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December 17, 2012 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney today released the following statement on the death of Sen. Daniel Inouye of Hawaii:

December 13, 2012 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressmen Joe Courtney (D-CT), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), and 88 House Democrats urged President Obama to reject House Republican efforts to raise the Medicare eligibility age during ongoing debt negotiations.

December 12, 2012 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney today urged eastern Connecticut’s recent college graduates with federal student loans to apply for the U.S.

December 7, 2012 Press Release

Washington, D.C. — Today 102 members of the House of Representatives, led by Reps. Joe Courtney (D-CT), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ), Joe Crowley (D-NY), and John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI), sent a letter to Speaker Boehner urging him to take cuts to Social Security off the table in the current budget negotiations.

November 29, 2012 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney today testified before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works about the impact of Hurricane Sandy on eastern Connecticut. Courtney stressed the economic impact of repeated storms that have hit the region over the past two years. He testified, in part:

November 29, 2012 Op-Ed
​As we near the edge of the fiscal cliff, Medicare — the health insurance program for America’s seniors and disabled— is in the crosshairs. Former Republican vice presidential candidate Rep. Paul Ryan authored a budget that called for Medicare to be turned into a voucher program. Others have called for new co-pays for skilled nursing or home health care.
November 20, 2012 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney, member of the House Armed Services Committee, today released the following statement on the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza:

October 17, 2012 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney today announced that nine eastern Connecticut towns secured $46,589 from the U.S. Department of Justice to offset the cost of bulletproof vests.

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