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WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney today released the following statement in response to the start of sequestration's implementation:
"Today is a disappointing day, but, because sequestration's cuts will be implemented gradually, there is still time for cooler heads to prevail. As I have since passage of the Budget Control Act, I continue to call for a balanced and bipartisan approach to deficit reduction that would prevent these sweeping, mindless cuts that will affect every American.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney today released the following statement after he and a bipartisan majority of the House of Representatives voted to pass the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), 286-138:
"Today's vote is a huge victory for the American people, as it finally sends a bipartisan compromise VAWA bill to the president for his signature. Eighty-seven Republican House Members today joined every single Democratic Member to pass this overdue, essential bill that will protect victims and give law enforcement the tools they need to prosecute offenders.
WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Joe Courtney today released the following statement in response to a new White House report outlining the damaging impact of sequestration's cuts on Connecticut:
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney today announced that the House Education and Workforce Committee will next Wednesday hold a hearing on school safety. Courtney, who returned to the committee at the beginning of the 113th Congress, wrote to Chairman John Kline and Ranking Member George Miller in December after the Newtown shooting, calling on the committee to make school safety a priority over the next two years.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney today released the following statement after House Republicans voted to adjourn and send Members home, even as the deadline to prevent sequestration's across-the-board cuts ticked down to 13 days. The vote in the House was 222-190, with every House Democrat voting to remain in session.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney tonight released the following statement after President Obama's State of the Union address:
"President Obama effectively challenged Washington to focus like a laser on continuing our economic recovery, growing jobs at home, and expanding markets abroad. By emphasizing manufacturing, hiring tax credits, college affordability and the value of associate's degrees and technical schools, we reinforce the underpinnings of our economy and ensure a workforce whose skills match the challenges we face.
WASHINGTON, DC – According to new data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), 11,195 eastern Connecticut Medicare beneficiaries saved $10,849,307 on prescription drugs because of the Affordable Care Act in 2012. The number already dwarfs the $5,001,408 eastern Connecticut seniors saved in 2011, and it will continue to grow each year until the Part D donut hole is completely phased out in 2020.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney today released the following statement after "Lincoln" screenwriter Tony Kushner conceded that his screenplay and the film erroneously depicted Connecticut's House delegation as voting against the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery.
WASHINGTON, DC – The Connecticut House delegation today applauded the appointment of Judith Stein, founder and executive director of the Center for Medicare Advocacy in Willimantic, to the Bipartisan Long-Term Care Commission. Created earlier this year as part of the American Tax Relief Act, the commission is responsible for developing a plan to establish, implement, and finance a comprehensive set of long-term care services for seniors and people with disabilities. Last month, Reps.