Joe Courtney: “To me that is a step backward, and that is where, as a former small employer, before I came to Congress.”

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 just going to be one of those milestones that our children and grandchildren are going to experience. It’s a big deal.

I encourage all small business owners in the counties covered by this disaster declaration to take advantage of the available assistance from the Small Business Administration.

Connecticut farmers have weathered serious crop losses in recent years.