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MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, today led a letter with Senator Edward J. Markey and Representatives Adriano Espaillat, Ruben Gallego and Jake Auchincloss to House and Senate leaders requesting that "Complete Streets" principles be incorporated into the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework now being negotiated.

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today reintroduced the Diversity Advancements in Accelerated Academic Programs Act, a measure authorizing the use of Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) funding to create equity offices in state departments of education or local education agencies that would develop programs to improve diversity in Advanced Placement (AP) and Gifted and Talented (GT) programs.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

MEMPHIS – Congressman Cohen (TN-09) today announced that all of his highest priority spending requests were included by subcommittees of the House Appropriations Committee in their Fiscal Year 2022 appropriations bills. Among the approved requests is $3 million for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for improvements to Tom Lee Park along the Mississippi River waterfront, which is included in the Energy and Water appropriations bill.

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen, a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today expressed his support for the Biden Administration's gun violence strategy and its work with Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn "CJ" Davis. Davis was among several municipal officials who met with Biden at the White House on Monday to discuss use of $350 million in American Rescue Plan funding dedicated to implementing proven violence-prevention policies.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive a $453,683 grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences for a unified high-performance web service for systems genetics and precision medicine.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

"Integrating best practices and efficiencies into medical care delivery is critical for improving health outcomes. This grant will keep our Memphis medical school at the cutting edge of those efforts."

WASHINGTON – Congressman Cohen applauded the Biden Administration for taking steps to protect consumers from airline fees. Today's executive order directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to issue new rules demanding airlines to quickly refund fees if baggage is delayed or if other services, such as wireless internet or in-flight entertainment, do not operate properly.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

MEMPHIS – Today, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) submitted his concerns about block granting Tennessee's Medicaid program at a public forum hosted by the state on "The Progress of the TennCare Demonstration." In his letter, Congressman Cohen asks the state to "undo this dangerous TennCare Demonstration," which would imperil care for elderly, disabled and low-income Tennesseans.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a member of the Natural Resources Committee and a longtime member of the Congressional Animal Protection Caucus, released the following statement on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) plans to round up wild horses on Sunday: