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February 6, 2023
A former Representative in the CT General Assembly, de la Cruz is a leader in eastern CT manufacturing and workforce training efforts, and is the co-founder of Community Speaks Out, a non-profit addiction recovery organization

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February 4, 2023

NORWICH, CT – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), the second most senior Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, made the following statement after the U.S. Department of Defense confirmed that the Chinese surveillance balloon spotted this week in U.S. airspace has been shot down by an F-22 fighter jet from Langley Air Force Base:


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February 2, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC — Yesterday evening, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) was selected to serve as Ranking Member of the influential House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces. The Seapower Subcommittee is responsible for authorization and oversight of all U.S.


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January 31, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC — Yesterday evening, U.S. Representatives Joe Courtney (D-CT) and Tim Walberg (R-MI), and U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH), introduced the Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act (H.R. 618).


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January 10, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (D-CT) and a bipartisan coalition of U.S. Representatives wrote to President Joe Biden to reiterate strong support for the AUKUS security pact—particularly for its commitment to developing an Australian nuclear-powered submarine capability. In writing to the President, Courtney was joined by Reps.


January 4, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) made the following statement welcoming U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to New London to celebrate a new $158 million federal infrastructure investment that will accelerate repairs to the Gold Star Memorial Bridge, a critical link along the I-95 corridor.


December 29, 2022

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) released the following statement after the Federal Highway Administration (FHA) announced a new federal grant award of $158,150,000 to support ongoing repairs and upgrades to the Gold Star Bridge in New London.


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December 23, 2022

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) voted to pass the FY 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 2617), a bipartisan omnibus spending package that includes all twelve annual federal appropriations bills and will fund the federal government through September 30, 2023.


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December 23, 2022

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Chairman of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, voted to pass the FY 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 2617) a bipartisan spending bill that will fund the federal government through September 30, 2023.