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NORWICH, CT – Today in New London, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) joined President Captain Wes Pulver, Chair of the National Coast Guard Museum Association, Susan Curtin, and many of its board members to celebrate the “topping off” of the future National Coast Guard Museum.

NORWICH, CT – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, released the following statement on the new Department of Defense policy requiring all Department of Defense personnel except Inspector Generals to coordinate with a centralized legislative affairs office before engaging with Congress on a bloated list of topics, including acquisition reform and AUKUS. 

NORWICH, CT – In case you missed it, the Australian published a story on the christening of the USS UTAH (SSN 801) – the 28^th Virginia-class submarine.

NORWICH, CT – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the Seapower Subcommittee, delivered remarks at the christening ceremony of the USS UTAH (SSN 801), the 28^th boat in the Virginia class program. Watch the remarks here. Remarks as prepared below. 

NORWICH, CT – In case you missed it, Inside Defense published Congressman Joe Courtney’s reaction to this week’s White House meeting between Australian Prime Minister Albanese and President Trump.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Co-Chairs of the bipartisan Friends of Australia Caucus Congressman Joe Courtney (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, and Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Chair Emeritus of the House Foreign Affairs Committee issued the following joint statement:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Co-Chairs of the bipartisan Friends of Australia Caucus Congressman Joe Courtney (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, and Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Chair Emeritus of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following joint statement:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) requested that the U.S. House of Representatives’ Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) withhold his salary for the duration of the government shutdown, which began at 12:01am ET on October 1st, 2025. Courtney has withheld his pay during every government shutdown since he was elected to serve as a Member of Congress.