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NORWICH—Today, Congressman Joe Courtney issued the following statement after President Obama issued a federal disaster declaration for New London, Tolland, and Windham Counties, in response to the January 26-28 blizzard earlier this year. Congressman Courtney and his Connecticut delegation colleagues sent a letter to President Obama in support of Governor Malloy’s request for the declaration.

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Joe Courtney released the following statement after a preliminary nuclear agreement with Iran was announced by the United States and members of the P5 +1 nations:

“I applaud Secretary Kerry and his dedicated team for their dogged, tough negotiation of a preliminary nuclear framework with Iran.

Hudson, New Hampshire--Today at American Legion Post 48 in Hudson, New Hampshire, Representatives Joe Courtney (CT-2) and Annie Kuster (NH-2) presented John Ekenbarger with medals earned during his service in the Korean War. Mr. Ekenbarger served as an Anti-aircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Crewman in the 2nd Infantry Division, U.S. Army.

WASHINGTON—Today, the House passed H.R. 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015—a bill which Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-2) co-sponsored—to enact a permanent ‘doc fix' that provides predictable reimbursement rates from Medicare to providers, and repeals the flawed Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula adopted in 1997. Courtney released the following statement after the bill passed by an overwhelming bipartisan majority of 392 to 37:

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

Vernon, CT—Today, at Vernon Manor Health Care and Rehabilitation, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-2) announced the reintroduction of his bipartisan bill to restore Medicare coverage of follow-on skilled nursing care for seniors who have a three or more day stay in the hospital.