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Joe Courtney

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Joe David Courtney is a U.S. Representative for Connecticut's 2nd congressional district, serving since January 4, 2007. A member of the Democratic Party, he has focused on issues such as education, healthcare, and veterans' affairs during his tenure. Courtney has been an advocate for policies that support working families and has worked on initiatives to improve infrastructure in his district. He has also played a role in discussions surrounding military and defense matters, given the presence of military installations in Connecticut.

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Apr 5, 2022

Those are eye-watering statistics in terms of the pandemic response, which I think is going to go down in the annals of our country's public health history.

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Apr 5, 2022

I think really any relief would be very welcome, and I have certainly heard that from my constituents.

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Apr 5, 2022

I led a letter with 31 members supporting your efforts.

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Apr 4, 2022

the President, back in December, designated the submarine workforce as essential in a Defense Production Act Executive order

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Mar 29, 2022

I think the world owes President Zelensky and the Ukraine a great thank you.

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Mar 29, 2022

I fall into the category of Vladimir Putin had no intentions of stopping with Ukraine.

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Mar 29, 2022

As General Omar Bradley once said, strategy is for amateurs. Logistics is for professionals.

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Mar 8, 2022

In line with your concept of distributed logistics, and especially in light of the Red Hill closure, do you believe that the 10 vessels authorized under the Tanker Security Program will be enough?

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Mar 8, 2022

We need to convince the world to go in a different direction, and to do that, we need a robust presence in the Indo-Pacific region.

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Mar 8, 2022

The Indo-Pacific region is a crucially important region to the national security of the United States and to the peace and stability of the world.

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Mar 8, 2022

China is, without question, the country most capable of competing with the U.S. in terms of their economic strength.

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Mar 8, 2022

I think, certainly, this committee is going to want to do everything to enable the success of that.

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Mar 8, 2022

Russia and China, as we know, are actively engaged in many parts of the world.

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Mar 8, 2022

Congratulations to the administration for helping make that come together.

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Mar 8, 2022

I do want to remember that the submarine piece is one portion of it, right?

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Mar 2, 2022

I think the U.S. should ratify UNCLOS and get part of the structure of enforcing that type of illegal behavior.

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Mar 2, 2022

The House of Representatives failed the military and veteran community today.

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Feb 28, 2022

the public opinion polls in Australia after that agreement was announced were over 60 percent approval and very little opposition.

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Feb 28, 2022

I think, you know, one--and it's not strictly under the Department of Defense, but the approach that the administration took in terms of sharing intelligence over the last, really, 2 or 3 months is very, I think, distinctive.

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Feb 28, 2022

I'd like to see the Stryker Brigade that's moved there temporarily made permanent.

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Feb 28, 2022

who is exactly to blame for what's going on and that is solely President Putin.

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Feb 28, 2022

the notion that the Biden administration is suppressing oil and gas or that Canadian oil is not coming into the U.S., as both of these industry journals indicate is, in fact, not correct.

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Jan 20, 2022

I thank Mr. Takano and Ranking Member Bost for supporting the en bloc. Mr. Speaker, it is my honor today to speak on behalf of the Hayes amendment offered by my friend and neighbor from Connecticut, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes, who…

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Jan 20, 2022

I urge my colleagues to support the Hayes amendment in the en bloc and the underlying bill.

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Jan 19, 2022

On November 12, Medicare announced the largest part B premium increase in the history of the Medicare program, 14 percent. This could not come at a worse time in terms of, again, the cost of living that many seniors are facing. Looking…

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