Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Joe Courtney sent a letter to federal workers and joined a legislative push to protect the civil service from President Trump’s and Elon Musk’s efforts to push dedicated non-partisan employees out of their jobs.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Joe Courtney, a senior member of the House Committee on Education and Workforce, called out President Trump’s and Elon Musk’s unpopular and dangerous plan to abolish the Education Department. Watch the clip here.

NORWICH, CT – Today, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) announced that House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries reappointed him as a member of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Board of Visitors for the 119^th Congress.

NORWICH, CT: Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) issued the following statement in response to Elon Musk's unlawful power grab across the federal government.  

"The American people are rightly enraged by unelected billionaire Elon Musk's complete power grab of our government: closing a federal agency, accessing Treasury's payment system, and seizing American's private data. I'm working with my colleagues on legislation to stop his unlawful overreach."

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NORWICH, CT – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, issued the following statement after delivering remarks at Electric Boat’s annual legislative update with company leadership, shipbuilders, and community stakeholders. 

NORWICH, CT – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) issued the following statement after President Trump announced a 25 percent tariff – a tax that’s paid by American consumers and businesses – on all imported goods from Canada and Mexico.

NORWICH, CT – Today, Rep.

NORWICH, CT – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) issued the following statement after the White House rescinded