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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) released the following statement after the House passed (390-9) the Housing for the 21st Century Act (H.R. 6644), a bipartisan package of bills to clear the pathway to build more housing nationwide.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In case you missed it in the Day newspaper, submarine builder Electric Boat is “gearing up to hire 8,000 new employees this year.” This marks a significant increase in annual hiring to meet unprecedented demand from Congress and the Navy for Virginia and Columbia-class submarine construction.
From 2018 to 2025, Congress invested over $10 billion into the U.S. submarine industrial base, followed by a significant increase in the 2026 budget. In the FY2026 defense funding process, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, secured a funding plus-up for Virginia-class submarines after a shortfall in the Trump Administration’s budget request to Congress.
NORWICH, CT – This week, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) voted to pass a government funding package (H.R. 7148) which includes over $9.6 million for 10 Community Projects in Connecticut’s Second District. In January, the House and Senate passed over $2.6 million for four more Community Projects in the Second District. In November, the House and Senate passed $1 million for one Community Project in North Stonington. Funding for all 15 Community Projects have now been signed into law.
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About Joe
Congressman Joe Courtney was elected in 2006 to represent the Second Congressional District of Connecticut in the House of Representatives. He serves on the House Armed Services Committee and the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Congressman Courtney is the Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces. From 2018-2022, Courtney served as Chairman of the Subcommittee. According to a review by House Historians Office, Courtney was the first known member from Connecticut to lead a naval oversight panel in the House of Representatives since 1873, when Stephen W. Kellogg of Waterbury served as Chair of the Committee on Expenditures in the Navy Department in the 42nd Congress (1871-1873).