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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives today passed for the second time this Congress legislation Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) authored – the Securing the Protection of our Enduring and Established Constitutional Heritage (SPEECH) Act – that protects American authors, journalists and publishers from foreign defamation judgments that undermine the First Amendment and American due process standards. The measure, which the Senate amended and passed last week, now heads to President Obama to be signed into law.
MEMPHIS, TN – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law (CAL), today chaired a hearing at the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law on the Wells Fargo fair housing lawsuit filed by the City of Memphis and Shelby County, bankruptcy issues as they relate to home foreclosures, and the overall foreclosure problem in Memphis.
Memphis Mayor A C Wharton and Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18) participated in the hearing.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today authored legislation to establish a grant program for state and local governments to help provide mediation between homeowners and lenders in an effort to help prevent foreclosures in Memphis and across the country. The Associated Press is reporting that more than 1 million American households are likely to lose their homes to foreclosure in 2010.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law (CAL), today held a hearing on the Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act (H.R. 901) – legislation authored by Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter (NH-1).
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-09) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center was awarded $370,000 for heart and vascular research by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI).
NIGMS awarded the Hospital $1,827,001 to research the Pharmacogenomics of Anticancer Agents. This research is working to discover the variability of responses to medications that are used to treat childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today announced United Housing in Memphis has been awarded $135,000 from NeighborWorks America to finance the rehabilitation of affordable housing throughout the city.
“Memphis suffers from one of the highest foreclosure rates in the nation,” said Congressman Cohen. “These new funds will help rehabilitate homes in affordable housing communities throughout Memphis.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-09) today announced that St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital was awarded more than $400,000 for cancer treatment research by the National Cancer Institute (NCI).
“St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has been a pioneer in providing its patients with high quality care for years,” said Congressman Cohen. “These new federal funds will enable the Hospital to continue to invest in forward-thinking cancer research that benefits our children.”