Tennessee
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 that St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital will receive a grant of $819,860 from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute for developing and validating race-specific cardiomyopathy risk prediction models in African American survivors of childhood cancer.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the Shelby County and the Shelby County Health Care Corporation (Regional One) will receive $2,016,498 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Healthy Start Initiative designed to eliminate disparities in perinatal health for expecting mothers and those who have just given birth. The program focuses on communities with infant mortality rates 1.5 times the national average.
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital will receive a $754,304 grant from the National Cancer Institute to study the trajectory of epigenetic aging and health outcomes in childhood cancer survivors.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a longtime proponent of using the Clean Air Act to limit the pollution driving climate change, today applauded the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) suite of new rules governing fossil fuel-fired power plants. He was particularly pleased to see a final rule requiring the safe management of coal ash like that produced by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA).
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that Tri-State Community Health Center will receive a grant of $1,416,200 for its ongoing work with the underserved from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Aviation Subcommittee Ranking Member Steve Cohen (TN-9) and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Rick Larsen (WA-2) provided the following statements after the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) today issued a final rule requiring that airlines issue passengers a prompt automatic cash refund for canceled and significantly delayed flights.
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the University of Memphis will receive a grant of $362,500 to study biological responses to environmental health hazards from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) spoke from the House floor this morning, urging support for bills providing aid to Israel, Ukraine, and the Indo-Pacific region.
In his remarks, Congressman Cohen said:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) announced that Memphis Health Center Inc., Porter-Leath, and the Shelby County Board of Education will be receiving grants totaling $21,309,797 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Porter-Leath will receive $1,385,603 to operate its Head Start programs and the Board of Education will receive $14,553,699 to operate its Head Start programs. Memphis Health Center will receive $5,370,495 to support its programs.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) learned of the death of Memphis Police Officer Joseph McKinney and the wounding of two of his colleagues this morning and made the following statement: