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February 25, 2015
Total yearly savings grew by more than $500,000 over 2013 total
February 25, 2015
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.
February 13, 2015
While House Republicans shut colleagues, experts, and advocates out of the process, Courtney pushes STEM investments
Issues:
Education
February 12, 2015
WASHINGTON—Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-2) joined President Obama and congressional colleagues at the White House to mark the enactment of the Clay Hunt SAV Act, a bill Courtney cosponsored, which will expand access to mental health services for military veterans.
Issues:
Veterans & Military Personnel
February 6, 2015
NORWICH, CT—Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-2) and Bryan Hurlburt, State Executive Director of the Farm Service Agency, visited Bahler Farms in Ellington to highlight the high enrollment rate in the new Dairy Margin Protection Program among dairy farms in Connecticut.
Issues:
Economy & Jobs
February 2, 2015
WASHINGTON—Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-2) released the following statement on President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2016 budget proposal:
“The President’s FY 2016 budget proposal demonstrates a strong commitment to expanding economic opportunity for America’s middle class, and to building on our economy’s progress toward a full recovery.
January 28, 2015
Washington, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-2) was officially named the Ranking Member of the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee for the 114th Congress today.
January 26, 2015
WASHINGTON—January 31st will mark the 150th anniversary of Congressional passage of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution—a dramatic event depicted in the movie “Lincoln” in 2012.
Issues:
Education
January 26, 2015
In 2012, the movie “Lincoln” dramatized the events leading up to the House vote on the 13th Amendment, and depicted two fictional Connecticut representatives voting against the amendment.
Issues:
Education
January 22, 2015
WASHINGTON—Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-2) and Congressman Steven Palazzo (MS-4), along with 30 bipartisan House colleagues, sent a letter this week to Senate leadership urging opposition to an amendment that would strip domestic construction requirements that help strengthen America’s shipbuilding industry.