Defense & National Security
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, issued the following statement after the U.S.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, in the House Armed Services Committee meeting, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02), a senior Member of the Committee, introduced an amendment to the reconciliation bill (H. Con. Res. 14) to ensure Elon Musk’s DOGE does not impact U.S. military readiness.
Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02), Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy, and Reps. John B.
WASHINGTON, D.C.
NORWICH, CT – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement following President Trump’s meeting with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
NORWICH, CT – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee and Ranking Member of the Seapower Subcommittee, issued the following statement after the Trump Administration announced a new policy that removes transgender Americans from the Armed Services.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT), a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, joined House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) and House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Rep. Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) in a letter urging President Donald Trump to stop supporting Vladimir Putin on the heels of the United States siding with Russia and breaking with longstanding allies at the United Nations earlier this week.
NORWICH, CT – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, issued the following statement after President Trump fired top military leaders, including Admiral Lisa Franchetti, Chief of Naval Operations.
“Firing top military officers at the start of a new administration is not normal order. This is part of President Trump’s plans to install loyalists. While President Trump plays politics with our military, Russia and China are working hard to degrade Americans’ freedom.