Defense & National Security
NORWICH, CT – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), the second most senior Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, made the following statement after the U.S. Department of Defense confirmed that the Chinese surveillance balloon spotted this week in U.S. airspace has been shot down by an F-22 fighter jet from Langley Air Force Base:
WASHINGTON, DC — Yesterday evening, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) was selected to serve as Ranking Member of the influential House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces. The Seapower Subcommittee is responsible for authorization and oversight of all U.S.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (D-CT) and a bipartisan coalition of U.S. Representatives wrote to President Joe Biden to reiterate strong support for the AUKUS security pact—particularly for its commitment to developing an Australian nuclear-powered submarine capability. In writing to the President, Courtney was joined by Reps.
By Adam Creighton, the Australian
One of the strongest supporters of the AUKUS security pact in the US congress has urged “everyone to take a deep breath”, amid growing fears US shipyards won’t have the capacity to provide Australia with nuclear-powered submarines before the nation has the capacity to build them itself.
Editorial, The Australian
The news that two key US senators have warned President Joe Biden that the AUKUS agreement under which Australia will buy nuclear-powered submarines could threaten US security by stressing the nation’s submarine industrial base “to breaking point” is problematic for Australia.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Chairman of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, voted to pass the FY 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 2617) a bipartisan spending bill that will fund the federal government through September 30, 2023.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, voted to pass the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) (H.R. 7776).
By Adam Creighton, The Australian