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WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney today applauded the U.S. Department of Labor's decision certifying that employees of Vernon textile manufacturer Amerbelle are eligible for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA).

HARTFORD – Connecticut's distressed homeowners have another opportunity to explore loan modification and foreclosure prevention options with their banks at a day-long, state-sponsored forum Tuesday, July 10, at the University of Connecticut in Storrs.

WASHINGTON, DC – With just one day to spare, the House of Representatives today passed a provision first authored by Rep. Joe Courtney preventing the interest rate on subsidized Stafford student loans from doubling from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent. The provision was adopted as part of the Highway Bill, which the House passed by a vote of 373-52.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Joe Courtney today released the following statement after the United States Supreme Court voted to uphold the Affordable Care Act:

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney today announced that the City of Norwich has secured $500,000 in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Justice's COPS Hiring Program (CHP). The funding will be used by the Norwich Police Department to hire four new police officers.

WASHINGTON, DC – With just five days remaining to prevent the interest rate on subsidized Stafford student loans from doubling from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent, Senators Joe Lieberman and Richard Blumenthal, and Representatives, Joe Courtney, Rosa DeLauro, John Larson, Chris Murphy and Jim Himes today again reiterated calls for swift action to prevent the rate increase.

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Joe Courtney today applauded new data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) showing that 137,452 families in Connecticut will receive $12,949,130 in rebates from their health insurance companies because of the Affordable Care Act's Medical Loss Ratio (MLR).

Washington, DC—The Connecticut Congressional delegation voiced its support today for a $75 million federal loan the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded to HealthyCT. The loan enables HealthyCT to launch a new non-profit, consumer-driven health insurance company, known as a Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan, or CO-OP.