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WASHINGTON, D.C. – In case you missed it in the Day newspaper, submarine builder Electric Boat is “gearing up to hire 8,000 new employees this year.” This marks a significant increase in annual hiring to meet unprecedented demand from Congress and the Navy for Virginia and Columbia-class submarine construction.
From 2018 to 2025, Congress invested over $10 billion into the U.S. submarine industrial base, followed by a significant increase in the 2026 budget. In the FY2026 defense funding process, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, secured a funding plus-up for Virginia-class submarines after a shortfall in the Trump Administration’s budget request to Congress.
NORWICH, CT – This week, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) voted to pass a government funding package (H.R. 7148) which includes over $9.6 million for 10 Community Projects in Connecticut’s Second District. In January, the House and Senate passed over $2.6 million for four more Community Projects in the Second District. In November, the House and Senate passed $1 million for one Community Project in North Stonington. Funding for all 15 Community Projects have now been signed into law.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), a senior Member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, slammed the Department of Education’s new student loan caps, a result of the Big Ugly Bill (H.R. 1), which will cut in half the available graduate level student loans for nursing students and other critical professions. Courtney also called out banks for lobbying in support of the caps that will raise the cost of graduate education.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) released the following statement after voting to pass H.R. 7148, which includes a package of five bipartisan full-year funding bills, ends the partial government shutdown, and excludes full-year funding for the Department of Homeland Security to force negotiations on concrete ICE reforms over the next 10 days.
NORWICH, CT – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) released the following statement.
“My office has received numerous inquiries regarding Congresswoman Robin Kelly’s bill to start impeachment proceedings against Kristi Noem. As this list released today from Rep. Kelly’s office confirms, I am a cosponsor of this bill along with 139 other members. The House Clerk's Office will incorporate new names early this week.
NORWICH, CT – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee and Co-Chair of the bipartisan Friends of Australia Caucus, released the following statement on the appointment of Australian Secretary of Defence Greg Moriarty to serve as Australi
NORWICH, CT – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) released the following statement on the fatal shooting by U.S Department of Homeland Security agents in Minneapolis today.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) released the following statement after the House passed a package of government funding bills and a homeland security funding bill. Courtney voted to pass the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R. 7148) and voted “no” on the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R. 7147).
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), a senior Member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, called on the tech industry to be held accountable for the crisis of online child exploitation involving generative artificial intelligence, which has overwhelmed the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC).