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WASHINGTON—Today Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-2) released the following statement in reaction to the resignation of General Eric Shinseki from the post of Secretary of Veterans Affairs:
NORWICH, CT—Today Congressman Joe Courtney announced $600,000 in brownfield remediation grants to the town of Preston from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The three sites targeted for cleanup are part of the former Norwich Hospital property, which closed in 1966. Additionally, the City of New London will receive $200,000 for brownfield site assessments.
WASHINGTON—Today Congressman Joe Courtney released the following statement after voting in favor of the 2015 National Defense Authorization Act, which passed the House by a vote of 325 to 98.
WASHINGTON—Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-2) released the following statement after voting in favor of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA), which passed the House yesterday with an overwhelming bipartisan majority of 412-4:
Today Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-2), Ranking Member of the Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, introduced the Payroll Fraud Prevention Act. The bill is companion legislation to a Senate bill sponsored by Senators Robert Casey (D-PA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and Tom Harkin (D-IA).
Washington, DC—Today Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-2) announced the availability of $78 million, authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill, in support of local and regional food enterprises through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
WASHINGTON—Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-2) released the following statement congratulating the workforce and leadership of Sikorsky in Stratford, Connecticut on receiving a contract to build the next presidential helicopter fleet:
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Last night, Congressman Joe Courtney joined a unanimous bipartisan majority on the House Armed Services Committee in voting 61-0 to pass the FY2015 National Defense Authorization Act. The bill fully supports continued investment in programs critical to Connecticut’s economy and industrial base.
WASHINGTON—Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-2) questioned USDA's Chief Economist Joseph Glauber at the House Agriculture Committee’s Livestock, Rural Development, and Credit subcommittee hearing this week. Congressman Courtney addressed the rising demand for local meat and dairy products seen in Connecticut and supported by USDA market studies, and asked Mr.