Press Releases

Courtney Statement Following Announced Retirement of John P. Casey from General Dynamics

March 29, 2019

“John Casey’s retirement caps a remarkable career in shipbuilding and producing the most capable submarines in the world,” Courtney said.

Issues: Defense & National Security Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee

Congressman Courtney Helps Pass the Paycheck Fairness Act

March 27, 2019

Press Release

“Equal work deserves equal pay – that’s no longer up for debate,” said Congressman Courtney. “Research shows that in Connecticut, women make only 79 cents for every one dollar made by their male counterparts for the same work. That is completely unacceptable, both morally and economically, and today’s vote acknowledges the compounding and generational impact that pay disparities have on the lifetime earning potential of women, and the negative effect this has on families’ financial stability.

Issues: Economy & Jobs

Courtney Co-Sponsors Legislation to Lower Health Premiums, Protect People with Pre-Existing Conditions, and Outlaw Junk Insurance Plans

March 26, 2019

Press Release

“Last night, in federal court, the Trump Administration argued for the elimination of the Affordable Care Act, and every benefit and protection that comes along with it – including protections for people with pre-existing conditions,” said Congressman Courtney.

Issues: Health Care

Courtney Co-Sponsors Legislation to Lower Health Premiums, Protect People with Pre-Existing Conditions, and Outlaw Junk Insurance Plans

March 26, 2019

Press Release

CHAIRMAN COURTNEY’S OPENING REMARKS FOR HOUSE ARMED SERVICES SUBCOMMITTEE ON SEAPOWER AND PROJECTION FORCES HEARING ON “DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY FISCAL YEAR 2020 BUDGET REQUEST FOR SEAPOWER AND PROJECTION FORCES”

March 26, 2019

Press Release

The Seapower and Projection Forces subcommittee meets this afternoon to hear testimony on the Department of the Navy's Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 budget request. Before us today to discuss that request are Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition James Geurts, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfare Systems Vice Admiral Bill Merz, and Deputy Commandant for Combat Development and Integration Lt. Gen. David Berger.

Issues: Defense & National Security Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee

Courtney Statement on Report that Mueller Investigation has Concluded

March 25, 2019

Press Release

“The country needs full and complete transparency on alleged interference in our elections, and I once again call for the report to be made public in its entirety. Just last week, the House of Representatives voted in overwhelming bipartisan fashion to pass a resolution by a vote of 420-0 that expressed this same sentiment – that the report should be made available to Congress and to the public once completed. The report is now completed. The Department of Justice needs to fulfill its duty to the American people and make public the findings of the Mueller Investigation.”

Crumbling Foundations reviewing foudnation

ICYMI: Crumbling Foundations Captive Achieves Tax-Exempt Status

March 20, 2019

Press Release

Today, the Connecticut Foundation Solutions Indemnity Company, Inc. (CFSIC), also known as "the captive insurance company," released the following announcement following the Internal Revenue Service's decision to designation CFSIC as a non-profit 501(c)3 organization. The full press release from the captive insurance company and CSFIC Superintendent Michael Maglaras is included below.

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Issues: Crumbling Foundations Resources for Homeowners

Courtney Announces Approval of Federal Funds for Crumbling Foundations Testing in Three Eastern Connecticut Towns

March 19, 2019

Press Release

NORWICH, CT – Congressman Joe Courtney announced the approval of $480,000 in federal Community Development Block Grant funds to support testing of crumbling foundations in Ellington, Stafford, and Vernon. The funding was requested by the three towns in a joint application last year as part of Connecticut's Small Cities Program run by the state Department of Housing, which distributes the state's portion of federal CDBG funds it receives annually.

Issues: Crumbling Foundations Resources for Homeowners Engagement with Additional Federal Agencies Federal Resources to Eastern Connecticut

Courtney, Blumenthal, and Murphy Welcome Increase in Summer Flounder Quotas for Connecticut Commercial Fishermen

March 14, 2019

Press Release

“We believe that the MAFMC continues to shortchange New England states when it comes to commercial summer flounder quotas,” Courtney, Blumenthal, and Murphy argued in their letter. “New England fishermen—including many of our constituents who have spent their lives fishing in southern New England Waters—have consistently voiced their concerns regarding summer flounder quotas set by the MAFMC.”

Issues: Agriculture Eastern Connecticut

CHAIRMAN COURTNEY’S OPENING REMARKS FOR HOUSE ARMED SERVICES SUBCOMMITTEE ON SEAPOWER AND PROJECTION FORCES HEARING ON “AIR FORCE PROJECTION FORCES AVIATION PROGRAMS AND CAPABILITIES RELATED TO THE 2020 PRESIDENT’S BUDGET REQUEST”

March 14, 2019

Press Release

This morning, the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee meets to review the Air Force projection forces aspects of our subcommittee's jurisdiction and the department's Fiscal Year 2020 budget submission.

Issues: Defense & National Security Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee