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September 22, 2021
“It was an honor to welcome Prime Minister Morrison to the U.S. Capitol today, and to continue discussing details of the new AUKUS partnership,” said Courtney.
September 21, 2021
“Congratulations to all the students and teachers at Thames River Magnate School on the hard work and dedication that it took to earn this national recognition today."
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Eastern Connecticut
September 20, 2021
"Australia, the U.K. and the U.S. share a common history and a common destiny," the Members said. "As co-chairs of the Friends of Australia Caucus, we welcome the announcement of the Australia-UK-US (AUKUS) trilateral security partnership as a critical venue for further cooperation."
September 20, 2021
“The employer interest in that is extremely strong,” Courtney said this week. “This morning one of my staffers was on a conference call with the workforce boards in Connecticut, [they said] the phone is ringing off the hook..."
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Economy & Jobs
Eastern Connecticut
September 15, 2021
“This announcement also recognizes the tremendous opportunity our nations have in augmenting our partnership and capabilities in the undersea domain,” Courtney added
September 15, 2021
“I’ve worked together with Rep. Larson for years to help get support to homeowners impacted by crumbling foundations, and a lot of our success has been thanks to his determined work on the House Ways and Means Committee,” said Rep. Courtney.
September 14, 2021
NORWICH, CT—Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) renewed his call for bipartisan action to fix the U.S. Department of Education's Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program following a new report that projects problems hampering the program will persist for several more years.
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Education
September 10, 2021
“Passage of this measure is the result of support from service members and veterans in eastern Connecticut and across the country to make sure that answering our nation’s call to serve overseas does not delay earned discharge,” said Congressman Courtney.
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Veterans & Military Personnel
September 10, 2021
“The Build Back Better plan is an example of how Congress can work to deliver on behalf of real American workers and families,” said Congressman Courtney.
September 3, 2021
U.S. Rep Joe Courtney, D-2nd District, on Thursday joined in a bipartisan vote of the House Armed Services Committee to approve a boost in federal defense spending that he says contains historic support for shipbuilding and submarine construction and procurement.