Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee

NORWICH, CT – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney, the Ranking Member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Justice received notification of suspected faulty welds on subs, aircraft carriers at Newport News Shipbuilding.

NORWICH, CT – Reps.

NORWICH, CT – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) made the following statement after the future USS IDAHO launched from General Dynamics Electric Boat’s shipyard into the Thames River on August 6.  Congress authorized funding for the construction of the IDAHO in the FY17 National Defense Authorization Act.

WASHINGTON, D.C.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, led a bipartisan congressional delegation to Hampton Roads to engage with military officials and industry leaders on improving the quality of life for servicemembers and strengthening our Naval fleet.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the House Seapower Subcommittee, issued the following statement after the Senate Armed Services Committee advanced its FY25 National Defense Authorization Act which includes incremental funding for a second Virginia Class submarine.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, issued the following statement after the House passed the FY25 National Defense Authorization Act.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, and Subcommittee Ranking Members Joe Courtney (D-Conn.), John Garamendi (D-Calif.), Donald Norcross (D-N.J.), Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), Seth Moulton (D-Mass.), Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), and Andy Kim (D-N.J.)  issued the followi