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119th Congress

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February 28, 2025

NORWICH, CT – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement following President Trump’s meeting with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. 


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February 28, 2025

NORWICH, CT – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee and Ranking Member of the Seapower Subcommittee, issued the following statement after the Trump Administration announced a new policy that removes transgender Americans from the Armed Services.


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February 28, 2025

NORWICH, CT – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) issued the following statement regarding reports that the Social Security Administration is shutting down offices and firing critical staff.


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February 26, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT), a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, joined House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) and House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Rep. Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) in a letter urging President Donald Trump to stop supporting Vladimir Putin on the heels of the United States siding with Russia and breaking with longstanding allies at the United Nations earlier this week.


Más de 10.000 empleados federales viven en el este de Connecticut. Estos empleados desempeñan un papel fundamental en el mantenimiento de nuestra seguridad nacional, la agricultura, el comercio y varios otros sectores.


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More than 10,000 federal employees call eastern Connecticut home. They play critical roles in maintaining our national security, agriculture, commerce and many other sectors.  


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February 24, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today on the House Floor, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) slammed the House GOP budget proposal that favors the ultra-wealthy.  

Issues: Economy & Jobs

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February 24, 2025

Washington, D.C.—Today, Rep. Joe Courtney joined Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and more than 100 House Democrats in sending a letter to the heads of the 24 CFO Act federal agencies, demanding they immediately clarify to their agencies that federal employees do not have to respond to Elon Musk’s ill-conceived, reckless email and that nonresponse does not constitute resignation.

Issues: Economy & Jobs

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February 22, 2025

NORWICH, CT – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, issued the following statement after President Trump fired top military leaders, including Admiral Lisa Franchetti, Chief of Naval Operations.  

“Firing top military officers at the start of a new administration is not normal order. This is part of President Trump’s plans to install loyalists. While President Trump plays politics with our military, Russia and China are working hard to degrade Americans’ freedom.