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WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney today released the following statement after House Republican leaders agreed to extend the payroll tax cut, ending their objection to relief for 160 million American families:

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney today announced that, since the beginning of 2011, his office has helped return $1,331,686 to eastern Connecticut citizens who were owed Social Security checks, veterans' benefits, tax refunds and other payments from the federal government.

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney and Senators Joe Lieberman and Richard Blumenthal today announced that Groton-based Electric Boat (EB) has secured a $191,312,737 contract from the U.S. Navy.

WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Joe Courtney today released the following statement after Japan announced that it is buying 42 F-35s with Pratt & Whitney engines as its new mainstay fighter:

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney today announced that the New London Fire Department secured a $122,987 grant through the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program. The funding will be used for safety and training programs.

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney today released the following statement after House Republican leadership obstructed a bipartisan agreement that would extend payroll tax cuts to middle class Americans:

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney and the House of Representatives today passed the FY12 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) conference report, building on gains in submarine production and bolstering eastern Connecticut's industrial base.

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney today announced that Windham Hospital has secured a $101,597 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to to implement an electronic health record system at the two school based health clinics in Windham.