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Rep. Courtney Statement On House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee Approval Of Third Submarine Funding
Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) issued the following statement after the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense approved its Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 defense appropriations bill. Included in the bill is funding for two Virginia class submarines in 2020, and nearly $1.5 billion in advanced procurement funds needed to support construction of the third Virginia class submarine requested in the budget and planned for execution in 2023. -
Congressman Courtney Votes To Pass The Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act
Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) voted in favor of the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act (H.R. 299), a bill he helped introduce that would expand benefits for Blue Water Navy Vietnam veterans who are currently suffering from diseases they acquired because of their service in proximity to the destructive chemical known as Agent Orange during the Vietnam War. -
Rep. Courtney Surveys Damage Caused By Gypsy Moths In Pachaug Forest
Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) joined Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) representatives Christopher Martin (Director of Forestry) and Daniel Evans (State Lands Forester) for a tour of damage caused by gypsy moths in the Pachaug Forest. -
Courtney Request For New SUBASE Pier Funding Approved By House Appropriations Committee
WASHINGTON, DC – The House Appropriations Committee today approved the Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Veterans Affairs and Military Construction Appropriations Bill, which includes $72.3 million in federal funding for the replacement of Pier 32 at Naval Submarine Base New London. -
Congressman Courtney Introduces Legislation To Reduce Violence Against Health Care And Social Service Workers
Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), a senior Member of the House Education and Labor Committee, introduced legislation this week to curb rising rates of workplace violence facing health care and social service employees such as nurses, physicians, emergency responders, medical assistants, and social workers.
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The House plans to vote Wednesday on legislation that would roll back the so-called “Cadillac tax” under the 2010 health care law known as Obamacare.
The 40 percent surcharge tax applies to certain high-cost employer health care plans (hence the “Cadillac tax” nickname). It isn’t set to take effect until 2022, and Congress has twice delayed its implementation.
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“The National Defense Authorization bill is critically important to our national defense, our servicemembers and military families around the globe, and right here in eastern Connecticut,” said Congressman Courtney. “
“We need all of the resources we can muster to help homeowners and others impacted by the crumbling foundations crisis in eastern Connecticut,” said Congressman Courtney.
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