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WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney today opposed the 2013 Farm Bill, which passed by the House by a vote of 216-208.

WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, the Treasury Department announced that it is delaying for one year the employer responsibility requirements under the Affordable Care Act, which were set to begin January 1, 2014.

NORWICH, CT – Congressman Joe Courtney and Mayor Daryl Finizio today announced that the City of New London has secured $714,846 as part of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG). The program provides annual grants to state and local governments to develop their urban communities.

NORWICH, CT— Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) presented a Purple Heart medal to the family of the late Staff Sergeant Arnold H. Haapala. SSGT Haapala served in the U.S. Army, 22^nd Infantry Regiment, 4^th Infantry Division and was killed in action during the invasion of Normandy on June 21, 1944 at the age of 27.

WASHINGTON, DC – The House of Representatives adjourned today without enacting legislation to prevent subsidized Stafford student loan interest rates from doubling from 3.4% to 6.8% before the July 1^st deadline.

Health exchange program explained at Windham event
June 25, 2013
Willimantic Chronicle
Louisa Owen Sonstroem

Congressman Joe Courtney today opposed the 2014 Farm Bill, which was rejected by the House by a vote of 195-234.