Rep. Joe Courtney, who represents Connecticut’s 2nd district in the U.S. Congress, posted a series of updates on his official Twitter account regarding legislative developments and international defense cooperation.
On July 22, 2025, Courtney announced the passage of his bill in the House addressing postal issues in Scotland, Connecticut. He wrote: “Great news. My bill to mandate a single ZIP Code for Scotland has passed the House. Scotland residents face the serious consequences of having six ZIP Codes for a town of less than 1,600 people. It’s an inexcusable man-made issue that screams out for Congress to deliver a”.
The following day, July 23, 2025, Courtney criticized Speaker Johnson’s decision to adjourn the House rather than hold a vote on releasing documents related to Jeffrey Epstein. In his post he stated: “Speaker Johnson just shut down the House for 6 weeks to avoid a simple vote on a bipartisan bill to release the Epstein files.
Left undone: Preventing a shutdown, lowering costs, & securing our national defense. All are more important than protecting Epstein’s black book.”
On July 24, 2025, Courtney commented on Australia’s financial contribution to U.S. submarine manufacturing under the AUKUS partnership: “Today, Australia made a $500 million payment into the U.S. Submarine Industrial Base. This is the second installment of a total $3 BILLION investment to help us build more submarines.
Unprecedented support from an ally. It’s only happening because of AUKUS.”
Joe Courtney has represented Connecticut’s 2nd District since 2007 and previously served in the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1987 to 1995. Born in Hartford in 1953 and currently residing in Vernon, Courtney holds degrees from Tufts University and the University of Connecticut.
