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April 25, 2011

WASHINGTON, DC – At Rockville Bank in Enfield, Congressman Joe Courtney today highlighted the bank’s participation in Connecticut’s Capital Access Program (CAP), or Urbank, and encouraged small businesses to participate in the lending program.


April 18, 2011
Op-Ed
​Late last month, a little-noticed struggle at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) provided a glimpse into the perpetual fight for affordable, quality health care.

April 14, 2011

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney (D-CT), U.S. Senators John Kerry (D-MA) and Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) and Congressman Tom Latham (R-IA) today introduced legislation to fix an arbitrary Medicare policy that excludes coverage of skilled nursing care.


April 13, 2011

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney today announced that the Willimantic Fire Department and Montville Volunteer Fire Company have secured $82,809 and $99,750, respectively, in federal funding from the Department of Homeland Security and FEMA. The grants will be used to enhance operations and safety at each department.


April 5, 2011

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney today released the following statement after the U.S. Senate voted to repeal the 1099 reporting requirement from the Affordable Care Act.


April 4, 2011

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney today urged Connecticut employers to take advantage of the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program (ERRP), which will not accept new applications after April 30.


April 1, 2011

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney today announced that the Sterling Fire Department and Town of Mansfield Division of Fire and Emergency Services have secured $52,212 and $45,957, respectively, in federal funding from the Department of Homeland Security and FEMA. The grants will be used to enhance operations and safety at each department.


March 23, 2011
Op-Ed
​Since passage of the Affordable Care Act, the changes under the law have been real and have helped our parents, sisters, brothers, grandparents and children right here in eastern Connecticut. Take, for example, Steven Waslo, a sophomore the University of Connecticut.

March 23, 2011

WASHINGTON, DC – At a press conference today, Congressman Joe Courtney announced that he will lead an economic trade mission to the United Kingdom. The mission, which was launched at BNL Industries in Vernon, will lead fifteen Connecticut companies to the U.K. on April 18, 2011.


March 21, 2011

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney today released the following statement as U.S. forces participated in international military efforts in Libya: