Memphis
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, July 14, 2011 – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the awarding of more than $6.2 million in national environmental workforce development and job training grants to 21 grantees to recruit, train, and place unemployed, predominantly low-income residents in polluted areas.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today introduced the Jobs for Urban Sustainability and Training (JUST) in America Act of 2011, legislation that would create jobs and provide training to Americans struggling to find work by eliminating tax breaks to major oil companies and using those funds for public works and jobs training programs for unemployed workers.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today announced the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital $324,000 annually for five years for Pediatric Oncology Education (POE) <https://www.stjude.org/poe> from the National Cancer Institute (NCI).
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today offered an amendment to the Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act of 2011 (H.R. 2018) that would ensure the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) maintains its existing authority to regulate pipelines crossing streambeds. The Cohen measure was accepted and added to the bill.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today joined Rev. Jesse Jackson, other Civil Rights leaders and members of Congress to stand up for voting rights at the U.S. Capitol and to draw attention to recent restrictive voting measures that will strip citizens of their constitutional right to vote, including in Tennessee.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today announced that Girls Inc. of Memphis has received two talent search grants totaling $610,535. The two grants, one worth $257,769 and the other worth $352,766, will be used to strengthen the organization’s Education Talent Search (ETS) program, which helps low income, first generation college bound students in grades 9-12 develop an awareness for the importance of postsecondary education.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today announced the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded the University of Tennessee Health Science Center $269,012 for nursing workforce diversity. The new federal funds will be distributed by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) recently voted to reduce the federal deficit by more than $66 billion when he voted on nearly a dozen amendments. The Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2012 (H.R. 2219) passed the U.S. House of representatives late last week. The $649 billion defense spending bill increases the Pentagon budget by $17 billion and covers the costs of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Defense Department is the only agency that will see a double-digit increase in its budget.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9), who has worked with President Obama for more than two years to help create jobs in Memphis and Shelby County, today praised the Strong Cities, Strong Communities initiative – an innovative national pilot program designed to strengthen the foundation for economic growth in Memphis and five other cities by delivering federal resources and assistance more efficiently.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today joined with Congressman Sam Graves (R-MO-6) to introduce legislation to prohibit discriminatory taxes on the rental of motor vehicles.