Press Releases
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that the agency will revise proposed rules and provide an additional comment period to accommodate additional further from farmers.
Washington--Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-2) released the following statement on the announcement of the end of the lockout at L+M Hospital in New London:
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney and the U.S. House of Representatives today passed the 2014 National Defense Authorization Act, by a vote of 350 to 69. The bill supports continued two-a-year production of Virginia Class Submarines, ongoing development of the Ohio Replacement Program (ORP) and denies a request for a new base closing round.
WASHINGTON— Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-2) released the following statement after the House passed a two-year spending agreement, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 by a vote of 332 to 94:
Washington--Today, Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy and Congressman Joe Courtney released the following statement on the L+M Hospital dispute that could result in a lockout of workers after tonight's planned conclusion of a labor strike:
WASHINGTON—Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-2) released the following statement after the Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced that it would direct staff to restart work on the safety evaluation report for the proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste storage site.
WASHINGTON—Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-2), and Connecticut Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy announced that Electric Boat in Groton will receive $22.5 million to support the continued development of a joint missile compartment for new SSBNs for the United States and the United Kingdom.
WASHINGTON--Today, Congressman Joe Courtney released the following statement on a new study from the AARP Public Policy Institute that shows a dramatic increase in the number of observation status hospital stays between 2001 and 2009.
NEW HAVEN, CT—Connecticut’s delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives today advocated for Sikorsky’s world-class helicopters in a letter to the Norwegian Ambassador. Sikorsky was recently removed from the competitive bidding process on a contract by the Norwegian government, but Norway has had a change in government since that initial decision was made.
WASHINGTON—Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-2) released the following statement congratulating Anne Evans, District Director for the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration, after she was awarded the Department of Defense Reservist and Guard Patriot Award: