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Congressman Cohen Commemorates Constitution Day
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Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, today commemorated Saturday’s Constitution Day, marking the 235th anniversary of the formal signing of the U.S. Constitution in 1787
Congressman Cohen Applauds Advance of Kevin G. Ritz in the Senate Judiciary Committee
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Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) applauded today’s Senate Judiciary Committee bipartisan vote to advance the nomination of Kevin G. Ritz to be the next U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee to the Senate floor
Congressman Cohen Condemns Russian Treatment of Ukrainian Prisoners of War
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During a hearing today focused on a Ukrainian’s “hell” in Russian captivity, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Co-Chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, praised the heroism of Ukrainian medic Yuliia “Taira” Paievska, who served three months as a Russian prisoner of war
Congressman Cohen Announces $1.2 Million Grant to St. Jude
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Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital will receive a $1,293,841 grant from the National Cancer Institute to study chronic pain in adolescent survivors of bone cancers
Congressman Cohen Announces Cancer Research Grant to St. Jude
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Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced a $299,999 grant to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital for research on the effects of a specific genetic mutation (GATA3) on incidence rates of cancer and health outcomes in multi-ethnic populations from the National Cancer Institute
Congressman Cohen Applauds Bipartisan Senate Confirmation of Judge Andre Mathis
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Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today applauded the U.S. Senate’s bipartisan confirmation of Memphis lawyer Andre Mathis as a judge on the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, and made the following statement
Congressman Cohen Calls Spate of Violence “Harrowing”
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Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, has been closely monitoring the crime situation in Memphis, and released the following statement after yesterday’s shootings
Congressman Cohen Discusses Role as Special Representative for Political Prisoners
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Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Co-Chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the Helsinki Commission, today spoke at a virtual hearing of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE-PA) about his new role as the assembly’s special representative for political prisoners
Congressman Cohen Announces Alcohol Research Grant to UTHSC
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Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive a $507,693 grant for ethanol research involving the arteries and brain from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Congressman Cohen Announces $2.1 Million Early Head Start Grant to Porter-Leath
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Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that Porter-Leath Inc. will receive a $2,155,713 grant from the Administration for Children and Families Office of Head Start to operate its Early Head Start programs in Shelby County
Congressman Cohen Celebrates Labor Day
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Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) recognized the annual Labor Day holiday on Monday, September 5
Congressman Cohen Announces $1.3 Million Head Start Grant to Porter-Leath
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Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that Porter-Leath Inc. will receive a $1,340,187 grant from the Administration for Children and Families Office of Head Start to operate its Head Start Programs in Shelby County
CONGRESSMAN COHEN AND SENATOR GILLIBRAND LEAD THEIR COLLEAGUES IN CALLING FOR CLARIFICATION ON SAFETY STANDARDS FOR UNDERRIDE CRASHES
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Today, Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9), a senior member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) are leading their colleagues in a bicameral letter expressing their serious concerns regarding the final rule on rear underride protection recently issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on June 30th
Congressman Cohen Commends Fred Smith, Taylor Branch and Isabel Wilkerson on Being Named Freedom Award Winners
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Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) tonight commended FedEx founder Fred Smith and Pulitzer Prize-winning authors Taylor Branch and Isabel Wilkerson on being named the 2022 winners of the National Civil Rights Museum’s prestigious Freedom Award
Congressman Cohen Applauds Biden Administration’s Student Loan Relief
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Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today applauded President Biden’s decision to cancel up to $10,000 for most student borrowers, and up to $20,000 for Pell grant recipients, as he met a campaign pledge to ease the burden on low- and moderate-income borrowers facing higher costs and pandemic disruptions
Congressman Cohen Announces $1.6 Million Grant to St. Jude
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Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital will receive a $1,638,000 grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences’ “New Innovator Award” program for research on metabolism
Congressman Cohen Seeks Status of Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder Investigation
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Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, today wrote to Attorney General Merrick Garland seeking an update on the status of a Justice Department investigation into baby powder contaminated with carcinogenic asbestos and marketed to women of color
Press Advisory: Congressman Cohen, Federal Transit Administration and MATA Officials and Elected Officials to Hold Press Conference on Major Bus Investments
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On Wednesday, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, will hold a press conference with Federal Transit Administration Administrator Nuria Fernandez, Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA) CEO Gary Rosenfeld and local elected officials to discuss two recently announced Department of Transportation grants totaling $76.3 million to revitalize the city’s bus system
Congressman Cohen Announces Aging Research Grant to UTHSC
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Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive a $315,415 grant from the National Institute on Aging for research on functional genetic analysis of epigenetic age acceleration and the regulatory landscape of the methylome
Congressman Cohen Announces $2 Million in Homeland Security Grants
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Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
