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November 2, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) issued the following statement on Speaker Johnson’s proposed supplemental funding bill for Israel.


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October 27, 2023

NORWICH, CT - Today, Reps. Joe Courtney (CT-02), John B. Larson (CT-01), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), and Becca Balint (VT-AL) applauded President Biden for heeding their calls to deliver emergency relief to help northeast farmers recover from devastating crop damage and loss they faced due to severe frost and flooding earlier this year.

Issues: Agriculture

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October 26, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Friends of Australia Caucus, led by Reps. Joe Courtney and Mike Gallagher, and Sens. Dan Sullivan and Dick Durbin, hosted Prime Minister Albanese of Australia for a breakfast meeting with House and Senate Committee leaders on Armed Services and Foreign Affairs. This was an opportunity for top Congressional leaders with jurisdiction over different parts of the AUKUS mission to have a dialogue with the Prime Minister on efforts to execute the trilateral security agreement.  


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October 25, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) issued the following statement following the election of Mike Johnson as the 56th Speaker of the House—the third in line for President of the United States.


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October 24, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) issued the following statement after Governor Lamont and Commissioner Russell-Tucker announced Kiana Foster-Mauro, a fourth-grade teacher at Nathan Hale Arts Magnet School, as the 2024 Connecticut Teacher of the Year – the state’s highest recognition honoring extraordinary teachers.


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October 20, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) issued the following statement after the Biden Administration requested $3.4 billion from Congress to strengthen the U.S.


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October 14, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, issued the following statement after the U.S. Navy Commissioned the USS Rickover, a Virginia-class submarine which was built by the talented workers at Electric Boat in Groton, Connecticut.  Watch the Congressman’s remarks and the ceremony live here at 10:00am.


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October 13, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Joe Courtney applauded the new $19 million Department of Defense contract awarded to ThayerMahan of Groton, Connecticut to sustain the Navy’s and Marine Corps’ undersea and maritime advantage. The contract will allow ThayerMahan to continue developing autonomous maritime sensing technology. 


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October 12, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep.