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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).
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. Among its provisions, which are detailed below, the bill supports continued two-a-year production of Virginia Class Submarines, ongoing development of the Ohio Replacement Program (ORP) and denies a request for a new Base Realignment and Closure round (BRAC).
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. Glauber about the hurdles that small farms and processors in Connecticut face.
WASHINGTON—Today Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-2), Vice Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee’s Seapower Subcommittee, released the following statement lauding the signing of the Navy’s Block IV contract with Electric Boat to build ten Virginia Class submarines over the next five years:
Norwich—Today Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-2), a member of the House Agriculture Committee, announced more than $395,000 for Connecticut farmers through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. Administered by USDA’s Agriculture Marketing Service, the program enhances markets and production for specialty crops. Previously, Connecticut has utilized these funds for a range of projects from increasing traffic at Connecticut orchards to Connecticut-Grown brand research and shared-use processing facilities and equipment.
Norwich, CT—Today Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal and Congressman Joe Courtney announced a federal grant and loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development program to the town of Putnam, Connecticut. The $4.8 million grant and $10.6 million loan, funded by the 2014 Farm Bill’s Rural Development title, will be used to install nearly 43,000 feet of new water main, reline more than 9,000 feet of water main, and rehabilitate the Richmond Hill Water Storage Tank. Additionally, 697 lateral connections, 88 fire hydrants and 180 gate valves will be replaced.