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Joe David Courtney is a U.S. Representative for Connecticut's 2nd congressional district, serving since January 4, 2007. A member of the Democratic Party, he has focused on issues such as education, healthcare, and veterans' affairs during his tenure. Courtney has been an advocate for policies that support working families and has worked on initiatives to improve infrastructure in his district. He has also played a role in discussions surrounding military and defense matters, given the presence of military installations in Connecticut.
Last year, candidate Trump, President- elect Trump, and now-President Trump repeatedly told the American people that he won't touch Social Security. We are now 2 months into his administration, and we are finding that the opposite is true…
We are now in the eighth week of the 119th Congress, which has distinguished itself with incredibly low productivity and low effort. So far, we have brought up just a bunch of moldy old leftovers from the last Congress. We have been…
At the end of the first week of President Trump's Presidency, he announced with great fanfare that he was imposing 25 percent tariffs on our neighbors, Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The Wall Street Journal, hardly a…
Today, January 13 in Washington, we are in a little bit of a hiatus waiting for a new administration and a new Congress to begin the process of bringing forward new policy proposals and a budget. In the meantime, in the last 13 days, we…
On January 1, the Department of Health and Human Services announced that a $2,000 out-of-pocket cap is going to be initiated for seniors on the Medicare part D program. Fifty-three million seniors across the country use part D and because…
As ranking member of Seapower, I thank all of its members for their input crafting this year's National Defense Authorization Act. I also salute my friend and outstanding chairman of the subcommittee, Trent Kelly, for his work crafting our…
One of the most ridiculous and, really, almost offensive narratives that is out there is that America is a nation in decline. You see it on social media. You see it at rallies that are being held all across the country. I would suggest to…
This coming Saturday, September 14, the USS New Jersey, the 23rd Virginia-class submarine, is going to be commissioned in northern New Jersey. It was delivered to the Navy earlier this year. Next to me is a photo of USS Iowa which is going…
Rather than roll back our historic progress, this Committee should move forward with House Democrats' legislation to extend drug price negotiations beyond Medicare.
Again, I would just like to ask all the other witnesses, the simple question yes or no, do you think Congress should reduce the tax-exempt status of health care--employer-sponsored health plans?
the reason, and as a former employer, is that if Congress made that move, it basically would add to the taxable income of all the employees
the Republicans' extreme 'Project 2025' policy agenda proposes to repeal this program and put billions in the pockets of big pharma.
Project 2025, which is the document generated by the Heritage Foundation, with dozens of former Trump officials, Russell Vought, the former budget director of the Trump administration
the fact that again, now the Labor Department has embraced that role, I think is something that is very welcome
Again, could you comment, again, on that ruling, which actually was about restoring a 40-year precedent...
A couple of weeks ago, on May 29, Grasso Tech, a career and technical secondary school located in Groton, Connecticut, was the site of an extraordinary event, the Electric Boat High School Signing Day. Mr. Speaker, Electric Boat is a…
this is our sixth hearing in the 118th Congress on this Subcommittee that I would really almost just describe as union bashing.
the annual Gallup Poll still shows that labor is in a far stronger position with the American public than it has maybe 10 or 15 years ago.
The Civil Rights Division of the Department of Education just reported in 2023, they had a record number of complaints.
Research consistently shows that when workers band together to have a voice and exercise their right to organize, they have higher pay, better benefits, and safer workplaces.
When my colleagues and their large corporate allies attack unions, they are attacking workers who are seeking a better life.
25 years ago, the month of May was designated National Military Appreciation Month by an act of Congress introduced by the late Senator John McCain, a war hero from the State of Arizona. Since then, throughout every May, our Nation…
Thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which we passed in the last Congress under President Biden's leadership, Thomas Built Buses have more orders than ever and are working hard to provide clean energy school buses that will help…
Last night, the U.S. House of Representatives voted in an overwhelming majority, 376-16, to pass H.R. 7659, the Coast Guard Authorization Act. This critical measure, which Congress approves every 2 years, authorizes Coast Guard procurement…
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