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.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, at the Education and Workforce meeting on the budget bill, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02), a senior member of the Committee, fought back against the GOP’s plan to cut eligibility for the bipartisan Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program and the Pell Grant.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT), a senior member of the Education and Workforce Committee and Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee, reintroduced new legislation to institute major reforms to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.
NORWICH, CT – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), a senior member of the House Committee on Education and Workforce, issued the following statement following reports that President Trump signed an Executive Order to direct the elimination of the U.S. Department of Education (ED or the Department). Watch Rep.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT), a senior member of the Education and the Workforce Committee, Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee, and Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD), introduced new legislation to institute major reforms to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Reps. Joe Courtney (D-CT) and Dusty Johnson (R-SD) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to help servicemembers access student debt relief through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program (PSLF).