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NORWICH, CT – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney AO (CT-02), Co-Chair of the Friends of Australia Caucus, issued the following statement.
“After President Trump’s initial steel and aluminum tariff announcement on February 10, there was hope that on April 2 he would recalibrate his tariffs to prevent collateral damage to trusted allies with both free trade agreements and top-secret national security ties, such as Australia. Unfortunately, those hopes were dashed.
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Rep.
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT), a senior member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE), and Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), a senior member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, re-introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to curb the rising rates of workplace violence facing health care and social service workers, including nurses, emergency responders, medical assistants, physicians, and social workers.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In case you missed it, the Hartford Courant published a piece reporting that, thanks to successful training programs, Electric Boat is retaining 89% of its workforce while recruiting thousands of new workers—a “stark contrast” to other shipyards.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), joined by Congressman John Larson (CT-01), Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04), and Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) reintroduced the Save Our Small (SOS) Farms Act of 2025.
WASHINGTON– U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representatives John Larson (D-Conn.-01), Joe Courtney (D-Conn.-02), Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.-03), Jim Himes (D-Conn.-04), and Jahana Hayes (D-Conn.-05) on Thursday released the following statement on the Trump administration’s sudden termination of federal public health grants to state and local health departments in Connecticut, totaling $150 million.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02), Congressional Labor Caucus Vice-Chairs Reps. Chris Deluzio (PA-17), John Garamendi (CA-08), Val Hoyle (OR-04), Labor Caucus members Reps. Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Jared Golden (ME-02), and Co-Chairs Debbie Dingell (MI-06), Donald Norcross (NJ-01), Steven Horsford (NV-04), and Mark Pocan (WI-02) led more than 60 Members of Congress in a letter to U.S.
NORWICH, CT – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), a senior member of the House Committee on Education and Workforce, issued the following statement following reports that President Trump signed an Executive Order to direct the elimination of the U.S. Department of Education (ED or the Department). Watch Rep.
NORWICH, CT – In case you missed it, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) visited with hospital leaders at Day Kimball – a rural hospital in Putnam, Connecticut – and rallied alongside Connecticut residents, disabled patient advocates, and leaders to tell Speaker Johnson and the Trump Administration to “keep their hands off Medicaid.”