Opinion: Third bridge at Memphis essential for country
Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg shakes hands with U.S. Rep Steve Cohen after speaking at the Tennessee Welcome Center in Downtown Memphis, June 3, 2021. Cohen believes Memphis needs a third bridge over the Mississippi River. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian file)
Steve Cohen
Congressman Steve Cohen is a fourth-generation Memphian who has served on the Shelby County Commission, in the Tennessee General Assembly and, since 2006, in the U.S. House of Representatives from the 9th District.
‘I would like to make clear that the initial phases for moving this project from a dream to eventual completion are in the hands of Gov. Bill Lee and the Tennessee Department of Transportation.’
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‘Memphis doesn’t just move the world through its music — although Memphis is mentioned in songs more than any other city in the world. Memphis is indispensable when it comes to transportation, logistics and distribution, moving products around the world as an integral cog in the global supply chain.’
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