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Mr. Speaker, on the 3rd of July in my hometown of Memphis, Tennessee, I discovered there was ice being disposed of by being dumped on a driveway, more or less, at Spottswood and East Parkway. What that was about was FEMA dropping and disposing of ice.
Washington, DC – Thursday, July 19, Congressman Steve Cohen was joined by Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, Chairwoman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management, in sending a letter to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) relaying their concerns with FEMA’s most recent logistical debacle, the waste of $67 million spent on the shipping, storage and disposal of 84.9 million pounds of ice.
Mr. Chairman, I would like to thank the distinguished gentleman from Davidson County for yielding and for bringing this amendment. There is still a critical need in this country for Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
Washington, DC -- Mr. Speaker, last night the Senate stayed in session and they're probably still in session because they can't get an agreement to discuss the resolution, the bill that this House has already passed, a similar one to end the war in Iraq and redeploy our troops and bring our troops home.
Washington, DC -- Today, the U.S. House approved an appropriations amendment to increase funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities by $100 million and for Historically Black Graduate Schools by $25 million. Congressman Jim Cooper (TN-5), sponsor of the amendment, stated on the House floor, "The need is great. Historically Black Colleges and Universities across America need help and they need help now."
Washington, DC -- Mr. Speaker, Democratic efforts to change direction in Iraq forced the President to issue a preliminary report showing that the Iraqis have not met the benchmarks that they were supposed to.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) is pleased to announce a series of recent grants issued by the Department of Health & Human Services. The six grants, awarded for projects beginning in July of 2007, will bring $977,687 into Memphis for research and workforce development. Recipients include the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, the University of Memphis, and the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Washington, DC -- Mr. Speaker, back in February when this Congress started the 110th, there was a proposal up here, a resolution that passed with mostly Democrat support, very few Republicans, to say we supported the troops but we opposed the surge or the escalation.
Washington, DC -- Earlier this afternoon, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) was prominently featured on Air America's The Randi Rhodes Show, in a segmentcentering on former White House Counsel Harriet Miers. Remarks Congressman Cohen made in today's Judiciary Committee hearing concerning the no-show of Ms. Miers were aired during the radio program, which aired between 3PM EST and 6PM EST.
A portion of the segment may be listened to by clicking HERE.
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Washington, DC -- Mr. Speaker, this past week was our home work week, and we went to visit with our constituents and see what the people thought.