Washington, Jan. 22 -- Congressman Joe Courtney issued the following press release:
Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) released the following statement after the House passed a package of government funding bills and a homeland security funding bill. Courtney voted to pass the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R. 7148) and voted "no" on the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R. 7147).
"Given the highly dysfunctional record of this Congress, when majority leadership has refused to work on a bipartisan basis, the funding bills in H.R. 7148 are the product of rare negotiation from both sides," Courtney said. "The defense funding bill delivers full funding for Virginia and Columbia-class submarines, plus a...