Joe Courtney
U.S. Representative · CT-2 · Democrat
Statements and posts
249 press releases, floor remarks and posts since Jan 3, 2025.
Activity, last 12 weeks
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All 249 statements
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Extension of Remarks
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Honoring the Career of Matthew Sermon
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the distinguished career of Mr. Matthew Sermon, who is retiring today, Thursday, September 3, 2026, after nearly 30 years of stellar federal service. Mr. Sermon began his extraordinary career as a midshipman at the United States Naval Academy. After graduation…
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Voted for continuing resolution including $1.2 billion for Virginia and Columbia-class submarine construction.
“Passage of this bill keeps the government open past November, avoiding a disruption to the economy and critical government services that people rely on, especially as the cost of living continues to rise”
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Mr. Speaker, I rise today to share with the House the sad news of the loss of one of the State of Connecticut's finest public servants, former Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman, of Tolland, Connecticut. The news of her sudden passing on August 12 was met with universal sorrow from all corners of her…
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Courtney Honors Nancy Wyman in Speech on House Floor
Honored former Connecticut Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman on House floor.
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Led colleagues in letter to Pentagon requesting clarity on USS Abraham Lincoln deployment and sailor safety.
“Like the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) before it, CVN-72’s extended deployment is accompanied by deeply troubling reports about sailors’ mental health and living conditions. These reports are not political conjecture; they come from sailors’ worried family members”
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Courtney Applauds First Australian Steel Support for Virginia-class Submarine Construction
Applauded Electric Boat's $2 million steel plate order from Australian supplier for submarines.
“This is a groundbreaking steel order that our two countries and two navies have worked to achieve since Congress first passed AUKUS authorities in 2023”
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Celebrated $76.6 billion construction contract awards for Virginia-class and Columbia-class submarines.
“This is not a normal or incremental contract award announcement that’s coming out of the Pentagon or the Navy. The record size and ‘buying in bulk’ structure of this contract provides the much needed long-horizon demand signal for the submarine industry.”
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Praised Navy contract awards totaling $76.6 billion to Electric Boat for submarine construction.
“These Block VI and Build II construction contracts, which Congress authorized in 2023 and 2025 respectively, provide a surging, unwavering demand signal to the entire submarine industrial base. Together, the Block VI and Build II contracts represent the biggest shipbuilding award in modern American history”
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Republican Leaders Mangle Bipartisan Defense Bill
Voted against FY27 National Defense Authorization Act over partisan amendments.
“Thankfully, today’s House passage of the NDAA is not the final word, but rather just one step in the larger process of this bill.”
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Criticized President Trump for focusing on 2020 election while Americans suffer from war and tariff costs.
“In the midst of a war with Iran that the President unilaterally escalated this past week, once again driving up the cost of living for Americans, it’s beyond bizarre for the President to hold a national televised address to obsess about an election that happened six years ago”
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Courtney Introduces Bill to Support Americans Wrongfully Denied Health Care Coverage
Introduced bill to fund legal assistance for denied health insurance claims.
“One of the disturbing trends in health care is the rising number of claim denials that patients seeking urgently needed medically necessary treatment are left with”
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Offered amendment to prevent student aid office transfer until study on loan impacts completed.
“When people are falling in default, their credit rating just totally tanks. The ability for people to move forward in life in terms of buying homes, starting businesses, just being able to pay the bills when their credit rating is absolutely devastated by a default”
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Courtney Pens New Op-Ed, “10,000 New Shipbuilders: the 21st Century Arsenal of Democracy”
Published op-ed highlighting 10,000 submarine workers trained through regional workforce pipeline.
“Earlier this month, an extraordinary gathering occurred in Westerly, Rhode Island, consisting of representatives of the U.S.”
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Sent letter opposing Trump administration's new medical frailty restrictions for Medicaid coverage.
“The overwhelming impact of this rule is that eligible citizens will be denied Medicaid coverage, states will expend unacceptable resources processing complex paperwork, safety-net providers will be further burdened, and population health will decline”
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Courtney Meets with Australian Parliament Delegation to the United States
Met with Australian Parliament delegation to discuss AUKUS submarine industrial cooperation.
“It was an honor to welcome Speaker Dick, his colleagues in Parliament, and Ambassador Moriarty to my office for a discussion on AUKUS, particularly the work ahead to strengthen our submarine industrial base in both nations”
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Praised Navy contract award for vessel construction management for Medium Landing Ships.
“The Seapower and Projection Forces subcommittee authorized this Vessel Construction Manager contract in 2025 through the FY26 National Defense Authorization Act. This contract award is a definitive next step in the Navy’s adoption of the successful VCM model”
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Praised $255 million Navy submarine engineering and design contract award to Electric Boat in Connecticut.
“With 70 percent of this work being completed in Groton, this contract is further confirmation that southeastern Connecticut is the center of engineering and design excellence for the submarine industrial base”
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Courtney Visits Groton-New London Airport to Highlight Federally-Funded Infrastructure Improvements
Announced $6.9 million in federal funding for Groton-New London Airport infrastructure improvements.
“The Groton-New London Airport is a gem that supports hundreds of jobs in southeastern Connecticut”
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Filed amendment to block Trump from moving $400 million Air Force One bridge plane to presidential library.
“Having invested all of this money in a plane that the President himself described as practically ‘brand new’ – it has less than 1,000 flight hours – the notion that in two years’ time, it’s going to be decommissioned and retired, makes absolutely no sense”
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Courtney, Simpson, DelBene, Valadao Relaunch the Bipartisan Congressional Dairy Caucus
Relaunched bipartisan Congressional Dairy Caucus to address challenges facing dairy farmers.
“Eastern Connecticut has a proud heritage of multi-generation, family-owned dairy farms”
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Courtney Slams Latest Inhumane Health Care Cuts from Big Ugly Bill
Called on Congress to block new healthcare cuts and medical frailty exemption restrictions.
“A patient suffering from pancreatic cancer, brain cancer, breast cancer, lymphoma cancer will have to demonstrate with job searches and employer paperwork that the disease and the debilitating therapies are an ‘impairment’ – a hopelessly vague standard that will rob desperately ill patients of care”
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Courtney Meets with Australian Ambassador to the United States Greg Moriarty
Met with Australian Ambassador to strengthen U.S.-Australia alliance.
“It was a pleasure to welcome Ambassador Moriarty back to Capitol Hill”
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Filed NDAA amendment prohibiting Qatari-gifted Air Force One from private transfer.
“It is imperative that Congress clearly reaffirms in law that the VC-25B Bridge ‘Air Force One’ is the property of the U.S. government and not any one person”
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Courtney Statement After President Trump Requests Billions to Pay for His War of Choice with Iran
Criticized Trump's $67 billion defense request for Iran war as unconstitutional and costly.
“President Trump chose to launch this war, which cost the lives of 14 U.S. servicemembers, without ever explaining to the American people what imminent threat Iran posed to the United States or seeking a declaration of war or authority for use of force as required by the Constitution.”
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Courtney Supports Final Passage of Major Housing Reform Bill
Voted to pass bipartisan housing reform bill to expand affordable housing supply.
“Eastern Connecticut needs more quality and affordable housing supply to meet demand and lower costs, particularly with a growing workforce in New London County”
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