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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today issued the following statement on the anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced the Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) has awarded the Community Alliance for the Homeless in Memphis, Tennessee $877,173 to support housing for families in the child welfare system. ACYF is a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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.