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Congressman Cohen secured $3 Million in federal Community Project Funding to support the Historic Melrose High School Restoration Project — phase one was recently completed, with the opening of Orange Mound's first-ever public library.
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“This substantial HUD investment in our community will keep people comfortably housed while bolstering the local economy and addressing critical housing needs," said Congressman Cohen.
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Congressman Cohen secured over $1.9 Million in FY 2024 Community Project Funding to help purchase new body cameras and sentinel surveillance cameras for the Memphis Police Department.
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Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) urged constituents to be aware of a significant backlog in U.S. State Department passport application processing and recommended early filing to avoid delays or trip cancellations.
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“The thoughtful use of this PROTECT grant will restore the environment along our riverfront and strengthen the resiliency of major transportation and recreation corridors benefiting the entire Mid-South region," said Congressman Cohen.
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WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) learned of the passing of former Tennessee Senator Jim Sasser today and made the following statement:
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital will receive a $601,250 grant from the National Cancer Institute for a project entitled “Discovering the mechanisms underlying oncogenesis by ZFTA-RELA and pinpointing therapeutic targets.”
September 6, 2024 |
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MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today expressed concern at a Department of Justice finding that a Russian disinformation campaign is again seeking to boost Donald Trump’s prospects in the presidential race this year and has used a Tennessee-based company to spread its pro-Russian English-language propaganda videos on YouTube, X, Instagram, and TikTok
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today led 17 Congressional colleagues in a letter to Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Daniel Werfel seeking revision of a rule regarding employer-provided health insurance.
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, today announced that the City of Memphis will receive $13,188,000 from the Safe Streets and Roads for All Program to redesign the intersection at Lamar Avenue, Kimball Avenue, and Pendleton Street, identified as the most dangerous crossroads in the ci
August 30, 2024 |
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MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital will receive an “Outstanding Investigator” grant of $1,110,000 from the National Cancer Institute for research into the mechanism of regulated cell death under the direction of Dr. Douglas R. Green, who holds the Peter C.
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that Porter-Leath Inc. will receive a grant of $2,384,972 from the Administration for Children and Families Office of Head Start to operate its Early Head Start programs in Shelby County.
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital will receive a grant of $462,500 for research targeting ribonucleoprotein assemblies from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences.