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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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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded the University of Tennessee Health Science Center a grant worth $333,000 to fund research on arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases. The new federal funding will be distributed by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today hosted a telephone Town Hall on job growth, improving the economy, the debt limit and other important issues including Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security for approximately 60 minutes between 6:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. CT. More than 1,500 constituents from the 9th Congressional District participated in the call.
MEMPHIS, TN. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today visited several Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) feeding sites throughout Memphis with U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service Deputy Regional Administrator Erin Swanson-Hall to serve more than 150 local children food and discuss the importance of the Summer Food Service Program, which was created in 1968 to provide children with nutritious meals during the summer months.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today reintroduced legislation that would improve our country’s transportation system, spur economic development and enhance the quality of life for many communities throughout the nation.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today announced the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded Memphis City Schools $499,167 for school-based health center programs.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded the University of Tennessee Health Science Center a grant worth $438,932 to expand research projects for heart and vascular diseases. This new federal funding will be distributed by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI).
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today announced that the U.S. Housing and Urban Development Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program has awarded the Memphis Housing Authority $232,782 to supply permanent housing and case management to homeless veterans.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) received a Friend of the National Parks Award from the nonpartisan National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) for his voting record in the 111th Congress. A photo of the award is attached.
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.