119th Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, voted to advance the bipartisan FY26 National Defense Authorization Act out of the House Armed Services Committee (55-2). After a chaotic 2026 defense budget process left a shortfall for the Virginia-class submarine program, the committee-passed bill includes the Courtney amendment which boosted the Virginia program by $1 billion to close the funding gap and ensure a 2-per-year build rate.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, during the House Armed Services Committee’s markup of the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) National Defense Authorization Act, the committee unanimously adopted the Courtney amendment, which he offered as Ranking Member of the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, to authorize $1 billion in additional funding for the Virgina-class submarine program.
NORWICH, CT – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) joined Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut leaders at Charter Oak Health Center in Hartford to discuss the impacts of health care cuts in President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” which the President has now signed into law. The bill includes nearly $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act, the largest cut to health care in U.S. history.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) issued the following statement after voting “no” on President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (H.R. 1):
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT), Ranking Member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX), Chair Emeritus of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, and Rep.
NORWICH, CT – Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, released the following statement in response to President Trump’s military strikes in Iran.
NORWICH, CT – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) released the following statement in response the conflict between Israel and Iran, and potential U.S. involvement:
NORWICH, CT – Today, Representatives Joe Courtney (D-CT-02), Glenn ‘GT' Thompson (R-PA-15), Suzan DelBene (D-WA-01), and Ron Estes (R-KS-04) re-introduced the bipartisan Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2025, legislation to fix an arbitrary Medicare policy that excludes coverage of skilled nursing care for certain patients, resulting in exorbitant and unexpected out-of-pocket costs.
NORWICH, CT – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled DOGE can access sensitive Social Security records.