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NORWICH, CT – Today, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) applauded President Biden for signing H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act, into law. The bill restores full Social Security benefits for public servants by repealing two provisions of current law – the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) – that unfairly reduce the Social Security benefits that public employees receive.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) marked the start of the 119^th Congress and his tenth term serving Connecticut’s Second Congressional District.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a new video, Rep. Joe Courtney AO details the tremendous progress made to advance the trilateral AUKUS security agreement in just one year since Congress passed landmark legislation to enable the mission.

NORWICH, CT –Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) issued the following statement in response to the passing of the 39th President of the United States, Jimmy Carter. In 2023, Rep.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) issued the following statement after voting to pass a Continuing Resolution that funds the government through mid-March and removes Elon Musk’s demand to suspend the debt ceiling. The bill overwhelmingly passed by a vote of 366-34-1. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) issued the following statement after General Dynamics Electric Boat delivered the future USS IOWA (SSN 797), the 24^th Virginia class boat, to the U.S. Navy on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) issued the following statement after voting ‘no’ on H.R. 10515, which was resoundingly defeated in a bipartisan vote of 174-235.

“House Speaker Mike Johnson abandoned the bipartisan bill he himself introduced two days ago after misleading, threatening tweets from an unelected billionaire, Elon Musk.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) issued the following statement.