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January 15, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), a senior Member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, called on the tech industry to be held accountable for the crisis of online child exploitation involving generative artificial intelligence, which has overwhelmed the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC).


January 14, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Co-Chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Friends of Australia Caucus, Congressman Joe Courtney (D-CT), Ranking Member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, and Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Chair Emeritus of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Ambassador Kevin Rudd, who will depart as Australian Ambassador to the United States on March 31, 2026.

Issues: AUKUS News

January 13, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, in a speech on the House floor, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) corrected President Trump’s false claims on wind energy. 


January 12, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Co-Chair of the bipartisan Friends of Australia Caucus and Ranking Member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, released the following statement on the legacy of Ambassador Kevin Rudd, who will depart as Australian Ambassador to the United States on March 31, 2026.  


January 12, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, released the following statement after a federal judge ruled against the Trump Administration’s December 22nd attempt to halt all major offshore wind projects, including Connecticut’s and Rhode Island’s Revolution Wind project.


January 8, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) released the following statement after voting to pass a three-year extension of Affordable Care Act tax credits. The House passed the tax credit extension bill (H.R. 1834) by a vote of 230-196. On January 1st, 2026, the Affordable Care Act tax credits expired, leading to significant premium increases for millions of Americans, including an estimated 22,000 residents in Connecticut’s Second Congressional District, according to Access Health CT.

Issues: Health Care

January 8, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) released the following statement on the fatal shooting by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 


January 3, 2026

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.


December 22, 2025

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. 


December 22, 2025

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