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WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Joe Courtney today released the following statement after law enforcement apprehended Boston Marathon bombing suspect, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in Watertown, Mass:

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney (D-CT) today released the following statement after the United States Senate failed to clear a procedural hurdle on bipartisan legislation to strengthen background checks for gun purchases:

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney today announced two federal grants to eastern Connecticut fire departments through the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program. The first was secured by Plainfield's Wauregan Fire District, and is valued at $73,150. The second grant, for $49,400, was secured by the Willington Fire Department. The Wauregan grant will be used to purchase breathing apparatuses, while the Willington Fire Department will use its funding for a diesel exhaust system.

WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Congressman Joe Courtney (D-CT) today introduced the Shellfish Marketing Assistance Fairness Act. The legislation would allow the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide direct and professional marketing assistance to farmed shellfish growers in New York, Connecticut and across the country.

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney today announced that the U.S. Navy is moving forward with repairs to the USS Miami, a Groton-based attack submarine that was damaged in a fire May 23 while undergoing an overhaul at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Maine. Congressman Courtney was notified of the decision today. Although the Navy announced last September a contract for Groton-based Electric Boat to perform repair work, and work actually began soon thereafter, in light of sequestration the future of the project was unclear until today's announcement.

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.