Rep. Courtney Responds to Defense Appropriations Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the House Seapower Subcommittee, issued the following statement following the House Appropriation Committee Republican’s release of their 2025 defense funding bill.
“House Republicans’ first take at the Defense Appropriations FY25 bill will never become law. Aside from its hyper-partisan policy riders, it does not reflect the stated need of Combatant Commanders, the HASC-passed national defense bill, which advanced 57-1, and the will of 133 Democrats and Republicans who requested steady Virginia Class funding.
“The bill also does nothing to support the supply chain companies that do not receive Advanced Procurement funding, leaving many suppliers in the industrial base uncertain about future business.
“I will keep working with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to ensure the final Fiscal Year 2025 defense budget reflects the NDAA which, again, was overwhelmingly supported by Members of both parties.”
A summary of House Republicans’ 2025 Defense bill is here. A fact sheet of the bill is here. The full text of the bill is here.