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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 – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a vocal critic of the Tennessee Valley Authority, today introduced the TVA Reform and Consumer Protection Act that would allow greater competition inside and outside its electricity service territory by eliminating the “fence,” lowering costs to ratepayers, and subjecting the federally owned utility to much needed oversight by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, took time to advocate for a Memphis-to-Nashville Amtrak route at a hearing on “Investing in our Nation’s Transportation Infrastructure and Workers: Why it Matters.”
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today announced that Shelby County will receive a $750,000 grant from the Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Program for its Second Chance Act Youth Reentry Program.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today announced a $900,000 grant to Persevere for its reentry and education programs.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), who met with Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs leaders last week to discuss crime in Memphis, today announced a $175,502 grant to the University of Tennessee to strengthen the medical examiner-coroner system.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the Sickle Cell Foundation of Tennessee, headquartered in Memphis, will receive a grant of $184,000 for its newborn screening program from the Department of Health and Human Services.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the Orion Federal Credit Union, a non-profit community development financial institution (CDFI), will receive $105 million from the U.S. Treasury Department’s Emergency Capital Investment Program. The credit union will also receive $213,497 from Treasury’s CDFI Fund Small Dollar Loan Program.
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and its Subcommittee on Aviation, today applauded the $1 million fine assessed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against former Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg for misleading investors after two crashes of the 737 Max airliner in Indonesia and Ethiopia that together killed 346 people.
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly’s special representative for political prisoners, today condemned the Iranian response to protests over the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who died in custody after being arrested by Iran’s Morality Police for allegedly violating strict hijab rules.