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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.


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October 3, 2023

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. 


October 3, 2023

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. 


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October 2, 2023

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.


September 30, 2023
Measure includes $621 million for USS Wisconsin Submarine

September 26, 2023
“This potential shutdown is total unnecessary, unfair, and will wreak havoc across the country. There is a pathway, there is a road map."

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September 22, 2023

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.