Education
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Joe Courtney, a senior member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, voted to pass the final six Fiscal Year 2024 spending bills, including the education budget. The education funding bill is more than $40 billion above what was proposed by the Republican majority earlier this year, which included an 80 percent cut to all Title I schools.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the traditional May 1st “college decision day” approaches, Rep. Joe Courtney joined education leaders in the U.S.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Rep. Joe Courtney, a senior member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, voted to advance two bills out of the Committee that will help workers access affordable, high-quality training and ensure employers have access to a strong talent-pipeline. As the manufacturing supply chain rapidly expands across eastern Connecticut, these bills are critical for workers and employers in the region.
On Sept. 1, interest began to accumulate for federal student loans again, marking an unwelcome milestone for family budgets.
Since March 2020, when the COVID CARES Act passed with overwhelming bipartisan support, student loan payments—both on the principal and on the interest—have been suspended for approximately 43 million student loan borrowers across the country. The CARES Act’s “payment pause” was extended numerous times by former president Trump and then President Biden over the ensuing three and a half years.
Tens of millions of Americans who have student loan debt are slated to resume making payments in the fall. The interest that comes with that debt will kick in again, too.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Courtney (D-CT) and Senator Welch (D-VT) introduced legislation to lower the cost of college for current and future borrowers.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), a senior member of the House Committee on Education & the Workforce, issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Biden v. Nebraska.