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NORWICH, CT – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) issued the following statement regarding reports that the Social Security Administration is shutting down offices and firing critical staff.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT), a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, joined House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) and House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Rep. Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) in a letter urging President Donald Trump to stop supporting Vladimir Putin on the heels of the United States siding with Russia and breaking with longstanding allies at the United Nations earlier this week.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today on the House Floor, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) slammed the House GOP budget proposal that favors the ultra-wealthy.
Washington, D.C.—Today, Rep. Joe Courtney joined Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and more than 100 House Democrats in sending a letter to the heads of the 24 CFO Act federal agencies, demanding they immediately clarify to their agencies that federal employees do not have to respond to Elon Musk’s ill-conceived, reckless email and that nonresponse does not constitute resignation.
NORWICH, CT – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, issued the following statement after President Trump fired top military leaders, including Admiral Lisa Franchetti, Chief of Naval Operations.
“Firing top military officers at the start of a new administration is not normal order. This is part of President Trump’s plans to install loyalists. While President Trump plays politics with our military, Russia and China are working hard to degrade Americans’ freedom.
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Joe Courtney (D-Conn-02), U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and U.S.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Rep. Joe Courtney joined House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash) and House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Rep. Gergory W. Meeks (D-NY) in a letter urging Secretary of State Marco Rubio to end the Trump Administration’s stop work order on U.S. foreign assistance while a 90-day review of USAID programs is underway.
NORWICH, CT – Today, Rep.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney AO (CT-02), Co-Chair of the Friends of Australia Caucus, issued the following statement after meeting with Australia’s Defense Minister, Richard Marles, to discuss Congress’s ongoing commitment to strengthening the U.S.-Australia alliance as well as Australia’s $500 million investment into the U.S. submarine industrial base announced this morning.