Defense & National Security
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, voted to advance the bipartisan FY26 National Defense Authorization Act out of the House Armed Services Committee (55-2). After a chaotic 2026 defense budget process left a shortfall for the Virginia-class submarine program, the committee-passed bill includes the Courtney amendment which boosted the Virginia program by $1 billion to close the funding gap and ensure a 2-per-year build rate.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, during the House Armed Services Committee’s markup of the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) National Defense Authorization Act, the committee unanimously adopted the Courtney amendment, which he offered as Ranking Member of the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, to authorize $1 billion in additional funding for the Virgina-class submarine program.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT), Ranking Member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX), Chair Emeritus of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, and Rep.
NORWICH, CT – Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, released the following statement in response to President Trump’s military strikes in Iran.
NORWICH, CT – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee and House Education & Workforce Committee, issued the following statement after Electric Boat workers a part of the Marine Draftsmen Association (MDA-UAW) overwhelmingly agreed to a new five-year union
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tonight, Rep.
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, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s reported plan to accept a luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet as a gift from Qatar and use it as Air Force One.