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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.
WASHINGTON—Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-2) announced that two eastern Connecticut cultural gems, the Goodspeed Opera House and the Mystic Ballet, were awarded grants from the National Endowment for the Arts. The $30,000 grant to the Goodspeed Opera House will support a new production of Irving Berlin’s “Holiday Inn,” which will run from September 19 to November 30 this year.
WASHINGTON—Today Congressman Joe Courtney released the following statement congratulating Connecticut’s Stephen R. Gephard on his presidential appointment to the post of Commissioner of the Council of the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization:
WASHINGTON, DC– According to new data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), 12,262 eastern Connecticut Medicare beneficiaries saved $14,474,351 on prescription drugs because of the Affordable Care Act in 2013. The number already dwarfs the $10,849,307 eastern Connecticut seniors saved in 2012, and it will continue to grow each year until the Part D donut hole is completely phased out in 2020.
(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy and the Connecticut House delegation have each written letters to federal officials urging immediate action to be taken on legislation extending Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC).
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Reps. Joe Courtney (CT-2) and Jackie Walorski (IN-2) announced today the details of a friendly wager over tonight’s national championship game between the women’s basketball teams from Notre Dame University and the University of Connecticut. As Members of Congress who represent the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the University of Connecticut Huskies, and passionate fans of their hometown teams, they are competing for bragging rights.
WASHINGTON—Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-2) spoke on the floor of the House to congratulate the University of Connecticut men's and women's basketball teams on their historic dual national championship wins.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today Reps. Joe Courtney (CT-2) and Andy Barr (KY-6) announced the details of a friendly wager over the upcoming NCAA Championship game between the men’s basketball teams from the University of Connecticut and the University of Kentucky.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Reps. Joe Courtney (CT-2) and Anna G. Eshoo (CA-18) announced today the details of a friendly wager over the upcoming Final Four game between the women’s basketball teams from Stanford University and the University of Connecticut. As Members of Congress who represent the Stanford University Cardinal and the University of Connecticut Huskies, and passionate fans of their hometown teams, they are competing for bragging rights.