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WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), a senior member of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, and Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) a senior member of the Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Committee, re-introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to curb the rising rates of workplace violence facing health care and social service workers, including nurses, emergency responders, medical assistants, physicians, and social workers.   

Here's what workers, advocates, and stakeholders are saying about the legislation: 

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) today welcomed the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to deny a request to hear appeal in the long-running lawsuit by the State of New York to challenge the establishment of the Eastern Long Island Sound dredged material disposal site (ELDS). 

NORWICH, CT – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) issued the following statement in response to Texas U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk’s recent ruling to suspend longstanding FDA approval of mifepristone. 

NORWICH, CT – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) joined Vernon residents in celebrating the Town Council’s bipartisan decision to replace the Horowitz Pool at Henry Park using $1.25 million in federal funding from the American Rescue Plan, which Courtney helped pass into law. 

(April 4, 2023) Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $73,587,000 to Connecticut to fund essential drinking water infrastructure upgrades through the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF).  Thanks to a $6 billion boost from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, EPA is increasing the investments available to rebuild the nation’s water infrastructure.

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Representatives Joe Courtney (D-CT) and Nick LaLota (R-NY) announced the re-launch of the bipartisan Long Island Sound Caucus for the 118^th Congress. The Long Island Sound Caucus was established to enhance collaboration between Members of Congress focused on building support for and advancing issues important to the health, economic activity, and preservation of the Long Island Sound. Reps. Courtney and LaLota will serve together as Co-Chairs for the Caucus in 2023 and 2024.

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the House Seapower Subcommittee and the second highest ranking Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, joined his colleagues to overwhelmingly pass a bipartisan bill that will accelerate implementation of the AUKUS defense alliance. H.R. 1093 would direct the U.S.