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WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney on Wednesday was awarded the Navy Distinguished Public Service Award by Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus.

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney today released the following statement after President Obama released his FY2014 budget, affirming critical Connecticut defense priorities:

"The President's budget outlines a very solid commitment to the two-subs-per-year build rate I have worked hard to secure over the past six years. It also continues important foundational design work on the OHIO class replacement, and crystallizes the critical role submarines will are playing in national security and intelligence-gathering efforts.

WASHINGTON — Today, Congressmen John Yarmuth (KY-3) and Joe Courtney (CT-2) announced a friendly wager on Tuesday's NCAA Women's National Championship matchup between the University of Louisville Cardinals and the University of Connecticut Huskies.

Each Member is wagering wares native to his District.

If the Cardinals win, Congressman Yarmuth will provide a bottle of Woodford Reserve bourbon and a bucket of KFC. If the Huskies prevail, Congressman Courtney will give his colleague a case of Cottrell beer and a Mystic Pizza.

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney today introduced legislation to ensure that interest rates on subsidized Stafford student loans for undergraduate students do not dramatically increase this year, locking in the lower rate until July 1, 2015. At introduction, the bill has more than 60 cosponsors.

Congressman praises boost to local economy, affirmation of century-old relationship between New London and the Coast Guard Academy

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney today announced that his office will be hosting staff office hours across eastern Connecticut to make face-to-face assistance more easily accessible for Second District constituents. In addition to regular, office hours the staff already holds at QVCC, the first Thursday of each month, and Clinton, the third Thursday of every month, office hours are being added in Bolton, East Hampton, Stafford Springs, Suffield, Colchester and Somers.

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney and the House of Representatives today passed the Fiscal Year 2013 Continuing Resolution (CR) by a vote of 318-109. The bill, which ensures continued two-per-year submarine production at Electric Boat, heads now to President Obama for his signature.

WASHINGTON, DC – This week, Congressmen Joe Courtney (D-CT), Bill Owens (D-NY), and Richard Hanna (R-NY) introduced legislation (H.R. 1297) to increase access to credit for farmers. Their bill, the "Agricultural Credit Expansion Act," would expand the range of business structures that qualify for loans through the Farm Service Agency (FSA), ensuring more family farms are eligible for a range of financing options to help their operations grow and succeed.