Press Releases
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February 26, 2020
“The Last Green Valley is an incredible asset to eastern Connecticut and to all of our region,” said Congressman Courtney.
Issues:
Energy & Environment
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February 26, 2020
“Mr. Secretary, I have been on the Seapower Committee for fourteen years. You have to go back to height of the surge […] to see such an anemic shipbuilding request from the Administration"
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February 25, 2020
“The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warn that Coronavirus is now a heightened threat,” said Rep. Courtney.
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February 24, 2020
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, issued the following statement after the Congressional Research Service (CRS) released its official evaluation of the Navy's shipbuilding budget request for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021.
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February 20, 2020
“It should be no surprise that restoring the second 2021 Virginia-class submarine ranks as the highest unfunded need for the Navy,” said Chairman Courtney.
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February 13, 2020
“Today, the Trump Administration conducted a hit-and-run strike on the 2020 defense budget, which the President just signed into law on December 20, and boasted about in his State of the Union address last week,” said Chairman Courtney.
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February 13, 2020
“With over five million dollars in federal funding to support Head Start projects in our region, this is an investment in our children, our families, and our future,” said Congressman Courtney.
Issues:
Education
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February 13, 2020
In case you've missed it, President Trump's proposal to siphon resources from critical shipbuilding programs in his FY20201 Budget Request has already drawn bipartisan criticism from legislators in Congress, and from military and defense experts across the country.
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February 12, 2020
“The FY21 budget requests eight ships, of which just six are combatants. This is a significant deviation both to the FY20 budget request, which planned 10 ships in 2021, and the final agreement on the 2020 authorization and spending measures that approved 12 ships."
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February 12, 2020
“We have a duty to memorialize forever the contributions to our nation made by great American women, and passage of H.R. 1980 brings us a step closer to doing so,” said Congressman Courtney.
Issues:
Health Care