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[MEMPHIS, TN] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus, this morning hosted the fourth event in his “Building a Healthier Memphis” series on wellness in the Ninth District at Church Health Center Wellness and highlighted the strong positive impact vaccinations can have on both public health and health of Memphis children, using his own personal experience as a polio survivor to drive the point home.
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This week, I hosted my latest “Building a Healthier Memphis” event to highlight how important it is that Memphis parents ensure their children receive the appropriate vaccines, we commemorated the 47th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and in South Carolina another unarmed African-American male was killed by a police officer.
U.S. Congressman Steve Cohen joined FedEx Corp. team members for a test drive of the world’s first zero-emission, hydrogen fuel cell ground support equipment Thursday.
FedEx collaborated with CharlatteAmerica, Plug Power Inc. and the U.S. Department of Energy to create 15 hydrogen fuel cell-powered Charlatte GSE cargo tractors and a Plug Power Inc. hydrogen fueling station.
U.S. Congressman Steve Cohen joined FedEx Corp. team members for a test drive of the world’s first zero-emission, hydrogen fuel cell ground support equipment Thursday.
FedEx collaborated with CharlatteAmerica, Plug Power Inc. and the U.S. Department of Energy to create 15 hydrogen fuel cell-powered Charlatte GSE cargo tractors and a Plug Power Inc. hydrogen fueling station.
Without adequate, comprehensive national data on fatal police interactions exists, abuses are difficult to identify and fix
[MEMPHIS, TN] – A bill introduced earlier this year by Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, would close a loophole in federal law that makes it easier for local law enforcement agencies, including one in South Carolina where an officer has been charged with shooting an unarmed man in the back, to hide police shootings from the public.
[MEMPHIS, TN] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced a new Economic Development Agency (EDA) grant for Southwest Tennessee Community College aimed at creating 52 new jobs and saving 33 more. The EDA is a part of the U.S Department of Commerce.
Tennessee hospitals and community health centers could be getting more than a half-billion dollars from the federal government over the next decade to help them recover the cost of treating patients who cannot afford to pay.
A Medicare-reform bill that is awaiting approval by the U.S. Senate would send $53 million in Medicaid disproportionate share hospital payments to Tennessee hospitals each year for the next 10 years. Tennessee is the only state that doesn’t automatically receive the payments every year.
Tennessee hospitals and community health centers could be getting more than a half-billion dollars from the federal government over the next decade to help them recover the cost of treating patients who cannot afford to pay.
A Medicare-reform bill that is awaiting approval by the U.S. Senate would send $53 million in Medicaid disproportionate share hospital payments to Tennessee hospitals each year for the next 10 years. Tennessee is the only state that doesn’t automatically receive the payments every year.
[MEMPHIS, TN] – With the 47th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., occurring tomorrow, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) issued the following statement to commemorate the life and work of the late Reverend:
