Joe Courtney

It was great to meet with students for my annual visit too E.O. Smith High School in Mansfield for a conversation on their top issues, including agriculture, education, the cost of living and the w...

Rising costs are putting pressure on local farmers. I visited Cushman Farms to hear about how higher diesel and fertilizer prices are affecting their work this year. These increases are making it h...

Tariffs are making it harder for local businesses to plan ahead. Today, I met with Mattern Construction to talk about how tariffs are affecting their work. The biggest challenge I heard was uncerta...

A Presidential threat sprinkled with F bombs to destroy civilian infrastructure in Iran is a dark moment for our nation. Such an attack will punish the very people who are the victims of Iran’s reg...

Outstanding work by Special Forces to rescue the F-15 airman in Iran. Job extremely well done.

Ahead of tonight’s game, take a look back at my conversation with Thomas Emerick, host of @RememberThatGamePodcast. We discussed the legendary UConn-Duke ’99 national championship game. Still one f...

Big weekend ahead for UConn. Go Huskies!

Thanks to my constituent Jonathan for stopping by my Washington office ahead of the Final Four. Go Huskies!

Thanks to Mr. Caldwell’s 8th grade class at the Ashford School for hosting me for a conversation about the economy and the importance of mental health care access for students. It was inspiring to ...

Today marks one year since President Trump announced his so-called “Liberation Day” tariffs. After the President promised to “rapidly bring down costs and princes,” families and small business in ...

The dysfunction over the DHS shutdown is almost too galling to believe. For no reason, House Speaker Mike Johnson has chosen to prolong the shutdown without an end date. I explain here.

Americans are facing a cost-of-living crisis, and for many, the relentless increase in the cost of life-saving prescription drugs is, by far, the most terrifying threat to economic and health care ...

Everyone relies on transportation infrastructure. The Infrastructure Law passed by Congress in 2021 provided a long-awaited investment to upgrade and repair Connecticut’s historic and aging infra...

On the road in eastern Connecticut it’s obvious that gas prices have shot up since the start of the war in Iran. $4.09/gallon in Killingly on Saturday. Diesel prices and home heating fuel are close...

The Trump Administration is asking Congress to pass a $200 billion to pay for the President’s war in Iran. We could lower health care costs by restoring ACA tax credits with just a fraction of that...

Access to quality substance use and mental health treatment is critical to fighting addiction in our communities. As a 2023 Community Project, I worked with the Southeastern Council on Alcohol and ...

Our towns urgently need more housing. In Hebron, I worked with the town to secure $250,000 in federal Community Project funding for the Church Street Commons housing rehabilitation project. I visit...

Off the plane from Washington, I made it to Killingly’s No Kings Day rally. Patriots gathered in every corner of CT’s Second District today, speaking out against the egregious and unconstitutiona...