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MEMPHIS – On Tuesday, March 21, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) will hold a roundtable discussion on housing issues with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Regional Administrator Jose Alverez and invited regional stakeholders. The news media are welcome to attend.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the University of Memphis will receive a grant of $174,960 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for a projected entitled “CRII: III: Metadata-guided Imbalance-Modeling for Robust Computational Healthcare” under the direction of Department of Computer Science Assistant Professor Xiaolei Huang.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
Congressman Cohen Announces $171,761 Fire Prevention & Safety Grant to the City of Memphis
Ensuring Memphis is well equipped to address fire safety
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Ranking Member of the U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the Helsinki Commission, questioned expert witnesses at the Commission’s Hearing on “Countering Russia’s Terroristic Mercenaries.”
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), the new Ranking Member of the Aviation Subcommittee, today questioned expert witnesses at the first subcommittee hearing on “FAA Reauthorization: Securing the Future of General Aviation.” You can see his opening statement here.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today applauded President Biden’s decision to declare a major disaster for the state of Tennessee, including Shelby County, for the storm that ravaged the region from December 22 to 27 last year.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), who represents Memphis in the House of Representatives and is a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today welcomed the decision by the Department of Justice to review the Memphis Police Department’s policy and practice on the use of force. Trye Nichols died after a brutal encounter with Memphis police on January 7, 2023.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressmen Steve Cohen (TN-09) and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) today introduced the Prioritizing Accountability and Accessibility for Aviation Consumers Act to ensure that passengers with disabilities have up-to-date data on the Department of Transportation’s effectiveness in resolving disability-related complaints ranging from untrained staff at the ticket counter to lost or damaged mobility aids to passenger injuries and more.