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Joe Courtney

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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.

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Mar 11, 2024

This is pure chaos. How do you destroy a college student-athlete model has worked for all these years? Chaos.

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Mar 11, 2024

recognizing the right to unionize does not mean that everybody is going to unionize.

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Mar 11, 2024

I stand here today on March 11, 35 days away from April 15, the tax filing deadline for 2024. This is certainly not a joyful or happy event, but it is important to acknowledge that the IRS recently reported that 85 percent of Americans pay…

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Mar 11, 2024

I think this is really a helpful exercise to sort of tease out, again a lot of the issues.

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Mar 11, 2024

NLRB and union bosses say very simply, it is working, break it. As long as we get paid, keep breaking it.

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Mar 11, 2024

Even conservative Trump-appointed Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh agrees. Two years ago he said, "the NCAA business model would be flatly illegal in almost any other industry in the United States."

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Mar 11, 2024

Just know that there will be a lot of profit in the coffers of the union, but your kids, your son, your daughter, your niece, your nephews, they will be impacted by this when their programs disappear.

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Mar 6, 2024

I want to urge my republican colleagues to consider constructive ways that we as policymakers can protect students from discrimination and hostile learning environments.

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Mar 6, 2024

We should reject political narratives that focus more on stoking culture wars than assuring student success and safety.

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Feb 14, 2024

I mean, with that logic, the 1975 Five Part Rule really should be like repealed and eliminated.

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Feb 14, 2024

I very much support this Biden administration's Retirement Security Rule, and encourage the Department of Labor to promptly finalize it.

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Feb 14, 2024

I think that is important to note that people should take a deep breath here, and just sort of recognize...

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Feb 14, 2024

he wants there to be a balance between regulation by the states, and regulation by the Department of Labor.

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Feb 14, 2024

I appreciate the fact that you say you do not want to repeal the 1975 law. I think that is very inconsistent.

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Feb 13, 2024

they, again, will pounce on the failure to follow through on this as an example that it's really never going to happen

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Feb 13, 2024

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And at the outset of my remarks I just want to thank Chairman McCaul and Ranking Member Meeks...

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Feb 13, 2024

I rise before the House today as the Member from eastern Connecticut having the honor to represent the Second Congressional District to report on some encouraging news on probably one of the most gut-wrenching, disheartening problems that…

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Feb 13, 2024

Congress must shift its focus to support, not obstruct, the Wage and Hour Division's progress to deliver for workers, children, and families.

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Feb 5, 2024

I thank you for your leadership in introducing the Missing Children Assistance Reauthorization Act.

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Feb 5, 2024

It is unacceptable that we have let NCMEC's authorization lapse.

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Feb 5, 2024

I am proud to cosponsor this bill, and call on my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support this legislation.

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Feb 5, 2024

The work of NCMEC is too critical to be caught up in the dysfunction of Congress.

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Jan 29, 2024

I want to take a minute this morning to again look at the 118th Congress, which just completed its first year of operation last December, and it was sadly the least productive Congress in memory. Thirty-one bills were enacted during that…

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Jan 17, 2024

I want to thank again Congressman LaLota. We have worked together on this bill, and it is very bipartisan, two states, bicameral.

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Jan 17, 2024

I am the lead Democratic sponsor on the Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Reauthorization Act.

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