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July 18, 2023

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today joined fellow members of Congress in asking Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan to revoke the invitation to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to testify at Thursday’s hearing before the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government.

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July 17, 2023

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive a $237,809 grant from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research to study a novel Fluorine non-plasma’s effect on tooth decay.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

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July 14, 2023

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that 14 of his Community Projects, valued at $16,065,195, have been approved for funding by three Appropriations subcommittees. This is a major hurdle for projects Congressman Cohen asked for in this year’s 2024 Fiscal Year appropriations process and is subject to possible revision as the negotiation process moves forward for a final FY 2024 budget.

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July 13, 2023

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that nine of his Community Projects, valued at $13,102,000, have been approved for funding by the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee. This is a major hurdle for projects Congressman Cohen asked for in this year’s 2024 Fiscal Year appropriations process and is subject to possible revision as the negotiation process moves forward for a final FY 2024 budget.

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July 13, 2023

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today condemned the hypocrisy of some Republican members of the Judiciary Committee who questioned the honesty and integrity of FBI Director Christopher Wray on Wednesday and raised issues about Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan’s ethics today.

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July 12, 2023

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), the Ranking Member of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the Helsinki Commission, today spoke to expert witnesses at a hearing entitled “Supporting a Democratic and Secure Moldova.”

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July 12, 2023

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today questioned FBI Director Christopher Wray, and called out Republican attacks on the Bureau that are putting agents in danger. 

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July 11, 2023

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) has written a second letter to Sterilization Services of Tennessee General Manager David Connor demanding an explanation for why the company’s facility in Memphis has not taken action to reduce ethylene oxide emissions when the company’s plants in Georgia and Virginia have taken proactive steps.

The letter reads in part:

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July 11, 2023

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive a grant of $616,949 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for an instrument called a Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorter.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement: