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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.

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney today encouraged eastern Connecticut's aspiring young artists to participate in the 2013 Congressional Art Competition. The competition is open to high school students only, grades 9 through 12, and the winner will be selected at the District Art Show and Competition on Friday May 3. The winner of that competition will have his or her work featured in the United States Capitol along with art from all 435 Congressional Districts.

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney today released the following statement on the 10-year anniversary of the start of the Iraq War:

"As the country pauses today to mark the 10^th anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq War, our thoughts, prayers and eternal gratitude go first and foremost to the servicemen and women who were killed during the invasion and occupation of Iraq. They stepped up as volunteers, and performed their mission with courage and excellence.

Bicameral, bipartisan bill is endorsed by AARP, American Health Care Association (AHCA), American Medical Association (AMA), and the Center for Medicare Advocacy

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney and Andrew Gibson, CEO of Chester-based Aerocision—an aerospace engine parts manufacturer—today applauded the Obama Administration's announcement of the next key steps in rebuilding the nation's export controls. Gibson participated in a trade mission hosted by Rep. Courtney and the U.S. Department of Commerce to the United Kingdom in 2011.

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney today released the following statement after voting in favor of the Fiscal Year 2013 Continuing Resolution (CR) being considered by the Congress that would continue to fully fund continued doubled submarine production at Electric Boat.