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August 29, 2023

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced two grants, totaling $1,446,200, to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The first, for $263,200, is for Memphis STEM-M Ambassadors education and outreach program, from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences. The second, for $1,183,000, is for gene editing research involving sickle cell disease, from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.

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August 27, 2023

MEMPHIS  — Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) issued the following statement today on the passing of Don Sundquist, the former U.S. Representative for Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District and two-term Republican governor of Tennessee.

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August 18, 2023
“With local budgets already strained, and with so many important funding priorities on the table for Shelby County, Memphis, Bartlett and Millington, this federal disaster relief is going to ease the pressure and help power a strong recovery effort," said Rep. Cohen.
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August 17, 2023

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a longtime advocate for ending the practice of horse soring – the intentional injury to horse legs to produce an exaggerated gait called the “Big Lick” – today applauded the U.S.

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August 17, 2023

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) and Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts have led a letter to the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Board Chairman William Kilbride and its President and CEO Jeffrey J. Lyash urging them chart a path to 100 percent clean, renewable sources of energy by 2035, in line with the Biden Administration’s executive order on catalyzing a sustainable U.S. economy.

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August 15, 2023

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, has been closely following the criminal charges against former President Donald Trump, and made the following statement after a grand jury in Atlanta indicted him Monday night:

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August 11, 2023

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital will receive a grant of $1,090,000 from the National Cancer Institute for research leading to improved outcomes for high-risk acute leukemia.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

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August 10, 2023

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) has been following the horrific fires on Maui, and the tragic loss of life, and made the following statement: