Press Releases

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the National Park Service will provide a $500,000 grant for the rehabilitation of Collins Chapel and $50,000 for the Memphis Heritage Trail Youth and Civil Rights Summer Camp.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

"I am pleased to announce these investments in important Memphis institutions by the National Park Service, which will help preserve and interpret the African American Civil Rights movement."

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WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive a $203,280 research grant from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Co-Chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the Helsinki Commission, today addressed the Organization for Security and Cooperation's (OSCE) Parliamentary Assembly and urged it to make a strong statement in support of Ukraine when it gathers in Birmingham, England, in July.

In his remarks, Co-Chairman Cohen said in part:

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today wrote to Tennessee Valley Authority CEO Jeffrey Lyash about plans to transition away from coal-fired electricity generation by building a new fossil gas plant, which would require the construction of a new gas pipeline. Congressman Cohen urged a re-thinking of the plan and an increased focus on clean, renewable energy.

The letter reads in part:

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) tonight voted for nearly $40 billion in aid to Ukraine, including $8.7 billion to replenish stocks of U.S. equipment sent to the war-ravaged country.

The vote on passage was 368 to 57.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the environmental conservation group Clean Memphis will receive a grant of $485,559 from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today introduced legislation that would require Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) compensation for the chief executive officer and employees to be comparable to the compensation of executives in public utilities in both the U.S. and Canada. The current law requires comparison with only entities in the U.S.

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today released a statement commemorating Yom Ha'atzmaut, a one-day recognition of Israel's independence:

"I congratulate the Israeli people celebrating the 74th anniversary of their independence. Israel is a staunch, important ally and friend to America. To all Israelis, I say ‘Yom Atzmaut Sameach.'"