Congressman Joe Courtney

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.

Congressman Courtney working to ensure that people in Connecticut who are depending on the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program are armed with all of the information they need in order to successfully navigate the program.

On July 17, the House overwhelmingly approved the Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act (H.R. 748), bipartisan legislation introduced by Rep. Courtney that would repeal the looming 40% excise tax on certain employer-sponsored health insurance plans known as the “Cadillac Tax.”