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, TN] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today joined Mayor A C Wharton and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) General Deputy Assistant Secretary Jemine Bryon to announce a $3 million federal grant that will fund a pilot program to enroll nearly 300 Memphians at Foote Homes in job training and other programs, ultimately placing at least 60 of them in good-paying jobs in Shelby County.
[MEMPHIS, TN] – Medical marijuana legislation led in the House by Congressmen Steve Cohen (D-TN) and Don Young (R-AK) and in the Senate by Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Rand Paul (R-KY) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) is gaining more and more bipartisan support.
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressmen Steve Cohen (TN-09), Danny Davis (IL-07) and Eric Swalwell (CA-15) today introduced legislation to restore fairness in student lending by treating privately issued student loans the same as other types of private debt in bankruptcy. Until 2005, this type of student loan debt was dischargeable in bankruptcy, but a change to the bankruptcy code made that year removed this consumer protection. Student loan debt now outstrips both auto loans and credit card debt as the largest form of non-mortgage consumer debt.
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) joined Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (CA-08) and several other House Democratic Representatives in cosponsoring the Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act of 2015, which Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) reintroduced this week. This bill would allow borrowers with high interest rates on their existing public and private student loans to refinance at lower interest rates similar to those available to new student loan borrowers. According to U.S.
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today reintroduced his Supermarket Tax Credit for Underserved Areas Act, which would help reduce the prevalence of “food deserts” and help ensure that healthy, fresh food is available throughout the nation, including in urban areas. The legislation would provide tax incentives for the establishment of supermarkets in empowerment zones and formerly designated renewal communities.
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) announced a new $3,650,388 federal grant for Christ Community Health Services, Inc., awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). This funding comes through the Health Resource and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Health Center Cluster grant program.
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the Shelby County Board of Education has been awarded an $11,329,117 grant from the Department of U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) to support Head Start projects that help promote school readiness of children from birth until the age of 5 by enhancing their cognitive, social, and emotional development.