Press Releases
MEMPHIS, TN – Today, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) announced that the federal Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has awarded $2 million in federal funding to the City of Memphis to help combat the HIV epidemic. This award is part of a larger $147 million investment by HRSA to support states and metropolitan areas with the highest levels of HIV transmission. The funding will link people with HIV to essential care, support, and treatment as part of the Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S.
WASHINGTON, DC — Yesterday, Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-09), Ranking Member of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the Helsinki Commission, joined Commission Chairman Joe Wilson (R-SC-02) in introducing the Ukraine Victory Resolution in the House of Representatives. Commissioners Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), along with Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), introduced a companion resolution in the Senate.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) voted against the Limit, Save, Grow Act(H.R. 2811).
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-09), Ranking Member of the House Aviation Subcommittee, joined fellow Transportation and Infrastructure Committee members Reps. Colin Allred (D-TX-32) and Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR-05) in introducing the Flight Education Access Act. The new bipartisan bill would increase the limit for individuals taking out student loans to pay for flight training, and works to increase diversity within pilot training programs. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Dan Sullivan (R-AK) are leading the bill in the U.S.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) was recognized by the Rail Passengers Association with the 2023 Golden Spike Award for his work on behalf of America’s rail passengers. This year’s Golden Spike Award recognizes Rep. Cohen’s years of work fighting for a better Amtrak network and passengers’ right to quality service.
MEMPHIS, TN – Today, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) issued the following statement on the passing of Harry Belafonte:
MEMPHIS, TN – Today, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) announced that the Memphis International Airport will receive an $11.65 million federal infrastructure grant award to support the reconstruction of existing taxiway, as well as for the installation of new taxiway lighting. The new federal resources are being awarded through the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Airport Improvement Grant Program, and were made possible by the FY 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 2617), which Rep.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York responded to Tuesday’s announcement that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has named 16 members to a new Advisory Committee on Underrides Protection and published an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking side underride guards, both of which were provisions they advanced as part of the Stop Underrides Act in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), the Ranking Member of the Aviation Subcommittee, today questioned expert witnesses at a hearing on Reauthorizing the Federal Aviation Administration entitled “Examining the Current and Future Challenges Facing the Aerospace Workforce.”
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today reintroduced the Latonya Reeves Freedom Act, assuring that the Supreme Court’s Olmstead ruling, giving the disabled the qualified right to receive the services they need in a setting of their choice, is honored. The measure has 58 bipartisan House cosponsors.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement: