Joe Courtney: “But we must not let further decline in either our Navy fleet or our maritime commerce undermine our position.”

I encourage all small business owners in the counties covered by this disaster declaration to take advantage of the available assistance from the Small Business Administration.

Connecticut farmers have weathered serious crop losses in recent years.

You’d basically have to tear the plane down to the studs and rebuild it to meet all the survivability, security and communications requirements of Air Force One.

This is just going to be one of those milestones that our children and grandchildren are going to experience. It’s a big deal.