Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, issued the following statement after the House passed the FY25 National Defense Authorization Act. To watch Courtney’s Floor speech urging his colleagues to reject partisan poison pill amendments, click here.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, and Subcommittee Ranking Members Joe Courtney (D-Conn.), John Garamendi (D-Calif.), Donald Norcross (D-N.J.), Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), Seth Moulton (D-Mass.), Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), and Andy Kim (D-N.J.) issued the following statement regarding their intention to vote no on H.R. 8070, the Servicemember Quality of Life Investment Act and National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25).
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last night, Connecticut’s Fox 61 highlighted the hiring surge taking place at Electric Boat to meet the demands of the Virginia Class and Columbia Class programs, and Congressman Courtney’s work to maintain a steady demand signal.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Joe Courtney urged his colleagues to support the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) – which includes authorization for a second Virginia Class submarine – and reject partisan poison pill provisions that distract from the purpose of the bill.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, on the House Floor, Rep. Joe Courtney applauded the 200+ graduating students across New England who have recently signed on to rewarding careers at submarine contractor Electric Boat and local businesses across Connecticut.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05), Congressman John Larson (CT-01), Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), and Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04), introduced the Save Our Small (SOS) Farms Act of 2024.
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.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), the Co-Chair of the AUKUS Working Group, issued the following statement after returning from the 21st annual International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-La Dialogue alongside a bipartisan Congressional Delegation.