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As a fourth-generation Memphian, I have dedicated my life to public service in Memphis and Shelby County. My work has defined my life and affected the lives of people in Memphis, across Tennessee and now across America throughout my career in national, state and local politics.
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MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today commended Governor Bill Lee for finally heeding the advice of public health officials and making his shelter-in-place order mandatory. Congressman Cohen had expressed concern that Tennessee continued to lose valuable time flattening the curve and increasing the possibility of exposure to the virus. Tennessee recently made national headlines for failing to heed the advice of health experts and not demand that non-essential workers and others stay at home.
In an effort to keep TN-09 constituents up to date on the coronavirus situation, I will share updates with important information. I hope you'll take some time to look at this information. As always, if you need to reach my office please call 901-544-4131 for the Memphis office and 202-225-3265 for the D.C. office.
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today wrote to Governor Bill Lee, commending his decision to recommend a statewide shelter-in-place for non-essential travel, but also urging him to make it mandatory in order to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic already evident throughout the Mid-South and to prevent a deluge of cases overwhelming Memphis medical facilities.
The letter reads in part:
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today wrote to the Governors of Mississippi and Arkansas, whose state lines are also City of Memphis city limits, urging them to issue mandatory shelter-in-place orders to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic already evident throughout the Mid-South and prevent a deluge of cases overwhelming Memphis medical facilities.
The letter reads in part:
In an effort to keep TN-09 constituents up to date on the coronavirus situation, I will share updates with important information. I hope you'll take some time to look at this information. As always, if you need to reach my office please call 901-544-4131 for the Memphis office and 202-225-3265 for the D.C. office.
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today celebrated the life and legacy of the Reverend Joseph Lowery, a founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and longtime Civil Rights leader, who died Friday in Atlanta at the age of 98.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
"I was fortunate to know Reverend Lowery through his frequent visits to Memphis for the 4th of April anniversaries of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination. He was a great humanitarian, a gifted orator and truly a man of God."
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) flew into Washington from Memphis this morning to cast a decisive, once-in-a-generation vote on a critical Coronavirus Response bill. The measure passed this afternoon and is expected to be swiftly signed into law.
Coronavirus (Covid-19) Update for Thursday, March 26
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that Christ Community Health Services will receive a $138,489 grant from the Department of Health and Human Services to support health centers in underserved areas during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON -- Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) announced today that Christ Community Health Services Inc. will be receiving a grant of $4,442,578 from the Department of Health and Human Services for its ongoing work meeting the needs of the medically underserved.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
"This significant grant will help Christ Community Health Services meet the medical care necessities of Memphians most in need. I am pleased to see this funding go to support the dedicated people looking out for the underserved."