113th Congress
Bicameral, bipartisan bill is endorsed by AARP, American Health Care Association (AHCA), American Medical Association (AMA), and the Center for Medicare Advocacy
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney and Andrew Gibson, CEO of Chester-based Aerocision—an aerospace engine parts manufacturer—today applauded the Obama Administration's announcement of the next key steps in rebuilding the nation's export controls. Gibson participated in a trade mission hosted by Rep. Courtney and the U.S. Department of Commerce to the United Kingdom in 2011.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney today released the following statement after voting in favor of the Fiscal Year 2013 Continuing Resolution (CR) being considered by the Congress that would continue to fully fund continued doubled submarine production at Electric Boat.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney today announced that the East Great Plain Volunteer Fire Department in Norwich secured $393,000 in federal funding from the Department of Homeland Security and FEMA to enhance efforts to recruit and retain volunteer fire fighters.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney today released the following statement in response to the start of sequestration's implementation:
"Today is a disappointing day, but, because sequestration's cuts will be implemented gradually, there is still time for cooler heads to prevail. As I have since passage of the Budget Control Act, I continue to call for a balanced and bipartisan approach to deficit reduction that would prevent these sweeping, mindless cuts that will affect every American.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney today released the following statement after he and a bipartisan majority of the House of Representatives voted to pass the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), 286-138:
"Today's vote is a huge victory for the American people, as it finally sends a bipartisan compromise VAWA bill to the president for his signature. Eighty-seven Republican House Members today joined every single Democratic Member to pass this overdue, essential bill that will protect victims and give law enforcement the tools they need to prosecute offenders.
WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Joe Courtney today released the following statement in response to a new White House report outlining the damaging impact of sequestration's cuts on Connecticut:
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney today announced that the House Education and Workforce Committee will next Wednesday hold a hearing on school safety. Courtney, who returned to the committee at the beginning of the 113th Congress, wrote to Chairman John Kline and Ranking Member George Miller in December after the Newtown shooting, calling on the committee to make school safety a priority over the next two years.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney today released the following statement after House Republicans voted to adjourn and send Members home, even as the deadline to prevent sequestration's across-the-board cuts ticked down to 13 days. The vote in the House was 222-190, with every House Democrat voting to remain in session.