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WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney today introduced legislation, H.R. 3826, to ensure that interest rates on certain student loans do not dramatically increase this year.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney tonight released the following statement after President Obama's State of the Union address:
"Tonight, President Obama rightly kept Washington's focus on our continued economic recovery. The blueprint he set forth addresses many of the concerns I am hearing in eastern Connecticut. I am pleased that he emphasized manufacturing jobs and ensuring that workers' training and skills match the needs of businesses and sectors that are bringing our economy back.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney today announced that Cpl. Greg Caron will be his invited guest to the President's State of the Union Address on Tuesday evening. Cpl. Caron, 25, of Ellington, is a member of Plainville-based Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 25th Marines. Caron lost both legs below the knee when he was wounded by an IED in Afghanistan on November 11, 2011. He has been recuperating at Walter Reed National Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., since then. Congressman Courtney visited Cpl.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney today released the following statement after Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords announced that she will resign from Congress to focus on her recovery:
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney today released the following statement urging Congress to scrap the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), and begin work on a new approach to addressing online piracy:
WASHINGTON, DC– Representatives Joe Courtney (CT-2) and Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) today praised the announcement of the new Patient Valet Parking Service at the West Haven Veterans Association.
Beginning on January 17, 2012, VetPride Services will be providing valet parking services free of charge to all patients at the West Haven VA. This service will help the patients that visit the West Haven VA each day and alleviate the location's parking congestion. The service will be available weekdays (excluding federal holidays) from 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
WASHINGTON, DC– Congressman Joe Courtney today released the following statement after the Department of Labor announced that 200,000 new jobs were added in December. The sixth-consecutive month of 100,000-plus job growth reduced the country's unemployment rate to 8.5 percent – the lowest it has been in three years.
WASHINGTON, DC –Congressman Joe Courtney today released the following statement after the Pentagon released the Defense Strategic Review:
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: