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Fire Departments in Groton Receive Over $739,000 in New Federal Funding, Nearly Doubling Recent Support for Local Firefighters

September 9, 2022

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NORWICH, CT—Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded a new federal grant of $739,569 to the City of Groton that will support several local districts, including the City of Groton, the Center Groton Fire District, the Groton Long Point Fire Association, the Mystic Fire District, the Noank Fire District, the Old Mystic Fire

Issues: Eastern Connecticut

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Rep. Courtney Announces Over $887,000 in New Federal Support for Five Eastern Connecticut Fire Stations

September 2, 2022

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Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded a new round federal grants totaling more than $887,000 to five eastern Connecticut fire departments in Chester, Preston, New London, Norwich, and Stafford.

Issues: Eastern Connecticut Public Safety & Homeland Security

Courtney, Thompson Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve Rehab Therapy for Medicare Patients

August 26, 2022

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“This bill is a small but important change to Medicare to ensure that when a physician believes a patient needs a certain type of treatment, that patient can get it," said Rep. Courtney.

Issues: Health Care

Courtney Announces New Federal Funding to Support Coastal Security and Maritime Safety in Mystic and New London

August 19, 2022

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“The DHS announcement today of Port Security Awards for key maritime enterprises in Southeastern Connecticut is a critical investment to harden ferry cyber defenses, as well as to extend the service life of public safety vessels that save lives,” said Rep. Courtney.

Issues: Defense & National Security Eastern Connecticut

Connecticut River Bridge Set to Receive Long-Awaited Upgrades Under New Infrastructure Law, Courtney Announces

August 18, 2022

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“This is exactly the long overdue, transformative project that our region and rail users have sought for decades,” said Rep. Courtney.

Issues: Eastern Connecticut

Courtney Votes to Pass the Inflation Reduction Act, Delivering Lower Drug Costs, More Good Jobs, and Next-Gen Energy Production

August 12, 2022

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“The Inflation Reduction Act is going to benefit seniors, families, farmers, and so many of our small businesses and communities across eastern Connecticut,” said Congressman Courtney.

Issues: Agriculture Economy & Jobs Energy & Environment Health Care

Rep. Courtney Statement on U.S. Senate Vote to Ratify Finland and Sweden as Members of NATO

August 3, 2022

Press Release

NORWICH, CT — Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) issued the following statement this evening after the U.S. Senate voted 95-1-1 to ratify a treaty expanding NATO membership to include Finland and Sweden.

Issues: Defense & National Security

Rep. Courtney Statement on Senate’s Vote to Pass the Bipartisan Honoring Our PACT Act

August 2, 2022

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"Our veterans aren’t concerned with relitigating the Senate’s failure last week—they just want this job to get done, and today I’m glad to say it finally did," said Courtney. "The PACT Act is officially through the House and Senate, and it’s going to be signed into law."

Issues: Health Care Veterans & Military Personnel

Courtney Votes to Reduce the Prevalence of Deadly Assault Weapons and High-Capacity Magazines in the U.S.

July 29, 2022

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“H.R. 1808 would restore the ban on military-style assault weapons that was formerly in place throughout our country during one of the most prosperous and low-crime points in American history," Courtney said.

Issues: Public Safety & Homeland Security

Courtney Welcomes Historic U.S. Navy Contract to General Dynamics Electric Boat for the Remainder of Maintenance Work on USS Hartford

July 28, 2022

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WASHINGTON, DC— Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee on Seapower and Projection Forces, welcomed a new U.S. Navy contract awarded to General Dynamics Electric Boat (EB) for the maintenance, repair, and modernization efforts to execute the engineered overhaul of USS Hartford (SSN 768).

Issues: Defense & National Security Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee Economy & Jobs

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