Defense & National Security
WASHINGTON, DC – In case you missed it this week on News 8, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, discussed Electric Boat’s
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, released the following statement on the U.S.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, delivered the following opening statement at today’s Seapower Subcommittee and Readiness Subcommittee joint hearing, “Posture and Readiness of the Mobility Enterprise.”
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, in a House Armed Services Committee hearing, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, questioned a Trump Department of Defense official on the President’s
NORWICH, CT – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, sent a letter the U.S. Department of Defense calling on them to execute the long overdue multi-year contract for construction of up to eleven Block VI Virginia-class submarines. In 2023, Congress enacted authority in the FY2024 National Defense Authorization Act for the Navy to award this contract to shipbuilders, with the expectation that it would move quickly to execution. Read Rep.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, released the following statement after voting to pass H.Con.Res. 38, a war powers resolution to reassert Congress’ authority and end President Trump’s war in Iran. The resolution failed to pass by a vote of 212-219.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, pressed Under Secretary for Defense Policy Elbridge Colby on the Trump Administration’s decision to attack Iran just weeks after the Department of Defense’s National Defense Strategy document, published in January 2026, said “
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, released the following statement:
NORWICH, CT – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, released the following statement after President Trump’s remarks on the U.S. capture of Venezuela President Maduro.