Press Releases
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August 4, 2021
“It’s a smart move," said Courtney, "a wave of pandemic-driven evictions just as we’re working to respond to the delta variant would really slow down our strong recovery."
Issues:
COVID-19 Resource Page
Health Care
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July 29, 2021
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) voted to pass the Emergency Security Supplemental to Respond to January 6th Appropriations Act (H.R. 3237). The bill addresses the January 6th insurrection by authorizing new funding to secure the safety of the U.S. Capitol, protect facilities, employees, visitors, and Members, and to provide for safe Congressional operations.
Issues:
Defense & National Security
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July 29, 2021
“The House is putting together an FY 2022 budget package that’s going to help our towns and our local economy come back even stronger,” said Congressman Courtney.
Issues:
Eastern Connecticut
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July 23, 2021
“In 2016, the House Seapower Subcommittee wrote the law that authorized new construction of modern training ships for America’s maritime academies. It is exciting five years later to see that effort has become a reality at Philly Shipyard,” said Chairman Courtney
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July 23, 2021
“No industry was hit harder by COVID-19 than America’s dairy farmers, and our bipartisan bill would mean a big step forward in helping them come back stronger than before,” said Rep. Courtney.
Issues:
Agriculture
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July 22, 2021
“The Afghan translators who worked alongside our men and women in uniform made a decision to align themselves with America’s cause, and they did so at great risk to themselves and their families from the Taliban,” said Rep. Courtney.
Issues:
Defense & National Security
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Courtney Selected to Serve as Co-Chair of the Bipartisan Long Island Sound Caucus for 117th Congress
July 20, 2021
“Protecting eastern Connecticut’s open spaces and natural beauty is an issue I’m glad we’ve always found bipartisan support for,” said Rep. Courtney.
Issues:
Eastern Connecticut
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July 19, 2021
“This is good news for the many, many workers in eastern Connecticut who rely on both Shore Line East and Amtrak trains to get to work every day—and we’ve heard from a lot of them,” said Rep. Courtney.
Issues:
Transportation & Infrastructure
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July 16, 2021
This afternoon, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) announced that his remaining five Community Project Funding requests for local priorities in eastern Connecticut were included in the latest round of FY 2022 funding bills approved today in the House Appropriations Committee.
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July 16, 2021
“We put our heads together with local leaders in town government and the nonprofit sector in eastern Connecticut to support these local projects, and this marks a big step forward in making it final,” said Rep. Courtney.
Issues:
Eastern Connecticut