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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. Navy shipbuilding, including submarine construction, and has played an increasingly important role in growing America’s skilled manufacturing workforce to meet rising demand. Rep.


January 31, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) announced that three federal infrastructure grant awards totaling over $1.3 million will be awarded to the Capitol Region Council of Governments (CRCOG), the Northeastern CT Council of Governments (NECCOG), and the Lower CT River Valley Council of Governments (RiverCOG) to support the development of comprehensive action plans to improve traffic and pedestrian safety. The funding was made possible by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), and is being awarded by the 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). The bipartisan bill would amend the Federal Employees Compensation Act (FECA) to allow injured workers to receive treatment for work-related injuries from state-licensed physician associates/physician assistants (PAs) and nurse practitioners (NPs).


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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. The funding was awarded to the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and was made possible by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which Rep. Courtney voted to pass in November 2021.


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. The new federal resources are being awarded through the department’s Bridge Investment Program, and were made possible by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which Rep. Courtney voted to pass.


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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. The bill was passed by the House by a vote of 225-201 and now moves to the President’s desk to be signed into law.


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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. The bill was passed in the House by a vote of 225-201, and now moves to the President’s desk to be signed into law.


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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 spending package that includes all twelve annual federal appropriations bills, and will keep America open for business through September 30, 2023. The agreement includes funding for a wide range of eastern Connecticut priorities that Rep.


December 22, 2022

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) voted to pass the National Heritage Act (S. 1942). The bipartisan bill was included the House-passed Protecting America’s Wilderness and Public Lands Act (H.R.