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Washington--Today, Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy and Congressman Joe Courtney released the following statement on the L+M Hospital dispute that could result in a lockout of workers after tonight's planned conclusion of a labor strike:

WASHINGTON—Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-2) released the following statement after the Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced that it would direct staff to restart work on the safety evaluation report for the proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste storage site. In September, Congressman Courtney, along with a bipartisan coalition of 80 House members sent a letter to NRC Chair Alison Macfarlane urging the agency to resume work on the safety evaluation report.

WASHINGTON—Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-2), and Connecticut Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy announced that Electric Boat in Groton will receive $22.5 million to support the continued development of a joint missile compartment for new SSBNs for the United States and the United Kingdom.

WASHINGTON--Today, Congressman Joe Courtney released the following statement on a new study from the AARP Public Policy Institute that shows a dramatic increase in the number of observation status hospital stays between 2001 and 2009. Use of the "observation" classification for Medicare beneficiaries more than doubled during that time period as the average length of those hospital stays increased.

NEW HAVEN, CT—Connecticut’s delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives today advocated for Sikorsky’s world-class helicopters in a letter to the Norwegian Ambassador. Sikorsky was recently removed from the competitive bidding process on a contract by the Norwegian government, but Norway has had a change in government since that initial decision was made.