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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WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today voted for, and the House passed, the Paycheck Fairness Act, which closes loopholes and strengthens the 1963 Equal Pay Act, including providing effective remedies for women who are not receiving equal pay for equal work. The vote was 217 to 210.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today toured the Federal Emergency Management Agency-supported Community Vaccination Center at the Pipkin Building in the old Mid-South Fairgrounds this morning. The expanded center, which can vaccinate 3,000 people per day, was announced by the White House last week as part of a major Biden Administration effort to boost vaccine distribution and outreach. After his tour, Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) will tour the Community Vaccination Center at the Pipkin Building at the old Mid-South Fairgrounds on Wednesday. The facility, supported by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), was announced last week by the White House, and will nearly double, to 3,000, the number of daily doses of vaccine that can be administered at the site.
Congressman Cohen will hold a press availability after his tour at a place to be determined outside.
What: Congressman Cohen Tour of Vaccination Center
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced two grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The University of Memphis will receive a $50,000 grant from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities for a project collaborating with faith leaders in the Deep South to end the stigmatization of those with HIV. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital will receive $444,775 from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke for research on improving genetically modified T cells for medulloblastomas.
MEMPHIS – The Biden White House and Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) this morning announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will set up and operate a COVID-19 vaccination center at the Pipkin Building at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium capable of delivering 3,000 shots a day. The facility will open on April 7 and will be supported by members of the U.S. Military, state and federal public health officials, and other experts.
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that three Memphis community health centers will receive grants totaling $19,415,250 from the American Rescue Plan Act that Congress passed and President Biden recently signed into law. Christ Community Health Services will receive $13,137,500, Memphis Health Center will receive $5,159,875, and Tri-State Community Health Center will receive $1,117,875.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
MEMPHIS -- Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that Porter-Leath Inc. will receive a $1,235,346 grant to operate its Early Head Start Programs in Shelby County from the Administration for Children and Families Office of Head Start.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today voted for, and the House passed, the Dream and Promise Act, providing a path to citizenship for young people brought to this country as children. Before the vote, Congressman Cohen spoke from the House floor during debate on the measure.
In those remarks, he said, in part:
"These Dreamers are trained in America. They've been educated in America. They're talented. They're smart.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties today voted for, and the House passed, an extension of the deadline to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) and a reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. Congressman Cohen presided at the first hearing on the Equal Rights Amendment in 36 years in May of 2019, and he has been a longtime and consistent supporter of gender equality.
In a floor speech today before the votes, Congressman Cohen said:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that St. Jude Children's Research Hospital will receive a grant for $359,000 from the National Institute of General Medical Services for research on mammalian NADPH oxidases.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
"I'm pleased to see the National Institutes of Health investing in this kind of critical research, which keeps scientists in their labs and will lead to important breakthroughs over time."