Children and Families
It is important to provide all children and families access to a quality, affordable education and healthcare to help them secure a prosperous future. As a member of Congress, I have championed for legislation that makes it easier for Americans to balance work and family responsibilities, expands support for foster youth care, and serves the needs of children with special behavioral health needs and/or medical disabilities. I also firmly believe that assisting families in their pursuit of higher education is critical for our nation's growth and success.
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MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that St. Jude Children's Research Hospital will receive a $528,622 grant from the National Cancer Institute to study clonal therapy for pediatric T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that Porter-Leath's Head Start Programs will be receiving two grants totaling $3,399,220 from the Administration for Children and Families-Office of Head. One of the grants, for $2,098,080, is for expansion of its Early Head Start programs.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) recognized the annual Labor Day holiday Monday with the following statement:
MEMPHIS — Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) released a new study today showing the Child Tax Credit pumped $18.6 billion into local economies nationwide in July alone. In Tennessee, this tax cut for working families put a total of $401,989,000 into the local economy and $321,591,000 million directly into families' pockets benefiting 1,260,000 children in July. Based on the July payments, the new study from the Joint Economic Committee estimates the Child Tax Credit Monthly Payments will continue to pump $18.6 billion into local economies each month.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that St. Jude Children's Research Hospital will receive a $416,074 grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke for clinical research related to neurological disorders.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that St. Jude Children's Research Hospital will receive a grant of $448,750 from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke for research related to neurological disorders.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today reintroduced the Diversity Advancements in Accelerated Academic Programs Act, a measure authorizing the use of Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) funding to create equity offices in state departments of education or local education agencies that would develop programs to improve diversity in Advanced Placement (AP) and Gifted and Talented (GT) programs.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
MEMPHIS – Congressman Cohen (TN-09) today announced that all of his highest priority spending requests were included by subcommittees of the House Appropriations Committee in their Fiscal Year 2022 appropriations bills. Among the approved requests is $3 million for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for improvements to Tom Lee Park along the Mississippi River waterfront, which is included in the Energy and Water appropriations bill.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that St. Jude Children's Research Hospital will receive a $367,975 grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences for research into Human Serine Palmitoyltransferase Complexes.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
"This grant funding to our premiere children's research hospital will advance our knowledge of enzymes and lead to important discoveries that can save lives."
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that St. Jude Children's Research Hospital will receive a $1,750,578 grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke for "Dissecting the role of NEU1-dependent de-sialylation in neurodegeneration and neuroinflammation."
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
"I am pleased that the National Institutes of Health are investing significant funding to better understand and treat neurological disorders. This funding will ultimately ease pain and lead to a better quality of life."