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April 16, 2012

MEMPHIS, TN – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today announced that Memphis will open a new Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) Business Center within the next few weeks to help minority businesses gain access to contracts, capital and markets thanks to a U.S. Department of Commerce grant worth $1 million to be administered over the next four years.

April 9, 2012

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today announced that the Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded a $2,192,625 economic adjustment assistance grant to the Memphis and Shelby County Port Commission for rail infrastructure improvements in the President’s Island Industrial Park to combat commercial disruptions caused by flooding from the Mississippi River.

April 3, 2012

MEMPHIS, TN – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded two grants totaling $724,542 to the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.

April 3, 2012

MEMPHIS, TN – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) recently received the 2012 Tribute of Hope Award from The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) for his “tireless commitment to asbestos education, advocacy, and support in honor” of his dear friend, Warren Zevon. Grammy award winning artist Warren Zevon was a victim of Mesothelioma.

March 28, 2012

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today received the 2012 Public Official of the Year Award from the Tennessee Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW).

March 27, 2012

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded a $252,887 public housing voucher grant to the Memphis Housing Authority under its Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing program.

March 22, 2012

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today sent a letter to Cass Sunstein, Administrator for the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), thanking the Administrator for his interest in the “check engine” light issue and asking him to review the new regulations for the vehicle inspection program.

March 19, 2012

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) tonight hosted a Telephone Town Hall on the anniversary of the Affordable Care Act and its many benefits. U.S. Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary Bill Corr joined Congressman Cohen on the call to answer constituent questions.

March 14, 2012

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today sent a letter to Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam outlining his concerns with the “check engine” light issue and asking the Governor to work with him to resolve this problem.

March 12, 2012

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded a $446,653 Supportive Housing Program grant to the North Memphis Community Development Corporation and Trinity – North Memphis Leasing Collaborative under its Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance program.