Eastern Connecticut
NORWICH, CT – Today, Rep. Courtney (CT-02) announced two federal Maritime Administration (MARAD) Small Shipyard Grants totaling nearly $525,000 have been awarded to the Thames Shipyard & Repair Co. and the Mystic Seaport Museum. These awards are major investments in southeastern Connecticut’s maritime economy and heritage.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) today welcomed the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to deny a request to hear appeal in the long-running lawsuit by the State of New York to challenge the establishment of the Eastern Long Island Sound dredged material disposal site (ELDS).
NORWICH, CT – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) joined Vernon residents in celebrating the Town Council’s bipartisan decision to replace the Horowitz Pool at Henry Park using $1.25 million in federal funding from the American Rescue Plan, which Courtney helped pass into law.
Rep. Courtney has submitted the following funding requests for important projects in Connecticut's Second District to the House Appropriations Committee.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) voted to pass the FY 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 2617), a bipartisan omnibus spending package that includes all twelve annual federal appropriations bills and will fund the federal government through September 30, 2023.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) voted to pass the FY 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 2617), a bipartisan spending package that includes all twelve annual federal appropriations bills, and will keep America open for business through September 30, 2023.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) voted to pass the National Heritage Act (S. 1942). The bipartisan bill was included the House-passed Protecting America’s Wilderness and Public Lands Act (H.R.
NORWICH, CT—Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) shared new information that shows how funding authorized by Congress is fueling growth in eastern Connecticut’s skilled manufacturing workforce through the Eastern CT Workforce Investment Board’s (EWIB) Manufacturing Pipeline Initiative (MPI). Rep.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded a new federal grant totaling more than $136,000 to the Columbia Volunteer Fire Department.