Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Joe Courtney today released the following statement after Japan announced that it is buying 42 F-35s with Pratt & Whitney engines as its new mainstay fighter:
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney today announced that the New London Fire Department secured a $122,987 grant through the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program. The funding will be used for safety and training programs.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney today released the following statement after House Republican leadership obstructed a bipartisan agreement that would extend payroll tax cuts to middle class Americans:
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney and the House of Representatives today passed the FY12 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) conference report, building on gains in submarine production and bolstering eastern Connecticut's industrial base.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney today announced that Windham Hospital has secured a $101,597 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to to implement an electronic health record system at the two school based health clinics in Windham.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney today was appointed to the conference committee for the FY12 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which sets the federal budget for the Department of Defense for the next fiscal year 2012.
WASHINGTON, DC – According to new data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), eastern Connecticut seniors saved $3.388 million on prescription drugs from January through October as a result of the Affordable Care Act.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressmen Joe Courtney (CT-02) and John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement today on General Electric's decision to terminate their self-funded, F136 Alternate Engine for the F35 Joint Strike Fighter.
WASHINGTON, DC– Congressman Joe Courtney today released the following statement after the Congressional super committee failed to reach an agreement on cutting the federal debt:
WASHINGTON, DC– Congressman Joe Courtney today announced that the Town of Mansfield secured a $610,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to proactively plan for growth resulting from the new technology park at the University of Connecticut and ensure long-term sustainability of the Town.