Congressman Joe Courtney

Following the final passage of the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act, a bill I was proud to help lead with my colleague Rep. Takano, into law earlier this year, disability benefits for those who served offshore during the Vietnam War will soon be available. To help our region’s veterans understand how they can seek benefits and care under the new law, I’ve crated a website with helpful information and resources on pursuing a claim. Click here for information & resources.

The Access Health CT 2020 open enrollment period is now underway, and it's important to understand your options in order to secure the plan that is right for you and your family or small business. Visit my enrollment resource page for information on how to enroll, where to enroll, and upcoming enrollment fairs in our region.

At a meeting held this week, the Eastern Connecticut Manufacturing Pipeline Initiative (MPI) was cited by Dave McConnell, Public Policy Associates’ (PPA) Vice President of Research Operations, as having far exceeded its performance goals for job placements and skills training.

ongressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, was appointed to the conference committee for the FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which authorizes expenditures for the Department of Defense for the upcoming fiscal year 2020. The bill contains billions of dollars of investments and key defense priorities for eastern Connecticut and the state.

Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, participated in a groundbreaking ceremony at General Dynamics Electric Boat for their new South Yard Assembly Building, a new submarine production facility designed specifically for construction of the U.S. Navy’s next-generation Columbia-class submarines.

Given the non-stop news cycle focused on gridlock and polarized politics, anyone would be forgiven if they thought NOTHING was actually getting done – but that’s not the case. That is why I have compiled a “Mid-Session Update” to provide an overview of some of the work that I’ve done in Connecticut and in Washington this year to support our region, and the bills the House has passed on important issues facing our country – many of which have gone untouched in the Senate.