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MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, today announced U.S. Department of Homeland Security Port Security Grants to the City of Memphis ($398,250), the Memphis and Shelby County Port Commission ($638,769) and Shelby County Government ($238,078), totaling $1,273,095.

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive a $1,050,313 grant from the National Cancer Institute for research determining the contribution of microbial-derived metabolites to protective immunity in obesity-driven cancer risk.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that St. Jude Children's Research Hospital will receive a grant of $432,000 from the National Cancer Institute for pediatric oncology education.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today released the following statement following a shooting overnight in Memphis:

MEMPHIS – Today, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) voted for the Inflation Reduction Act, landmark legislation to lower costs for American families, combat the climate crisis, reduce the deficit and finally ask the largest corporations to pay their fair share. The bill has already passed the Senate and President Biden is expected to soon sign it into law.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) will provide the Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA) with two grants totaling $76,378,905 to revitalize the city's bus system.

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) led a bipartisan letter with Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) and Vern Buchanan (FL-16) to United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Thomas Vilsack asking him "to vigorously enforce the Horse Protection Act" as the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration begins on August 24 in Shelbyville, Tennessee.