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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, TN] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) will give remarks tomorrow afternoon at the investiture ceremony of new U.S. District Court Judge Sheryl H. Lipman, where Judge Lipman’s status as federal judge will be formally conferred. Congressman Cohen recommended Judge Lipman, who was serving as Chief of Staff to University of Memphis Interim President R. Brad Martin at the time, to President Obama to fill a vacancy on the U.S.
[MEMPHIS, TN] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today welcomed U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) Robert A. McDonald to Memphis as he addressed the 70th Annual National Convention of American Veterans (AMVETS), which is taking place this week at the Memphis Cook Convention Center.
[MEMPHIS, TN] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) was awarded with the National Association of Community Health Centers’ 2014 Distinguished Community Health Advocate award this morning. Congressman Cohen accepted the award during National Community Health Center Week at the Memphis Health Center, which is expanding thanks in part to $4.7 million in federal funds provided by President Obama’s Affordable Care Act. A photo of this morning’s event is available here.
Memphis City Council members Harold Collins and Myron Lowery Tuesday stood in the parking lot turned construction zone where the Memphis Health Center is expanding on E.H. Crump Boulevard near Danny Thomas.
“I was a patient at this facility as a kid,” said Collins, 51. “When your father is a cabdriver and your mother never worked out of the house, you can’t go to a pediatric service provider somewhere else. You’ve got to come where it’s free.”
Memphis City Council members Harold Collins and Myron Lowery Tuesday stood in the parking lot turned construction zone where the Memphis Health Center is expanding on E.H. Crump Boulevard near Danny Thomas.
“I was a patient at this facility as a kid,” said Collins, 51. “When your father is a cabdriver and your mother never worked out of the house, you can’t go to a pediatric service provider somewhere else. You’ve got to come where it’s free.”
[MEMPHIS, TN] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced two grants for Memphis-area non-profits totaling $1,355,000 in federal funding to help prevent local low-income veterans and their families from becoming homeless and to find housing for those that already have. Today’s grant funding is through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) Program, which Congressman Cohen has worked to secure funding for.
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This week in Memphis, I met with 10 Memphis-based innovative startups that are helping create jobs and grow our economy, participated in several National Night Out events throughout Shelby County and in a conference aimed at eradicating blight and building sustainable communities, pushed for federal oversight of this week’s elections, and attended the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law’s 2014 Pillars of Excellence Awards. Keep reading to learn more about what happened this week.
Congressman again calls on House Republicans to restore the landmark civil rights law’s full protections
[MEMPHIS, TN] – On the 49th anniversary of President Lyndon Johnson signing the landmark Voting Rights Act (VRA) into law, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) cited a new National Commission on Voting Rights report that found rampant voting rights discrimination in America as he once again called on House Republicans to join President Obama and Congressional Democrats in working to quickly
[MEMPHIS, TN] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) will celebrate the second annual "Start-Up Day Across America" by joining 10 nascent small businesses from the Memphis area at StartCo. As he tours the StartCo facility and meets with representatives from several of the startup businesses that work out of the facility, Congressman Cohen will raise awareness of the significant impact that entrepreneurs can have on both the Memphis and national economies as well as highlight the innovation taking place in the Ninth District.