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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) issued the following statement ahead of the Navy commissioning of the USS NEW JERSEY (SSN 796), a Virginia class fast attack submarine. Watch the Commissioning Ceremony at 10:45 a.m. tomorrow, September 14 here.
[HARTFORD, CT] – Today, U.S. Representatives Joe Courtney (CT-02), John Larson (CT-01), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Jim Himes (CT-04), and U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) announced nearly $17 million in funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to support five traffic safety projects across Connecticut. The funds are awarded through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant program established to prevent roadway deaths and serious injuries.
[HARTFORD, CT] – Today, U.S. Representatives Joe Courtney (CT-02), John Larson (CT-01), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Jim Himes (CT-04) and Jahana Hayes (CT-05) and U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) announced $2.37 million in Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program grants. The funds are awarded through the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy for youth substance use prevention efforts in communities across the country.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Reps. Joe Courtney (D-CT) and Dusty Johnson (R-SD) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to help servicemembers access student debt relief through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program (PSLF).
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, at a Committee on Education and the Workforce hearing, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) called out dangerous policies proposed in Project 2025, which is covered in the former president’s fingertips, and by the Republican Study Committee to tax employer sponsored health insurance.
NORWICH, CT – Today, Rep. Joe Courtney broke ground on a major construction project alongside Amtrak and federal and state officials to replace the 116-year-old Connecticut River Bridge.
NORWICH, CT – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) issued the following statement after the U.S.
NORWICH, CT – This weekend, U.S. Representatives Joe Courtney (CT-02), John B.
NORWICH, CT – Today, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) applauded the Biden-Harris administration for successfully lowering prices by up to nearly 80% for some of the most expensive, popular drugs taken by people on Medicare. Previously, Medicare was banned from common sense negotiations, but the ban was overturned in the Inflation Reduction Act, which Courtney voted to pass on August 12, 2022 and was signed into law two years ago tomorrow.
NORWICH, CT – Reps. Joe Courtney (CT-02) and John Larson (CT-01) penned a new op-ed in CT Mirror highlighting the launch of the “Hire Hartford” campaign, which is set to expand submarine hiring and recruitment efforts beyond the shoreline and into the Connecticut’s capital region. The hiring spree comes as Congress and Navy are in a “full throttle” push to recapitalize our nation’s submarine fleet.