Shelby County
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-9) today announced five National Institutes of Health grants totaling $2,657,819 to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. One, for $697,992, from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, is for research on Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)-causing proteins. The second, for $455,000, from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, is for research on inflammatory caspases in innate immunity and inflammation.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the newly re-named Frederick W. Smith International Airport will receive a grant of $21,982,285 from the Federal Aviation Administration. The funding will pay for the reconstruction and reconfiguration of a terminal access outer road, construction of a snow-removal equipment building, the realignment of Taxiway B, and improvements to the ticketing and security screening areas.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital will receive three grants totaling $515,239, and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive one grant of $227,030, from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TH-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today announced two grants totaling $4,592,039 from the Department of Justice’s Office of Violence Against Women to the state of Tennessee.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the Soulsville Foundation will receive a grant of $100,000 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to implement a curator-in-residence program.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive four grants totaling $2,447,031 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that Dr. Xiaolei Huang, a professor of computer science at the University of Memphis, will receive a grant of $528,137 from the National Science Foundation. His project, creating a smart sensing network for precision soybean breeding, is in collaboration with the Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that Dr. Thomas Goebel of the University of Memphis Center for Earthquake Research and Information will receive a grant of $272,211 from the National Science Foundation. His research project will attempt to answer the question: Why are earthquake foreshocks rare in nature?
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital will receive two grants from the National Cancer Institute and that the University of Memphis will receive one grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
WASHINGTON -- Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today voted against the massive, $1.15 trillion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which included the SAVE Act requiring proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections, a major Trump priority.
The measure passed on a vote of 216 to 212.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement: