Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and its Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee, today applauded the Federal Railroad Administration’s funding opportunity for $5.8 million in the Interstate Rail Compacts (IRC) Program created by his Interstate Rail Compacts Advancement Act that became law when the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act became law in 2021.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today commemorated Tom Lee Day, recalling the courage and heroism of Mr. Lee, who rescued 32 people from the capsized M.E. Norman on this day in 1925.
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WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital will receive a $479,100 grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to conduct therapeutic genome editing research.
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WASHINGTON -- Congressmen Steve Cohen (TN-9), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Vern Buchanan (FL-16) and Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) have introduced the Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act to ban the harmful practice of “soring” horses. The legislation is endorsed by the Humane Society Legislative Fund.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen, the Ranking Member of the U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE), traveled to Kyiv, Ukraine, on Friday to speak with President Volodymyr Zelensky and show his support for Ukraine’s war effort. Congressman Cohen was accompanied by Helsinki Commission Chairman Joe Wilson and Member Victoria Spartz, who was born in Ukraine. U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink and U.S.
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.