Press Releases
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.
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.
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.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep.
WASHINGTON, DC -- Rep. Joe Courtney made the following statement on the vote to remove Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House:
“Throughout my time in Congress, I have repeatedly found common ground with Republicans to get real results for eastern Connecticut.
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-2) announced that Ayanti Grant and Maria Costigan have been promoted to Chief of Staff and Deputy Chief of Staff, respectively, after his longtime aide and Chief, Neil McKiernan, departed to purse an opportunity in the private sector at the end of September.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Saturday, Congress passed a bipartisan stop-gap measure that not only averted a catastrophic shutdown, but also included $621 million to continue construction on the USS Wisconsin, a Columbia-class submarine.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) issued the following statement to mark the delivery of the EMPIRE STATE, a National Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV), to SUNY Maritime College. The EMPIRE is the first of five ships to be delivered as part of the NSMV program, which was authorized in 2016 by the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee under Ranking Member Courtney’s leadership.