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February 20, 2020
“It should be no surprise that restoring the second 2021 Virginia-class submarine ranks as the highest unfunded need for the Navy,” said Chairman Courtney.
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February 13, 2020
“Today, the Trump Administration conducted a hit-and-run strike on the 2020 defense budget, which the President just signed into law on December 20, and boasted about in his State of the Union address last week,” said Chairman Courtney.
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February 13, 2020
“With over five million dollars in federal funding to support Head Start projects in our region, this is an investment in our children, our families, and our future,” said Congressman Courtney.
Issues:
Education
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February 13, 2020
In case you've missed it, President Trump's proposal to siphon resources from critical shipbuilding programs in his FY20201 Budget Request has already drawn bipartisan criticism from legislators in Congress, and from military and defense experts across the country. The President's FY20201 Budget Request would truncate the build-rate for Virginia-class submarines in the years to come, while U.S. combatant commanders are expressing increasing concerns about naval buildups by aggressors like China and Russia.
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February 12, 2020
“The FY21 budget requests eight ships, of which just six are combatants. This is a significant deviation both to the FY20 budget request, which planned 10 ships in 2021, and the final agreement on the 2020 authorization and spending measures that approved 12 ships."
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February 12, 2020
“We have a duty to memorialize forever the contributions to our nation made by great American women, and passage of H.R. 1980 brings us a step closer to doing so,” said Congressman Courtney.
Issues:
Health Care
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February 11, 2020
“Surprise medical bills are a crisis waiting to happen for so many families in eastern Connecticut and across the country,” said Congressman Courtney.
Issues:
Health Care
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February 10, 2020
“The President’s shipbuilding budget is not a 355-ship Navy budget. As Chair of the Seapower Subcommittee, I can say with complete certainty that, like so much of the rest of the President’s budget, it is dead on arrival."
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February 7, 2020
“Ten years ago, a group of hard-working people in Middletown, Connecticut headed to work at the Kleen Energy power plant, and did not go home that evening to their friends and families,” said Congressman Courtney.
Issues:
Economy & Jobs
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February 7, 2020
During the webinar, IRS staff will answer questions about crumbling foundations and tax issues. They will also discuss the property casualty loss deduction, and how this tax deduction can help homeowners with crumbling foundations.
Issues:
Crumbling Foundations