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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WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division (MLGW) will receive $1,272,769 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), as authorized under Section 406 of the Robert T. Stafford Act, for permanent utility restoration work after February's severe winter storms.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive a $231,000 grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to study the genetic determinants regulating susceptibility and resistance to SARS CoV-2 (Covid).
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the National Park Service will provide a $500,000 grant for the rehabilitation of Collins Chapel and $50,000 for the Memphis Heritage Trail Youth and Civil Rights Summer Camp.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
"I am pleased to announce these investments in important Memphis institutions by the National Park Service, which will help preserve and interpret the African American Civil Rights movement."
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WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive a $203,280 research grant from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today wrote to Tennessee Valley Authority CEO Jeffrey Lyash about plans to transition away from coal-fired electricity generation by building a new fossil gas plant, which would require the construction of a new gas pipeline. Congressman Cohen urged a re-thinking of the plan and an increased focus on clean, renewable energy.
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WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) tonight voted for nearly $40 billion in aid to Ukraine, including $8.7 billion to replenish stocks of U.S. equipment sent to the war-ravaged country.
The vote on passage was 368 to 57.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the environmental conservation group Clean Memphis will receive a grant of $485,559 from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today released a statement commemorating Yom Ha'atzmaut, a one-day recognition of Israel's independence:
"I congratulate the Israeli people celebrating the 74th anniversary of their independence. Israel is a staunch, important ally and friend to America. To all Israelis, I say ‘Yom Atzmaut Sameach.'"
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today held an event in his office in the Odell Horton Federal Building to celebrate with representatives of the 10 community projects for which he secured funding. The $11,701,000 secured in the FY22 Federal Spending bill is the most Tennessee's 9th Congressional District has ever received through the appropriations process.
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that Memphis Health Center Inc. will receive a $5,039,393 grant from the Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Service Administration.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement: