Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) received a perfect score on the Alliance for Retired Americans Congressional Scorecard for the first session of the 112th Congress. Congressman Cohen was the only member of the Tennessee Congressional delegation to receive a perfect score. This is the second consecutive year Congressman Cohen earned a perfect score from the Alliance for Retired Americans.

MEMPHIS, TN – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today announced that Memphis will open a new Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) Business Center within the next few weeks to help minority businesses gain access to contracts, capital and markets thanks to a U.S. Department of Commerce grant worth $1 million to be administered over the next four years. Congressman Cohen has worked several years to secure funding for a MBDA Business Center in Memphis.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today announced that the Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded a $2,192,625 economic adjustment assistance grant to the Memphis and Shelby County Port Commission for rail infrastructure improvements in the President’s Island Industrial Park to combat commercial disruptions caused by flooding from the Mississippi River.

MEMPHIS, TN – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded two grants totaling $724,542 to the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. A grant worth $374,792 will be used for research into the metabolism and function of vitamin D in the cornea, distributed by the National Eye Institute.

MEMPHIS, TN – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) recently received the 2012 Tribute of Hope Award from The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) for his “tireless commitment to asbestos education, advocacy, and support in honor” of his dear friend, Warren Zevon. Grammy award winning artist Warren Zevon was a victim of Mesothelioma.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today received the 2012 Public Official of the Year Award from the Tennessee Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW).

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded a $252,887 public housing voucher grant to the Memphis Housing Authority under its Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing program.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today sent a letter to Cass Sunstein, Administrator for the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), thanking the Administrator for his interest in the “check engine” light issue and asking him to review the new regulations for the vehicle inspection program.