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January 31, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC — Yesterday evening, U.S. Representatives Joe Courtney (D-CT) and Tim Walberg (R-MI), and U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH), introduced the Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act (H.R. 618).


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January 10, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (D-CT) and a bipartisan coalition of U.S. Representatives wrote to President Joe Biden to reiterate strong support for the AUKUS security pact—particularly for its commitment to developing an Australian nuclear-powered submarine capability. In writing to the President, Courtney was joined by Reps.


January 10, 2023

One of the strongest supporters of the AUKUS security pact in the US congress has urged “everyone to take a deep breath”, amid growing fears US shipyards won’t have the capacity to provide Australia with nuclear-powered submarines before the nation has the capacity to build them itself.


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January 7, 2023

The news that two key US senators have warned President Joe Biden that the AUKUS agreement under which Australia will buy nuclear-powered submarines could threaten US security by stressing the nation’s submarine industrial base “to breaking point” is problematic for Australia.


January 4, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) made the following statement welcoming U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to New London to celebrate a new $158 million federal infrastructure investment that will accelerate repairs to the Gold Star Memorial Bridge, a critical link along the I-95 corridor.


December 29, 2022

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) released the following statement after the Federal Highway Administration (FHA) announced a new federal grant award of $158,150,000 to support ongoing repairs and upgrades to the Gold Star Bridge in New London.


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December 23, 2022

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) voted to pass the FY 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 2617), a bipartisan omnibus spending package that includes all twelve annual federal appropriations bills and will fund the federal government through September 30, 2023.


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December 23, 2022

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Chairman of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, voted to pass the FY 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 2617) a bipartisan spending bill that will fund the federal government through September 30, 2023.


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December 23, 2022

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) voted to pass the FY 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 2617), a bipartisan spending package that includes all twelve annual federal appropriations bills, and will keep America open for business through September 30, 2023.


December 22, 2022

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) voted to pass the National Heritage Act (S. 1942). The bipartisan bill was included the House-passed Protecting America’s Wilderness and Public Lands Act (H.R.