Jahana Hayes sponsored HR 1083, which would increase dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of service members. Since February of 2023, neither Hayes nor cosponsor Joe Courtney has been able to convince more than sixty something Democrats to support their bill. Cynic that I am, I won’t be surprised if Democrats rally around HR 1083 during election season. But if Hayes and Courtney really care about survivors, they would
Read MoreWednesday the 12th of October, downtown New London, CT. A wonderful time for the Republicans. It must have been gratifying for Joe Courtney, too - at first. Before his debate with Mike France, reps for a builders' union stood on a flatbed with a bullhorn screaming Joe's praises. Shouting through the bullhorn, beefy guys took turns
Read MoreWe the people are in a world of hurt. Our best hope in Connecticut is to throw out Ned Lamont, Dick Blumenthal, and Joe Courtney and send in Bob Stefanowski, Mike France, and Leora Levy. We need representatives who have experience in the real world; who are not going to stay in office for decades; who are too smart to
Read MoreSay what you will about Joe Courtney, you must admit that he writes a good letter. I’ll bet that as a child he wrote home every day from summer camp. Baseball, swimming, paddling those tippy canoes, archery, woods lore - none could temp him away from his pen and paper. If we could step back in time, we’d see Joe sitting in the dining hall,
Read MoreVideo of Joe shows a frail old man surprised by Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman moving quickly toward him with held out fist. Reflectively and weakly Joe holds up his own. This seemingly friendly gesture by the prince actually reads as a sign of dominance, but Biden - always eager to be popular - is too old and slow to understand and probably would have been flattered even if he had been young and quick.
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