Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Following last week's visit to eastern Connecticut by U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) today announced the official allocation of more than $4.4 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding for early childhood and special education programming in Connecticut K-12 public schools.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) penned a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra in support of the Department's decision to re-evaluate the previously announced, historically high Medicare Part B premium hike—a hike brought on by the skyrocketing price of a new Alzheimer's drug, Aduhelm, initially priced at $56,000 per year by its manufacturer.
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass S. 2959/H.R. 6126, the Supplemental Impact Aid Flexibility Act, a bipartisan, bicameral bill co-authored by Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) to support local schools serving large numbers of military families and that rely on federal Impact Aid to help fill out their resources. The Supplemental Impact Aid Flexibility Act builds upon Rep.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) joined the Connecticut Congressional Delegation in helping announce $332.5 million awarded to the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CT DOT) through the American Rescue Plan Act (H.R. 1319). The funding is part of the Rescue Plan's authorization to provide relief for public transportation systems nationwide, and to help offset local budget shortfalls so that transit agencies can retain employees and maintain service as communities continue to recover from COVID-19.
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) voted to pass the Guard and Reserve G.I. Bill Parity Act (H.R. 1836), which takes a strong step toward ensuring equal access to G.I. benefits. The bill would ensure that members of the National Guard and Reserve, who often serve side-by-side with their Active-Duty counterparts yet do not currently receive the same access to vital G.I. Bill benefits, are honored with the benefits they have earned and deserve.
WASHINGTON, DC – Last week, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02), a senior member of the House Education and Labor Committee, shared that new federal law banning many types of out-of-network medical bills, known as "surprise billing", officially went into effect on Monday, January 3rd, 2022. The new ban outlaws certain specific forms of surprise medical billing—including air ambulances, emergency care in hospital Emergency Rooms or urgent care centers, and "drive-by doctoring—and comes as a result of legislation written and authorized by Rep.
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) shared the news the House will vote next week on S. 2959/H.R. 6126, the Supplemental Aid Impact Flexibility Act, a bill to support local schools serving large numbers of military families and that rely on federal Impact Aid to help fill out their resources. The Supplemental Aid Impact Flexibility Act was co-authored by Rep.
NORWICH, CT—This week, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) helped announce the launch of CareerConneCT, a new workforce training program in Connecticut that's being fueled by the American Rescue Plan Act (H.R. 1319).
NORWICH, CT—Today, as the nation marks one year since the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) issued the following statement commemorating the service of police officers and members of the U.S. National Guard, and on the work that still must be done to protect the strength and credibility of American democracy.