteousness among the nations” who saved Jews from the Holocaust.
He noted that the painter Marc Chagall credited the “righteous” non-Jews for saving his life after he fled to Marseille during the Second World War. The Nazi assaults, like current ICE outrages, are being conducted by agents of government.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital will receive a $758,781 grant from the National Instiute on Aging for research on novel pro-drug imaging agents to detect neuroinflammation in Alzheimers Disease under the direction of Dr. Kiel D. Neumann.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today voted for major spending bills for the Defense, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation and Housing and Urban Development departments.
All of the appropriations bills considered today passed the House.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today voted against the annual appropriations bill for the Department of Homeland Security that contains funding for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today questioned former Special Counsel Jack Smith about his investigation and indictments of Donald Trump for conspiracy to overturn the results of the 2020 election and illegal retention of classified documents.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today signed a discharge petition to bring the Restore Trust in Government Act to the House floor for a vote. The petition requires 218 signatures. The Restore Trust in Government Act would end the practice of Members of Congress, the President and the Vice President trading stocks.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) plans to commemorate the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Holiday and Day of Service on Monday by encouraging everyone to read some of his stirring oratory and perform some community service in his memory. Congressman Cohen will spend part of the holiday at the National Civil Rights Museum which will have free admission.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement: