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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-09), a senior member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, today announced that Tennessee will receive $1,256,554,233 from the historic Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) that only he and Congressman Jim Cooper (TN-05) in the Tennessee Congressional delegation voted for last year.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, today introduced the Free Speech Protection Act with fourco-sponsors. The bill aims to deter so-called Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP) that powerful interests deploy to stifle free speech through bad-faith defamation lawsuits.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that AgLaunch, a Memphis-based non-profit organization that aims to accelerate the transformation of regional agriculture, will receive a grant of $1.5 million from the Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee and a member of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, today applauded President Biden’s decision to grant a full and unconditional pardon of all prior federal offenses for simple possession of marijuana by U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the University of Memphis will receive a grant of $1,400,393 for a project promoting Black wealth advancement under the direction of Management Professor Kurt Kraiger from the U.S. Department of Commerce.
WASHINGTON – Representative Steve Cohen (D-TN), Co-Chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the Helsinki Commission, along with Ranking Member Joe Wilson (R-SC), Jim Banks (R-IN), and Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) issued a joint statement regarding the introduction of the bipartisan Stop Helping Adversaries Manipulate Everything (SHAME) Act. The legislation serves as a deterrent for would-be enablers of foreign governments seeking to undermine democracy, democratic institutions, and U.S.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today announced two grants from the Department of Justice totaling $1,405,946. The first, for $1,005,962, for Shelby County, is from the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Program. The second, to Casa Luz, is for $399,984.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that Methodist LeBonheur Community Outreach will receive a Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs grant of $900,000 for strategies to support youths exposed to violence.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation will receive a grant of $2,917,201 to address its evidence evaluation crime lab backlog. The funding comes after a significant time lapse in testing a Memphis victim’s rape kit led to the rape and murder of a Memphis kindergarten teacher.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced the Shelby County Board of Education will receive a $1 million grant from the Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention to enhance the capacity of schools to address youth violence.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement: