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The legislation comes in response to constituents who inherited property damaged by the devastating 2008 tornadoes from relatives killed in the very same storm. Under current FEMA statute, heirs are not eligible for FEMA relief as they did not own the property in question at the time of the disaster.
“Libel tourism threatens to undermine the principles of free speech because foreign courts often don’t place as difficult a burden on plaintiffs in libel cases,” said Congressman Cohen. “I called this hearing today because I wanted to make the public more aware of the consequences of this phenomenon and how it erodes our First Amendment rights.”
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, a division of HHS, granted the new award to Dr. Michael P. McDonald, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology at the UT-HSC College of Medicine. This grant will fund clinical research being directed by Dr. McDonald aimed at improving cognitive and motor deficits in patients with Parkinson’s Disease.
Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) speaks on the Floor of the U.S. House of Representatives in favor of a Congressional Resolution honoring Congressman John Dingell (MI-15) for his more than 50 years of service in the Congress.
I hope you will join me for a
Telephone Town Hall
Tuesday, February 10th
6:20 PM CT
To participate, dial 1-877-229-8493 at 6:20pm, and then when prompted, enter the PIN: 13655.
Cohen and Corker will be joined at the press conference by Shelby County Mayor A C Wharton and Med CEO Claude Watts.
WHO:
U.S. Senator Bob Corker
U.S. Representative Steve Cohen
Shelby County Mayor A C Wharton
Med CEO Claude Watts
WHAT:
Press Conference Highlighting Med Fix Becoming Law
WHEN:
Monday, February 9
10:45 a.m. CT