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Alongside Patients, Families and Medical Professionals, Courtney Announces Bill to Restore Promise of Medicare Coverage

March 23, 2015

Bipartisan Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act would restore coverage rules for skilled nursing care

Issues:Health CareSeniors and Retirement Security

Courtney, Warren Introduce Bill to Aid Student Loan Borrowers

March 18, 2015

WASHINGTON—Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-2) introduced the Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act, a bill that would allow undergraduate borrowers repaying private or public student loans to refinance those loans to an interest rate of 3.86 percent.

Issues:Education

Opening Remarks for Congresswoman Joe Courtney, Ranking Member, Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee

March 18, 2015

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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to take a moment to welcome our colleagues from the Coast Guard and Maritime Subcommittee, who join us today to review the new Cooperative Strategy for 21^st Century Seapower.

Issues:Defense & National SecuritySeapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee

Courtney convenes local businesses, freight rail providers to address high shipping costs

March 6, 2015

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NORWICH—Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-2) and the U.S.

Ranking Member Courtney’s Opening Remarks For Seapower And Projection Forces Subcommittee Hearing On The Air Force Projection Forces Aviation Programs and Capabilities for Fiscal Year 2016

March 4, 2015

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Thank you Mr. Chairman.

Today’s hearing is a look at an important but perhaps overlooked element of our subcommittee’s jurisdiction. The witnesses from the Air Force will provide important insight into the budget request as it relates to “projection forces,” and I look forward to their testimony.

Issues:Defense & National SecuritySeapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee

Courtney Statement on Passage of Full Year DHS Funding

March 3, 2015

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WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-2) released the following statement after voting in favor of the Senate’s bill to fully fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the 2015 fiscal year:

“Speaker Boehner and House Republican leadership hopefully learned an important lesson today: the American people will not tolerate the hostage-taking strateg

Issues:Defense & National Security

Courtney Statement on Prime Minister Netanyahu Address

March 3, 2015

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WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-2) released the following statement in response to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress:

Issues:Defense & National Security

Courtney Calls on Speaker Boehner to End Shutdown Games

February 27, 2015

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Washington, D.C.—Moments ago, the Senate passed a “clean” full-year appropriations bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security, sending the legislation to the House.

Despite this bipartisan effort in the Senate, House Republicans announced that they would refuse to pass this full-year appropriations bill to fund DHS, and instead bring up a bill to pass a three week

Issues:Defense & National Security

New data shows Affordable Care Act saved eastern Connecticut seniors more than $15 million on prescription drugs in 2014

February 25, 2015

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Total yearly savings grew by more than $500,000 over 2013 total

Issues:Health CareSeniors and Retirement Security

Ranking Member Courtney’s Opening Remarks For Seapower And Projection Forces Subcommittee Hearing On The FY16 Navy Budget Request for Seapower and Projection Forces

February 25, 2015

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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. This is my first public hearing as ranking member, and I am looking forward to working with you and our colleagues on the panel to continue the bipartisan and hands-on tradition of this subcommittee.

Issues:Defense & National SecuritySeapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee

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