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WASHINGTON, DC – This morning, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) announced that the Supplemental Impact Aid Flexibility Act (S. 2959/H.R. 6126), a bipartisan, bicameral bill he co-authored, has officially been signed into law by President Biden. The bill will now provide support in the upcoming 2022-2023 schoolyear to K-12 public schools that serve large numbers of military families, and that rely on federal Impact Aid to help fill out their resources—including schools in Ledyard and Groton.

WASHINGTON, DC – Following last week's visit to eastern Connecticut by U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) today announced the official allocation of more than $4.4 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding for early childhood and special education programming in Connecticut K-12 public schools.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) penned a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra in support of the Department's decision to re-evaluate the previously announced, historically high Medicare Part B premium hike—a hike brought on by the skyrocketing price of a new Alzheimer's drug, Aduhelm, initially priced at $56,000 per year by its manufacturer.

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass S. 2959/H.R. 6126, the Supplemental Impact Aid Flexibility Act, a bipartisan, bicameral bill co-authored by Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) to support local schools serving large numbers of military families and that rely on federal Impact Aid to help fill out their resources. The Supplemental Impact Aid Flexibility Act builds upon Rep.