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      <excerpt>...sessions of Monday's NATO Procurement Seminar, arranged by the U.S. Department of Commerce's Middletown office and U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney, D-2nd District. In June, Courtney led a trade mission to Brussels, with executives from about a dozen Connecticut </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Rep. Joe Courtney, a Democrat who represents southeastern Connecticut in Congress, said the logistical and tactical work the Connecticut soldiers will do in ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...know I'm not the first to acknowledge this, but bridge building is of course exactly what we need right now,&quot; Rell said.  Rep. Joe Courtney, a Democrat who represents southeastern Connecticut in Congress, said the logistical and  &quot;Today, the eyes of Con</excerpt>
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      <excerpt> John Larson, Rep. Joe Courtney, and Rep. Rosa delauro. &amp;quot;I&amp;#39;ve been to many of these events. I do enjoy the coming-home ceremonies much better. ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Representatives who voted for this bill, including US Rep. Joe Courtney, D-2nd District, deserve our thanks for standing up to the insurance companies and ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> &#8220;All of sudden we&amp;#39;re a battleground state,&#8221; US Rep. Joe Courtney, D-2nd District, said, addressing fellow Democrats at the Carter House. ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> I just wanted to take a few moments and let US Rep. Joe Courtney know how much I appreciate his vote for the Affordable Health Care for America Act. I&amp;#39;ma ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> I thank all the politicians who support health care for their constituents, and my representative Joe Courtney for his care of me and my friends, ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> God Bless US Rep. Joe Courtney, D-2nd District. He voted for the health care reform bill. God bless him and his efforts, and the other Democrats. ... </excerpt>
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