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Courtney Statement on House Passage of NDAA Conference Report

October 1, 2015

“The conference report on the NDAA is the product of months of hard, bipartisan work on the House Armed Services Committee. This is especially so on the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, where we have worked to produce a solid bill that invests in the future of our Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force and the important work they do below, on, and above the sea. Of particular importance to eastern Connecticut is the strong investment this bill makes in our undersea priorities, from continued two a year production of the Virginia class submarine to providing additional tools and flexibility for the Navy to build the Ohio Replacement while also preserving its other shipbuilding priorities."

Issues: Defense & National Security

Courtney statement on the expiration of the Perkins student loan program

October 1, 2015

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“While Congress narrowly managed to avert a full government shutdown yesterday—in spite of a majority of House Republicans voting for a repeat of 2013's shutdown—Republican dysfunction has once again halted a critical federal program aimed to help the neediest students achieve the dream of college education. The Perkins loan program expired last night, cutting off loans to approximately half a million students, at a time when a college degree is becoming increasingly necessary to success in the workforce."

Issues: Education

Courtney statement on vote to avert another Republican government shutdown

September 30, 2015

Press Release

WASHINGTON—Today Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-2) released the following statement after voting to pass a short-term Continuing Resolution to fund the government:

“Today, Congress narrowly avoided another Republican government shutdown while intensifying the looming budget cliff in December—sending us into yet another cycle of manufactured crises. This ongoing failure to seek consensus on long-term government funding bills is bad for our economy and bad for democracy.

Ranking Member Courtney’s Opening Remarks for Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee Hearing On The USAF Bomber Force Structure – Current Requirements and Future Vision

September 29, 2015

Press Release

That is why the development of the Long Range Strike Bomber, or LRS-B, is integral to defeating those A2/AD challenges, and to advancing our nation’s power projection abilities. I strongly support the LRS-B program, and Congress must do all it can to ensure that it moves forward without delay. While our witnesses will be limited on what they can say about the program in this setting, I look forward to their testimony on the need for retaining our long range strike capabilities and the status of the program to date.

Issues: Defense & National Security Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee

Courtney congratulates Dorothy C. Goodwin School on National Blue Ribbon School Designation

September 29, 2015

Press Release

WASHINGTON—Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-2) congratulated Dorothy C. Goodwin Elementary School in Storrs, Connecticut on being named one of Connecticut’s four National Blue Ribbon Schools by the U.S. Department of Education today:

Issues: Education

Roll Call: Congress Must Fix our Maritime Double Standard

September 28, 2015

Op-Ed

Earlier this month, five Chinese naval warships entered U.S. territorial waters off the coast of Alaska. In acknowledging the transit of these vessels, the United States made clear we viewed this action as well within the rights of China — and any other nation — to conduct innocent passage through the legitimately established territorial seas and nonthreatening military activities within the exclusive economic zone of another country.

Issues: Defense & National Security Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee

Courtney Statement on Pope Francis's Address to Congress

September 24, 2015

Press Release

WASHINGTON—Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-2) released the following statement after Pope Francis delivered his historic address to the Congress:

Courtney, Welch, colleagues call for changes to Dairy Insurance program after hearing concerns from New England farmers

September 22, 2015

Press Release

WASHINGTON D.C. -- Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-2), Congressman Peter Welch (VT), and House colleagues from New England sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Monday requesting review of the Dairy Margin Protection Program (MPP), a newly-established insurance program for dairy farmers implemented in the 2014 Farm Bill.

Courtney Welcomes Undersea Warfighting Development Center to Submarine Base New London

September 21, 2015

Press Release

New London, CT--Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-2) released the following statement after participating in the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the U.S. Navy Undersea Warfighting Development Center recently established at Submarine Base New London:

Issues: Economy & Jobs

Ranking Member Courtney Statement on CNO Change of Command

September 18, 2015

Press Release

Washington— Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-2), Ranking Member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, released the following statement on today’s change of command ceremony for the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO):

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