Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), the ranking member of the Aviation Subcommittee, today addressed efforts to improve passenger safety and comfort at a hearing on “Navigating the Comprehensive Passenger Experience.” The hearing was the third held this year on the reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the University of Memphis will receive a grant of $414,779 from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering for a project entitled “Downregulation of neutrophil extracellular traps by fibrous regeneration template design.” The project is under the direction of Dr. Gary L. Bowlin, Chairman and Professor in the University’s Biomedical Engineering Department.
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that Shelby County will receive a $1,777,632 for its Ryan White HIV/AIDS programs.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center will be receiving two significant research grants from the National Institutes of Health. The first, for $756,105, is from the National Institute for Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases for work on “Prenatal Longitudinal Metabolomics Profiling for Early Childhood Growth Trajectories and Obesity Risk in a U.S.
MEMPHIS -- WASHINGTON -- Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) announced today that Christ Community Health Services Inc. will be receiving a grant of $6,708,654 from the Department of Health and Human Services for its ongoing work meeting the needs of the medically underserved.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
MEMPHIS – On Tuesday, March 21, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) will hold a roundtable discussion on housing issues with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Regional Administrator Jose Alverez and invited regional stakeholders. The news media are welcome to attend.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the University of Memphis will receive a grant of $174,960 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for a projected entitled “CRII: III: Metadata-guided Imbalance-Modeling for Robust Computational Healthcare” under the direction of Department of Computer Science Assistant Professor Xiaolei Huang.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
Congressman Cohen Announces $171,761 Fire Prevention & Safety Grant to the City of Memphis
Ensuring Memphis is well equipped to address fire safety
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Ranking Member of the U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the Helsinki Commission, questioned expert witnesses at the Commission’s Hearing on “Countering Russia’s Terroristic Mercenaries.”
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), the new Ranking Member of the Aviation Subcommittee, today questioned expert witnesses at the first subcommittee hearing on “FAA Reauthorization: Securing the Future of General Aviation.” You can see his opening statement here.