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Courtney Reaction as Navy’s Shipbuilding Plan Receives Poor Evaluation by Congressional Research Service

February 24, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, issued the following statement after the Congressional Research Service (CRS) released its official evaluation of the Navy’s shipbuilding budget request for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021. In their evaluation of the Navy’s proposed shipbuilding budget for FY 2021, CRS found that the Navy listed LPD-31 as a “new” vessel requested in 2021, despite having already been authorized and partially funded by Congress in 2020.

Courtney Statement on Trump Administration’s Plan to Raid Critical DoD Funding for the Border Wall

February 13, 2020 Press Release

“Today, the Trump Administration conducted a hit-and-run strike on the 2020 defense budget, which the President just signed into law on December 20, and boasted about in his State of the Union address last week,” said Chairman Courtney.

Courtney Leads Bipartisan Letters to Sec. Esper as Trump Budget Proposal Draws Wide Criticism

February 13, 2020 Press Release

In case you’ve missed it, President Trump’s proposal to siphon resources from critical shipbuilding programs in his FY20201 Budget Request has already drawn bipartisan criticism from legislators in Congress, and from military and defense experts across the country. The President’s FY20201 Budget Request would truncate the build-rate for Virginia-class submarines in the years to come, while U.S. combatant commanders are expressing increasing concerns about naval buildups by aggressors like China and Russia.

Chairman Courtney Statement on the 2021 Shipbuilding Budget

February 10, 2020 Press Release

“The President’s shipbuilding budget is not a 355-ship Navy budget. As Chair of the Seapower Subcommittee, I can say with complete certainty that, like so much of the rest of the President’s budget, it is dead on arrival."

Courtney Votes to Pass War Powers Resolution Reaffirming the President’s Duty to Seek Congressional Authorization Before Entering Into War with Iran

January 9, 2020 Press Release

“General Soleimani was brutal military leader and a menace, with the blood of not only Americans, but also thousands and thousands of Iraqis and his fellow Iranians on his hands,” said Congressman Courtney.

Rep. Courtney Statement on US Air Strike in Iraq

January 3, 2020 Press Release

“The unilateral decision by President Trump to strike down a bad actor such as Soleimani unfortunately does not close the book on the threat Iran poses to America."

Courtney Effort to Preserve GI Bill Transferability Adopted in Final Defense Authorization Bill

December 11, 2019 Press Release

“I proudly helped pass the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill back during my first term to honor the service and sacrifice of our veterans by providing them and their loved ones with educational opportunities,” said Congressman Courtney.

Courtney Statement on Passage of FY 2020 National Defense Authorization Conference Report

December 11, 2019 Press Release

“This bipartisan and bicameral agreement sends a clear and powerful message that the House is getting its work done,” Courtney said

Courtney Statement on Block V Submarine Production Contract

December 2, 2019 Press Release

“The long-awaited contract awarded today – the largest ever awarded by the Navy – provides stability and certainty to our submarine shipbuilders, greater deterrent capability to our combatant commanders, and increased workload for the industrial base,” Courtney said.

Courtney Statement on New Report Highlighting Connecticut as Top State for Shipbuilding Investment

November 27, 2019 Press Release

“This new report underscores what we already know – Connecticut’s defense and manufacturing sector punches well above its weight,” Congressman Courtney said.