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NORWICH, CT – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) released the following statement on the Revolution Wind offshore wind energy project delivering its first power to New England’s energy grid.
NORWICH, CT – Yesterday, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) visited two small businesses in northeastern Connecticut, Two Dogs Coffee in Danielson and Sadie’s Sweet Shop in Putnam, to discuss the increased costs they are facing and how they have been worsened by President Trump’s tariff policies. Courtney was accompanied by Elle-Jordyn Sherman, Executive Director of the Northeastern CT Chamber of Commerce, and Ms.
NORWICH, CT – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, sent a letter the U.S. Department of Defense calling on them to execute the long overdue multi-year contract for construction of up to eleven Block VI Virginia-class submarines. In 2023, Congress enacted authority in the FY2024 National Defense Authorization Act for the Navy to award this contract to shipbuilders, with the expectation that it would move quickly to execution. Read Rep.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, released the following statement after voting to pass H.Con.Res. 38, a war powers resolution to reassert Congress’ authority and end President Trump’s war in Iran. The resolution failed to pass by a vote of 212-219.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, pressed Under Secretary for Defense Policy Elbridge Colby on the Trump Administration’s decision to attack Iran just weeks after the Department of Defense’s National Defense Strategy document, published in January 2026, said “
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, released the following statement:
NORWICH, CT – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, released the following statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) released the following statement after the House passed (390-9) the Housing for the 21st Century Act (H.R. 6644), a bipartisan package of bills to clear the pathway to build more housing nationwide.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In case you missed it in the Day newspaper, submarine builder Electric Boat is “gearing up to hire 8,000 new employees this year.” This marks a significant increase in annual hiring to meet unprecedented demand from Congress and the Navy for Virginia and Columbia-class submarine construction.
From 2018 to 2025, Congress invested over $10 billion into the U.S. submarine industrial base, followed by a significant increase in the 2026 budget. In the FY2026 defense funding process, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, secured a funding plus-up for Virginia-class submarines after a shortfall in the Trump Administration’s budget request to Congress.
NORWICH, CT – This week, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) voted to pass a government funding package (H.R. 7148) which includes over $9.6 million for 10 Community Projects in Connecticut’s Second District. In January, the House and Senate passed over $2.6 million for four more Community Projects in the Second District. In November, the House and Senate passed $1 million for one Community Project in North Stonington. Funding for all 15 Community Projects have now been signed into law.