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June 1, 2021

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center will receive a $192,292 grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for research modeling host-fungal interactions in Hirschsprung-associated enterocolitis.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

May 28, 2021
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May 28, 2021

Dear Friend,

As we enter Memorial Day weekend, we will take time to remember those who lost their lives serving our country. We honor their sacrifice and hold them in our hearts.

Earlier today, I learned that Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has accepted my invitation and will visit Memphis next Thursday to assess the damage to the Hernando DeSoto Bridge and the disruption to traffic in the Mid-South. I welcome his commitment to a hands-on response to this situation.

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May 28, 2021

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, today welcomed a decision by Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to come to Memphis on Thursday, June 3, to assess the disruption to traffic caused by the closure of the Hernando DeSoto-Interstate 40 bridge over the Mississippi River.

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May 28, 2021

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) released the following statement today in recognition of Memorial Day on Monday:

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May 28, 2021

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Center for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support will provide a grant of $6,591,619 to Shelby County for its initiative to address COVID-19 health disparities in communities that are at high risk and under-served.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

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May 26, 2021

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today wrote to Attorney General Merrick Garland to reiterate his position that the Department of Justice should comply with a District Court order and release a Barr Justice Department memorandum explaining its decision not to pursue obstruction of justice charges against former President Donald Trump.

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May 26, 2021

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the University of Memphis will receive a $466,792 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for behavioral health education and training.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

"This grant funding to the University of Memphis will improve approaches to behavioral health education and ultimately result in better health outcomes. This is a wise investment in training our students."

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May 25, 2021

SANTA FE, New Mexico -- Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the Helsinki Commission, today addressed remotely a meeting of the European Union – United States Parliamentary Consultation on Human Rights. He said he was speaking following the recent "unfortunate close call with authoritarianism" in the United States, and expressed concerns about the human rights outlook in Hong Kong, Belarus and Ukraine.

In his remarks, Congressman Cohen said in part:

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May 24, 2021

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive a $623,558 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for leadership education in neurodevelopmental and related disorders training.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement: