Education
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), a senior Member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, slammed Secretary of Education Linda McMahon’s new rule which excludes nursing from the Department of Education’s definition of “professional” graduate-level degrees, capping available federal student loans for nursing students at half of what is available for “professional” degrees. This is a result of the Big Ugly Bill (H.R. 1) and will raise education costs for critically needed nurses.
NORWICH, CT – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), released the following statement after the Department of Education finalized a rule which institutes new caps in the amount of federal student loans available for students pursuing several different graduate degrees, including advanced practice nursing degrees. The rule, which is a result of cuts in the Big Ugly Bill (H.R.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, in honor of Community College Month, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) and Congressman Gus Bilirakis (FL-12) led lawmakers in introducing a bipartisan resolution to recognize community colleges’ significant contributions to students
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), a senior Member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, and Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, announced introduction of a bicameral
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), a senior member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, and Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) re-introduced the Student Loan Interest Elimination Act, a bill to lower the cost of college for current and future student loan borrowers.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), a senior Member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, slammed the Department of Education’s new student loan caps, a result of the Big Ugly Bill (H.R. 1), which will cut in half the available graduate level student loans for nursing students and other critical professions. Courtney also called out banks for lobbying in support of the caps that will raise the cost of graduate education.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney, a senior member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, released the following statement in response to U.S.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, at the House Education and Workforce Committee Hearing on President Trump’s FY26 budget request, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02), a senior member of the Committee, grilled U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon on budget cuts to magnet schools, workforce development funding, and adult education. These cuts work against President Trump’s own stated goals of expanding school choice and our nation’s skilled workforce.
NORWICH, CT – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), a senior Member of the Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following statement.