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U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney, D-2nd District, toured two southeastern Connecticut shipyards Tuesday, touting the federal government’s investment in the region’s maritime economy and heritage.
Thames Shipyard & Repair Co. in New London and the Mystic Seaport Museum’s Henry B. duPont Preservation Shipyard will receive shares of that investment in the form of 2023 Small Shipyard Grants awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration.
Thames Shipyard will receive $309,853, while Mystic Seaport Museum has been awarded $214,452.
NORWICH, CT – Today, Rep. Courtney (CT-02) announced two federal Maritime Administration (MARAD) Small Shipyard Grants totaling nearly $525,000 have been awarded to the Thames Shipyard & Repair Co. and the Mystic Seaport Museum. These awards are major investments in southeastern Connecticut’s maritime economy and heritage. The federal funding will allow these two enterprises to take on projects which will expand their high-value contributions to Connecticut’s maritime economy.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – To honor Workers’ Memorial Day, Rep. Courtney (CT-02), a senior member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and Rep. Bobby Scott (VA-03), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, introduced the Protecting America’s Workers Act.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) applauded the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for releasing a report and timeline outlining the federal government’s process to find a nuclear waste storage solution.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) joined House Education and the Workforce Committee Ranking Member Bobby Scott (VA-03) and a group of bipartisan Members in introducing the National Apprenticeship Act of 2023.
WASHINGTON DC—Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, pressed Army leaders including Secretary of the Army Wormuth and General McConville, about the future of Black Hawk production following