Press Releases
NORWICH, CT – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, released the following statement after President Trump’s remarks on the U.S. capture of Venezuela President Maduro.
NORWICH, CT – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, released the following statement after President Trump announced the new “Trump Class” battleship.
NORWICH, CT – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, released the following statement after the Trump Administration claimed it was pausing all offshore wind project construction by pausing leases for the projects, including the 85% complete Revolution Wind project in Connecticut and Rh
NORWICH, CT – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) released the following statement after the House of Representatives discharge petition on a three-year extension of Affordable Care Act tax credits reached the required 218 signatures to force a vote on the House floor. Courtney signed the discharge petition on November 12th and has fought for months to extend the health care tax credits, which expire on January 1st, 2026.
NORWICH, CT – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) released the following statement after the U.S.
NORWICH, CT – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, released the following statement after General Dynamic Electric Boat delivered the future USS IDAHO (SSN 799), the 26th Virginia-class submarine, to the U.S. Navy on December 15th, 2025.
NORWICH, CT – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney, Co-Chair of the Congressional Friends of Australia Caucus, released the following statement on the December 14thmass shooting in Sydney, Australia targeting a Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Congressman Joe Courtney, Ranking Member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, voted to pass the final FY2026 National Defense Authorization Act.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney, Ranking Member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, voted to pass the final FY26 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). This marks the 65th consecutive year the House has passed the annual defense bill.
NORWICH, CT – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, released the following statement after he and his colleagues on the Armed Services Committee sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth demanding the release of all footage of the follow-on strikes in the Caribbean on September 2nd, 2025.