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, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center was awarded $224,484 in new federal funding by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) to support alcohol research programs.
“The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is one of our country’s premier research centers,” said Congressman Cohen. “This new federal funding will help expand our understanding of the dangers and effects of alcohol consumption.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-09) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center was awarded $370,000 for heart and vascular research by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI).
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today announced the National Civil Rights Museum, the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority, the Memphis Bioworks Foundation, and Freedom From Unnecessary Negatives could receive more than $2 million once the FY 2011 appropriations process is finalized.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today applauded the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for extending the Tennessee Department of Human Services’ Disaster Food Stamp Program to May 28. The program was set to expire this week.
“According to NOAA and the Corps of Engineers, the flooding in Tennessee was the result of a 1,000-year rainfall event,” the delegation wrote in their May 11th letter to President Obama. “We thank you for already designating 42 of the 52 counties requested by our governor as eligible for disaster relief. We also appreciate the efforts of FEMA Director Fugate and his staff as well as that of Secretaries Napolitano, Locke, and Donovan and Small Business Administrator Mills all of whom have visited Tennessee during the last week.
“We are writing to express our support for Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen’s request for disaster relief for 52 counties hit hard by recent storms in Tennessee,” the state’s U.S. Senate and U.S. House Members wrote in their May 4 letter to President Obama.
The delegation outlined the diligent work of the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) in coordinating state agencies’ response to help families and businesses impacted by the storms and flooding that began April 30.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) hosted a telephone town hall meeting to discuss the economy and how best to create jobs, health care, postal issues and other Tennessee and national concerns.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, held a hearing today to examine the impact of Congressional legislation on state and local government revenues during the current economy.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, President Barack Obama announced that he appointed Memphian Ed Stanton as U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee. Ed Stanton, Senior Counsel for Federal Express Corporation, is a lifelong citizen of Memphis, Tennessee with a history of dedicated community service. He has a broad range of legal experience in government, private and corporate sectors, from which he has gained the requisite skills to serve as U.S. Attorney.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) hosted a telephone town hall meeting this evening to discuss the economy and how best to create jobs, education, Social Security, the census and other Tennessee and national concerns.