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September 17, 2015

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that Memphis International Airport will receive $1,383,415 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).

September 16, 2015

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today introduced his Equal Employment for All Act in the U.S. House of Representatives to protect job seekers from unfair discrimination from employers based on credit ratings that are often inaccurate and bear little to no correlation to job performance or ability to succeed in the workplace.

September 14, 2015

[MEMPHIS, TN] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced more than $650,000 in federal funding for Memphis through several Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) grants for the Memphis Zoo and the Metal Museum.

September 11, 2015

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today issued the following statement commemorating the 14th anniversary of the deadly terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001:

September 10, 2015

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) announced today that Memphis will receive $1,909,124 in federal funding to address the city’s backlog of untested rape kits following a successful grant application filed by Mayor A C Wharton’s administration. These funds come through the U.S.

September 9, 2015

[MEMPHIS, TN] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced a $759,476 federal grant for Drug Court, Juvenile Court, and Veterans’ Court projects in Shelby County. This funding comes through the U.S.

September 8, 2015

[MEMPHIS, TN] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced the Department of Labor (DOL) has awarded a five-year $42,167,173 contract to help the Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks Job Corps Center in Memphis provide no-cost career technical and academic training to nearly 300 students each term.