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An outline of the state of Connecticut with the text: Congressman Joe Courtney Serving Connecticut's Second District
September 26, 2023

On Sept. 1, interest began to accumulate for federal student loans again, marking an unwelcome milestone for family budgets.

Issues:Education

September 17, 2023

U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney, D-2nd District, U.S. Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, and U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., will introduce on Monday comprehensive federal legislation to address mold in federally subsidized housing in response to complaints about mold from Branford Manor residents.


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An outline of the state of Connecticut with the text: Congressman Joe Courtney Serving Connecticut's Second District
September 14, 2023

VERNON — With more of their students facing psychiatric hospitalizations, public school teachers and administrators are keenly aware of the need for increased mental health support in the school system.


September 7, 2023
Connecticut municipalities got $8.8 million this year from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for brownfield remediation

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An outline of the state of Connecticut with the text: Congressman Joe Courtney Serving Connecticut's Second District
July 27, 2023

Tens of millions of Americans who have student loan debt are slated to resume making payments in the fall.

Issues:Education

May 2, 2023

U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney, D-2nd District, toured two southeastern Connecticut shipyards Tuesday, touting the federal government’s investment in the region’s maritime economy and heritage.


January 10, 2023

One of the strongest supporters of the AUKUS security pact in the US congress has urged “everyone to take a deep breath”, amid growing fears US shipyards won’t have the capacity to provide Australia with nuclear-powered submarines before the nation has the capacity to build them itself.


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A Virginia-Class Submarine in the Ocean
January 7, 2023

The news that two key US senators have warned President Joe Biden that the AUKUS agreement under which Australia will buy nuclear-powered submarines could threaten US security by stressing the nation’s submarine industrial base “to breaking point” is problematic for Australia.


December 7, 2022
“The trajectory of the American presence in Australia has been growing … and that’s what we would anticipate,” Defense Minister Marles said.

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DefenseNews
May 4, 2022

On April 14, Ukraine once again shocked the world when it launched two Neptune anti-ship cruise missiles, scoring decisive hits that sunk the Russian Black Sea Fleet flagship Moskva.