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WASHINGTON--Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-2) released the following statement after Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel announced that furloughs for civilian Defense Department employees will be reduced from 11 days to six. Furloughs went into effect on July 8 after sequestration forced the Defense Department to make deep cuts to their FY13 budget.
WASHINGTON—Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-2) released the following statement congratulating Connecticut’s Commissioner of Veterans Affairs, Linda Schwartz, on her presidential nomination to serve as Assistant Secretary for Policy and Planning in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Courtney sent a letter on May 22nd to Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki recommending Schwartz for the post.
WASHINGTON—Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-2) released the following statement after the House of Representatives approved the Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act of 2013 by a vote of 392 to 31. Prior to the vote, Courtney spoke on the floor of the House in support of the bill.
Washington—Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-2) released the following statement after HealthyCT, a new nonprofit insurer, re-filed lower 2014 health insurance premiums with the Connecticut Insurance Department. HealthyCT will be one option for coverage available to consumers in Connecticut’s health insurance exchange next fall.
WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Representative Joe Courtney (CT-2) announced a grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) in the amount of $422,264, to Thames Shipyard and Repair in New London. The grant was made possible through the competitively awarded Small Shipyard Grant Program.
“I am pleased that one of our local shipyards will be receiving this grant, which in an important investment in our region’s shipbuilding and maritime industry. This grant both increases capacity for repairs at the shipyard, and reduces impact on the environment,” Courtney said.
WASHINGTON—Today, Representative Joe Courtney (CT-2) released the following statement on the bipartisan Senate agreement on student loan interest rates:
WASHINGTON—Today, Representative Joe Courtney (CT-2) voted against the Student Success Act (H.R. 5), the Republican plan to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Among other things, the bill would lock in sequestration cuts to federal education programs for at least six years. Courtney spoke yesterday on the House floor to detail the impacts of making those cuts permanent.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney today opposed the 2013 Farm Bill, which passed by the House by a vote of 216-208.