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MEMPHIS, TN – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today hosted a ‘Welcome Home’ reception for Army Sergeant Major Marvin Hill at his District Office. Command Sergeant Major Marvin Hill is a Memphian who recently retired from having served as Command Senior Enlisted Leader for International Security Assistance Force and United States Forces – Afghanistan. Congressman Cohen also presented Command Sergeant Major Hill with a proclamation for his service.

MEMPHIS, TN – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) issued the following statement in advance of Labor Day, which is celebrated on Monday:

MEMPHIS, TN – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that Memphis-area organizations have received federal investments of $4,022,791 this year for AmeriCorps and Senior Corps programs. The funds are distributed by the Corporation for National & Community Service (CNCS) to increase access to early childhood education and other educational-related programs and to engage seniors in community service.

MEMPHIS, TN – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded the University of Tennessee Health Science Center $482,304 in new federal funds for heart and vascular diseases research. The funds will be distributed by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI).

MEMPHIS, TN – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) has sent a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin requesting a presidential pardon for members of a recently imprisoned punk music group. Three members of the band -- Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Yekaterina Samutsevich and Maria Alyokhina -- were sentenced to two years in prison for a performance at Christ the Savior Cathedral.

The text of the letter is pasted below:

August 20, 2012

His Excellency Vladimir Putin

President

Russian Federation

The Kremlin

Moscow, Russia

Dear Mr. President:

MEMPHIS, TN – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded the University of Tennessee Health Science Center $364,965 for arthritis, musculoskeletal and skin diseases research. The funds will be distributed by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases.

MEMPHIS, TN – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded the University of Tennessee Health Science Center $375,000 in new federal funds for vision research. The funds will be distributed by the National Eye Institute.

MEMPHIS, TN – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced Le Bonheur Community Health and Well-Being will receive $500,000 in new federal funds from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the Ryan White Title IV Women, Infants, Children, Youth and Affected Family Members AIDS Healthcare project.