Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the House Seapower Subcommittee and the second highest ranking Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement in response to President Joe Biden’s FY 2024 defense budget request. In particular, the budget summary places a heavy emphasis on continuing historic investments in improving the submarine production industrial base.
NORWICH, CT – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the Seapower Subcommittee and the second most senior Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, made the following statement on the one-year anniversary of Russia’s lawless invasion of Ukraine:
WASHINGTON, DC — Last night, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) attended President Biden’s State of the Union Address along with his guest, former Connecticut State Representative Joe de la Cruz. After the address concluded, Courtney made the following statement:
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:
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.
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.
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).
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.