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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. Courtney, a member of the House Armed Services Committee and Vice Ranking Member of the Seapower Subcommittee, had a hand in crafting the bill, including a provision that would fund the Ohio Class Submarine Replacement through a separate account under the Department of Defense.

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).