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WASHINGTON, DC — With less than 10 legislative days to act before student loan interest rates double for more than 7 million students and families, Congressman Joe Courtney today filed a procedural motion to force an up-or-down vote in the House to provide student debt relief to millions of student loan borrowers.

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney today issued the following statement:

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney (D-CT) today released the following statement in approval of the Obama Administration's endorsement of capping the Subsidized Stafford Student Loan interest rate for a period of two years:

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Courtney and the House Armed Services Committee late last night passed the 2014 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 1960), which supports continued investment in programs critical to Connecticut's economy and industrial base.

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney (D-CT) today released the following statement after the United States Senate on President Obama's call today for Congress to take action to stop subsidized Stafford student loan interest rates from doubling from 3.4% to 6.8% on July 1:

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney and New London Mayor Daryl Justin Finizio today announced more than $2 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to combat lead paint and other home health hazards in New London.

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney and the House Readiness Subcommittee today voted to reject a new round of Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC), becoming the first subcommittee in the House to do so, when it passed its "mark" of the FY14 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA, HR 1960).

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney today congratulated Gilman-based Gilman Brothers Company on earning the President's "E" Award for export success. A leading manufacturer of foamboard products, Gilman Brothers has won assistance from the U.S.