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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-9) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive a grant of $1,196,000 for its innovative cardiovascular health program from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the State of Tennessee will receive a grant of $1,273,374 for the restoration of the electrical power, transmissions, and distribution facilities of the Chickasaw Electric Cooperative from the June 25-26, 2023, storms in which parts of Shelby, Tipton and Fayette counties saw serious damage. The funding is from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, today discussed the need for a new Interstate 55 bridge over the Mississippi River at an oversight hearing with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, called the Republican effort to hold President Biden’s ghostwriter Mark Zwonitzer in contempt of Congress “a travesty of a mockery of a sham” and introduced an amendment calling attention to why they are seeking information from him: to create “cheap fake” political ads disparaging the President.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that nine more of his community projects he sought for the 9th Congressional District, worth $12,150,000, are included in the Transportation and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act released today.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced six of his 15 community funding projects are included in two Fiscal Year 2025 Appropriations Subcommittee bills that have been released so far with a dollar value of $4,991,405. See a listing below.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, today spoke in favor of and then voted for the Water Resources Development Act of 2024.
The vote to move the measure to the House floor was 61 to 2.
In opening remarks on the bill, Congressman Cohen said in part:
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, today announced that the City of Memphis will receive a $21,832,817 grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) discretionary grant program to fill the final gaps in the Wolf River Greenway.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the University of Memphis and Assistant Professor of Computer Science Xiaolei Huang will receive a grant of $50,000 to develop an advanced artificial intelligence system for the diagnosis and management of headache disorders.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the City of Memphis will receive Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funding of $1,374,457 for debris removal after the severe storms of July 18-21 last year that resulted in downed trees and other damage. The funding represents the 75 percent federal cost share of the debris removal and disposal effort. Congressman Cohen sought a disaster declaration following the storms on July 24, 2023.