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NORWICH, CT—Today, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) and Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02) announced the recent introduction of the Worker Ownership, Readiness and Knowledge (WORK) Act, a bill to help increase the number of employee-owned business in the United States.
WASHINGTON, DC—Late last week, Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT-02) and Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI-08), Co-Chairs of the Congressional Friends of Australia Caucus, led a bipartisan group of Representatives in writing to President Joe Biden and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai encouraging the Administration to reduce digital trade barriers between the U.S.
WASHINGTON, DC—This evening, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) voted to pass the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376), a historic investment in American people and families that will create jobs, cut taxes, and lower costs on a wide range of everyday costs for working families over the next ten years.
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, legislation introduced by Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) to extend public safety officer death and injury benefits to local fire police—the Fire Police Fairness Act—was signed into law by President Biden as part of the Protecting America's First Responders Act of 2021 (S. 1511). Now, the effort begun by Rep.
Congress is on the verge of passing a bill that will provide death benefits for the loved ones of fire police. The legislative process on the issue began 10 years ago with Gales Ferry Volunteer Fire Company Chief Anthony Saccone.