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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), who introduced the bill to name the Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center for Tuskegee Airman Lieutenant Colonel Luke Weathers Jr. last year that became law in December, invites members of the news media to a naming ceremony and sign unveiling on Monday, July 24.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive a $750,000 grant to strengthen its Family Medicine program from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Rural Residency Planning and Development Program.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital will receive a $663,500 grant to study Transcriptional Regulation in ZFTA-RELA Ependymoma from the National Cancer Institute.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressmen Steve Cohen (TN-9) and Tim Burchett (TN-2) today introduced a measure ensuring the public has access to information about the salaries of Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) employees making more than $109,908 annually, or the maximum basic pay rate of a General Schedule Grade 13 (GS-13) Federal employee.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), the Ranking Member of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, today joined Helsinki Commission members and other members of Congress in a meeting with Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, Pope Francis’ Special Envoy seeking to resolve the humanitarian crisis being caused by the Russian abduction of Ukrainian children. The focus of the meeting today was Cardinal Zuppi’s efforts to have Ukrainian children who were illegally deported to Russia returned to their parents. U.S.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today joined fellow members of Congress in asking Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan to revoke the invitation to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to testify at Thursday’s hearing before the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive a $237,809 grant from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research to study a novel Fluorine non-plasma’s effect on tooth decay.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that 14 of his Community Projects, valued at $16,065,195, have been approved for funding by three Appropriations subcommittees. This is a major hurdle for projects Congressman Cohen asked for in this year’s 2024 Fiscal Year appropriations process and is subject to possible revision as the negotiation process moves forward for a final FY 2024 budget.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that nine of his Community Projects, valued at $13,102,000, have been approved for funding by the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee. This is a major hurdle for projects Congressman Cohen asked for in this year’s 2024 Fiscal Year appropriations process and is subject to possible revision as the negotiation process moves forward for a final FY 2024 budget.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today condemned the hypocrisy of some Republican members of the Judiciary Committee who questioned the honesty and integrity of FBI Director Christopher Wray on Wednesday and raised issues about Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan’s ethics today.