Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Representatives Joe Courtney (D-CT-02), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, and Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA-01), Ranking Member, hosted Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro, Vice Admiral Yancy Lindsey (Commander, Naval Installations Command), Vice Admiral Sean Buck (Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy), and others for a Commemoration Ceremony marking the 80th Anniversary of the Battle of Midway.
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT-02) and Rep. Tim Walberg's (R-MI-07) bill to improve federal workers' access to health care coverage, the Improving Access to Workers' Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act (H.R. 6087), was passed in the House of Representatives on a strong bipartisan basis. Reps. Courtney and Walberg introduced H.R.
Norwich, CT – Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) issued the following statement this afternoon after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a report on the reexamination of Medicare Part B premium payments. In January, Medicare Part B beneficiaries saw their monthly premiums rise by 14%—from $148.50 to $170.10 each month. This was the largest increase in the history of the program, and it was fueled by expected costs attributable to the drug Aduhelm, whose initial astronomical price has since been cut in half.