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Courtney Amendment on NIST Pyrrhotite Research Included in Key House Spending Bill

June 19, 2019

“In Connecticut and Massachusetts, homeowners, businesses, and local municipalities are struggling to address a widespread problem of crumbling concrete foundations due to the presence of the mineral pyrrhotite,” said Congressman Courtney.

Issues: Crumbling Foundations

Reps. Courtney, Larson Introduce Bill to Restore ‘Casualty Loss Deduction’, Help Make All Victims of Disaster and Theft Whole

June 14, 2019

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“In 2017, if a tree fell on your home, you would have been able to claim a ‘casualty loss’ from the IRS to recoup some of the lost value of the roof,” said Congressman Courtney.

Issues: Crumbling Foundations

Courtney Amendment Preserving Post-9/11 G.I. Bill Transferability Approved in 2020 NDAA

June 13, 2019

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“We passed the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill back during my first term as a representative, and the intent was to honor the service and sacrifice of our veterans by providing them and their loved ones with educational opportunities,” said Congressman Courtney.

Issues: Defense & National Security Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee Veterans & Military Personnel

Courtney Statement On House Armed Services Committee Passage Of Fiscal Year 2020 Defense Authorization Bill and Third Submarine Funding

June 13, 2019

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It's been an honor to lead the Seapower Subcommittee this year and assemble my first mark as leader of this bipartisan and productive panel,” Courtney said.

Issues: Defense & National Security Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee

Congressman Courtney’s Statement Following Senate Passage of Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act

June 12, 2019

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“Blue Water Navy Vietnam veterans have been denied benefits that they deserve for 17 years,” said Congressman Courtney.

Issues: Defense & National Security Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act

Rep. Courtney’s Opening Remarks at the House Armed Services Committee Markup of H.R. 2500 the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act

June 12, 2019

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This year’s mark by the Seapower panel is a continuation of many years of bipartisan work and I want to recognize and thank Ranking Member Wittman for his unwavering commitment to strengthening the Navy and Air Force’s ability to respond to the challenges and threats of today.

Issues: Defense & National Security

Reps. Courtney, Thompson, Harder, Zeldin, and Delgado Introduce Bipartisan Young Farmers Success Act

June 12, 2019

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT), Rep. Glenn ‘GT' Thompson (R-PA), Rep. Josh Harder (D-CA), and Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY) introduced the Young Farmer Success Act--a bipartisan effort to preserve America's agricultural economy and the security of its national food supply by adding full-time farmers and ranchers to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

Issues: Agriculture

Courtney’s Bill to Reduce Violence Against Health Care & Social Service Workers Passes Key House Committee

June 11, 2019

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“The number of violent attacks against health care and social service workers, some of the very people we depend on most when we’re in need, is unconscionable,” said Congressman Courtney.

Issues: Health Care Workplace Violence Prevention For Healthcare And Social Service Workers Act

Courtney, DeLauro, Zeldin Announce Inclusion of Language Restricting the Sale of Plum Island in Homeland Appropriations Bill

June 11, 2019

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“Plum Island is an ecological treasure, and I appreciate that the House Appropriations Committee has acknowledged this by including the repeal of the requirement for the island’s sale in this year’s Homeland Security spending bill,” said Courtney.

Issues: Energy & Environment

Congressman Courtney’s Remarks at the House Education & Labor Committee Markup of H.R. 1309, the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act

June 11, 2019

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Thank you, Chairman Scott for convening today's mark up and Chairwoman Adams for taking urgent action on this issue in the Workforce Protections Subcommittee early in the 116^th Congress.

This is a momentous step in a years-long process to address the serious problem of violence against the caregivers, medical professionals, and social workers who are enduring frightening rates of violent attacks while they are healing, caring for, and consoling patients all across America.

Issues: Health Care Workplace Violence Prevention For Healthcare And Social Service Workers Act

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