Health Care
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney voted to pass the Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act (H.R. 987), a bipartisan bill that seeks to lower prescription drug costs by helping lower-priced generic drugs get to market faster, to reinforce protections for people with pre-existing conditions, and to expand enrollment in quality, affordable health care coverage to more Americans. The Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act passed the House this evening with bipartisan support by a vote of 234-183.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded $3,970,282 in federal funding to the Thames Valley Council for Community Action (TVCCA) to support Head Start and Early Head Start programming in eastern Connecticut. The funds were dispersed through the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families.
WASHINGTON, DC – 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. The Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act (H.R. 1309) is co-sponsored by Congressman Robert C.
Washington – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) and Congressman Mike Kelly (PA-16) introduced legislation (H.R. 748) to repeal a 40% excise tax on certain employer sponsored health insurance plans known as the "Cadillac Tax". Representatives Courtney and Kelly, who introduced similar legislation in the previous 115th Congress, were joined today by a bipartisan coalition including Rep. Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Rep. Elise Stefanik (NY-21), Rep. Donald Norcross (NJ-01), and Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04).