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June 30, 2023
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.
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April 26, 2023
“For decades, community colleges have opened the door to quality, higher education for students, regardless of their family’s income.”
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Education
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July 28, 2022
"The Young Farmer Success Act would give America’s new farming generation a fighting chance to build a life on the farm for themselves and their families," said Rep. Courtney.
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Agriculture
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July 27, 2022
“Giving our students opportunities to learn more about farming, gardening, and sustainable agriculture at an early age is a smart investment,” said Congressman Courtney.
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Agriculture
Education
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July 20, 2022
"This is an eastern Connecticut-focused budget, and I’m ready to keep working with my colleagues to make it final," said Rep. Courtney.
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July 18, 2022
"Improving the quality of data we have on fatal accidents on school campuses, as well as increasing transparency surrounding these tragic incidents, will ultimately make for better strategies to keep students safe," said Congressman Courtney.
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July 12, 2022
Rep. Courtney’s Simplifying and Strengthening PSLF Act would make permanent the recent improvements to the PSLF program under the Biden Administration, and would implement other commonsense reforms to help America’s public servants lower the cost of higher education.
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March 10, 2022
WASHINGTON, DC—Last night, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) and the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass the FY 2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 2471) a bipartisan omnibus package that would keep America open for business through the duration of the fiscal year. The FY 2022 Omnibus includes critical new support for Ukraine, a historic amount of U.S.
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If you work in public service and have federal student loans, you might be able to get additional debt relief through recent, time-limited changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program administered by the U.S. Department of Education.
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February 4, 2022
“I welcome the announcement by USDA that low-fat flavored milk will once again be explicitly part of USDA’s transitional school nutrition standards,” Courtney said.
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Agriculture
Education