Joe Courtney: “This committee should look at the big picture here in terms of just what is national defense really”

The expansion of the Connecticut State Veterans Cemetery will mean more families are able to lay their loved ones to rest at a site that honors and remembers their service to our nation.

This is incredibly problematic and entirely unjustifiable. Put simply, there is no reason for Congress to actively remove these protections for those fighters who choose to sign with the UBO, and there is no reason for a UBO to be exempt…

The Interior Department should take the hint and let the thousands of construction workers finish the job.

This exclusion will, in fact, raise education costs for critically needed nurses.