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September 29, 2013
Electric Boat has won a $25.7 million contract to perform maintenance work on the USS Providence. The work on the Los Angeles-class attack submarine was originally expected to be done at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Maine. But it was moved to Groton's Electric Boat following the cancellation of repair work planned for the fire-damaged USS Miami.

September 27, 2013

WASHINGTON—Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-2) joined a bipartisan coalition of 80 members of the House in sending a letter to Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Chair Alison Macfarlane to urge the NRC to pursue completion of safety evaluation reports for the proposed nuclear waste storage facility at Yucca Mountain in Nevada.


September 27, 2013
The Norwich Police Department will add four officers to its community policing initiative over the next several months on the strength of a $500,000 federal grant awarded to the department on Friday. The money comes from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, or COPS. “This is a real coup, to be able to get this type of funding. It recognizes the good work we’re been doing, and this helps us continue it,” Police Chief Louis J. Fusaro Sr. said. “We’re seeing results, and obviously we want to build on that.” Norwich is one of four communities in the state to win COPS dollars, joining Bridgeport, Farmington and Hartford. Nationwide, COPS funds will create more than 930 law enforcement positions using $125 million in funding. Norwich Police Capt. Patrick Daley wrote the department’s successful grant proposal. Fusaro said it could take up to a year for the positions to be filled as administrators recruit and search for the best candidates. “We’re looking for the best of the best. We’re not just going to fill four slots,” he said.

September 27, 2013

WASHINGTON—Today, after the U.S. Senate passed a continuing resolution supported by President Obama that would fund the federal government at current levels and avert a House Republican-led government shutdown, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-2) released the following statement:


September 27, 2013

WASHINGTON—Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-2) announced a $25.7 million Navy contract for Electric Boat to perform maintenance and modernization upgrades to the USS Providence, a Los Angeles-class attack submarine.


September 25, 2013

WASHINGTON-- Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-2) announced a $152 million Navy contract modification to Electric Boat, which will support development studies and design efforts for Virginia class submarines:


September 25, 2013
Groton-based Electric Boat was awarded a $152.4 million contract modification Wednesday by the U.S. Navy to provide lead-yard services for Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarines, Congressman Joe Courtney announced Wednesday in a news release. Under the contract, Electric Boat will maintain and update design drawings and data, including technology insertions, for each Virginia-class submarine throughout its construction and post-shakedown availability periods.

September 20, 2013

WASHINGTON—Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-2) released the following statement after voting against a House Republican version of a Continuing Resolution that would defund the Affordable Care Act and maintain sequestration cuts:


September 19, 2013

WASHINGTON—Today, Congressman Joe Courtney released the following statement in response to an announcement from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that enrollment in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans is on the rise, while premium rates have dropped nearly ten pe


September 18, 2013

WASHINGTON-Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-2) released the following statement on the retirement of Kevin Poitras, President of Electric Boat: