Eastern Connecticut
NORWICH, CT – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, released the following statement on the delivery of the USS District of Columbia’s bow to Electric Boat’s South Yard assembly building in Groton, CT, where final assembly of the boat will occur. The USS District of Columbia (SSBN 826) is the lead boat in the new Columbia-class fleet of ballistic missile submarines. Columbia-class submarines will weigh 21,000 tons – 2½ times the size of Virginia-class submarines.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney released the following statement after the Connecticut Department of Transportation was awarded $35,700,000 in federal funding to support the modernization and expansion of the Windham Region Transit District (WRTD) and University of Con
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, released the following statement on Electric Boat’s new acquisition of the former Sears store at Waterford’s Crystal Mall, which the shipbuilder announced today.
NORWICH, CT – Today in New London, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) joined President Captain Wes Pulver, Chair of the National Coast Guard Museum Association, Susan Curtin, and many of its board members to celebrate the “topping off” of the future National Coast Guard Museum.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ahead of a vote by the U.S. House of Representatives, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) spoke on the House floor to urge his colleagues to support H.R. 672, which includes Rep. Courtney’s provision to assign a single zip code to the town of Scotland, Connecticut. During the speech, Rep. Courtney also set the record straight after hysterical opposition to the bill from the U.S. Postal Service in a letter sent to Congress last week. The House is scheduled to consider H.R. 672 today.
VATICAN CITY – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, issued the following statement after MDA-UAW Local 571 announced it reached a tentative agreement with Electric Boat.
NORWICH, CT – Today, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) announced that House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries reappointed him as a member of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Board of Visitors for the 119th Congress.
NORWICH, CT – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, issued the following statement after delivering remarks at Electric Boat’s annual legislative update with company leadership, shipbuilders, and community stakeholders.
NORWICH, CT – Today, Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT), Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) announced over $462,000 for Easterseals Capital Region & Eastern Connecticut to support veterans’ mental health and suicide prevention efforts. The federal funding is awarded through the U.S.
“Bipartisanship has always been my approach. In a closely divided Congress, I am reaching across the aisle and working with my Republican colleagues whenever and wherever possible to continue delivering on what matters most to eastern Connecticut.”