Defense & National Security
September 18, 2023
“Electric Boat’s new $517 million award from the U.S. Navy, coupled with the company’s record-large workforce, will help turbocharge the Navy’s critical mission to improve the lagging operational availability of existing Virginia-class submarines."
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September 14, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Air National Guard and the U.S.
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Defense & National Security
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August 28, 2023
“My deepest sorrows go out to the families of the three Marines who lost their lives and the five in serious condition who were doing important work in the Northern Territories of Australia."
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Defense & National Security
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August 25, 2023
NORWICH, CT. – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, issued the following statement after the U.S. Navy announced a $2.7B contract for Sikorsky to build 35 CH-53K helicopters.
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Defense & National Security
July 14, 2023
"I cannot justify supporting a distorted version of the bipartisan work we did in Committee that sacrifices the freedom of those who defend our nation under the guise of national defense."
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July 13, 2023
Today’s bipartisan action on legislation to authorize AUKUS is good news and a great step towards making this trilateral security agreement a reality.
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Defense & National Security
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July 12, 2023
"I urge my colleagues to focus on germane amendments that expand our national defense capabilities and readiness, not divisive, partisan poison pills that distract from the mission of the NDAA, which is to provide a common defense."
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Defense & National Security
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July 3, 2023
NORWICH, CT – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) issued the following statement upon return from the bipartisan Congressional Delegation to Asia, including an in-person meeting with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen.
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June 26, 2023
"The Maritime Administration and the Philly Shipyard will deliver five US-built ships that are largely on time and on budget. This is a dramatic change in pace as, just a few short years ago, prior to Congressional action, the Philly shipyard had only a small number of employees and a nearly empty shipyard," Courtney said.
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June 23, 2023
Rep. Courtney’s amendment requires the Department of Defense to assess opportunities to establish a National Center of Excellence with the Government of Ukraine for the treatment and rehabilitation of wounded Ukrainian soldiers from Russia's illegal invasion.