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[HARTFORD, CT] – Today, the Connecticut Congressional delegation announced $4.2 million for seven community health centers in Connecticut to expand mental health, behavioral health, and substance use disorder services.

NORWICH, CT – Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT), Co-Chair of the AUKUS Working Group, joined ABC Australia’s Michael Rowland ahead of today’s third anniversary of the AUKUS security agreement.

NORWICH, CT – Today, Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT), Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) announced over $462,000 for Easterseals Capital Region & Eastern Connecticut to support veterans’ mental health and suicide prevention efforts. The federal funding is awarded through the U.S.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) issued the following statement ahead of the Navy commissioning of the USS NEW JERSEY (SSN 796), a Virginia class fast attack submarine.  Watch the Commissioning Ceremony at 10:45 a.m. tomorrow, September 14 here.

[HARTFORD, CT] – Today, U.S. Representatives Joe Courtney (CT-02), John Larson (CT-01), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Jim Himes (CT-04), and U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) announced nearly $17 million in funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to support five traffic safety projects across Connecticut. The funds are awarded through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant program established to prevent roadway deaths and serious injuries.

[HARTFORD, CT] – Today, U.S. Representatives Joe Courtney (CT-02), John Larson (CT-01), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Jim Himes (CT-04) and Jahana Hayes (CT-05) and U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) announced $2.37 million in Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program grants. The funds are awarded through the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy for youth substance use prevention efforts in communities across the country.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Reps. Joe Courtney (D-CT) and Dusty Johnson (R-SD) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to help servicemembers access student debt relief through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program (PSLF).

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, at a Committee on Education and the Workforce hearing, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) called out dangerous policies proposed in Project 2025, which is covered in the former president’s fingertips, and by the Republican Study Committee to tax employer sponsored health insurance.