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 introduced legislation to address the epidemic of childhood obesity in America. Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey plans to introduce a companion bill in the Senate next week. The measure, the Reducing Obesity in Youth Act, would create incentives to improve the future health of American children and affect future national health care costs and national security.
Mentions Alecia Franklin rape case in Memphis at markup
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today announced $3.5 million in Department of Justice grants to Memphis and Shelby County. The City of Memphis will receive $2 million to equip 2,200 sworn officers with body-worn cameras and to establish a comprehensive camera-use policy to enhance transparency and accountability in policing.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital will receive a grant of $860,899 to study antibiotics for persistent infections from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive a grant of $674,128 for extended interventions to promote long-term physical activity in African American cancer survivors from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities.
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MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that Dextrous Robotics Inc. has received a $999,746 grant from the National Science Foundation for a project entitled “Automated Perception for Robotic Chopsticks Manipulating Small and Large Objects in Constrained Spaces.”
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital will receive a grant of $416,325 from the National Cancer Institute for research involving pediatric myeloid leukemia.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
Helsinki Commission hearing on Vladimir Kara-Murza: Putin’s Personal Prisoner
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, today questioned Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg at an oversight hearing.
Suggests his Constitutional amendment limiting the pardon power would end abuses