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Rep. Joe Courtney, a U.S. Congress member representing Connecticut’s 2nd district, shared updates and concerns through a series of tweets on April 4, 2025, addressing critical issues affecting his constituents. The tweets focused on energy assistance, healthcare funding, and submarine production in Eastern Connecticut. Throughout his posts, Courtney detailed recent decisions and initiatives relevant to his district.

On April 4, 2025, Rep. Joe Courtney addressed the elimination of an office within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that provides funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). "Many eastern CT residents use LIHEAP to help with their energy bills and keep their homes warm. This week, Secretary of Health Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that he was eliminating the office at HHS which provides LIHEAP with funding. I joined my colleagues in sending a"

Later that day, Courtney turned his attention to proposed Medicaid cuts. At 20:40 UTC, he warned of the impact on children and families in Connecticut, specifying that a significant percentage rely on Medicaid for healthcare. Quoting the tweet, "The GOP’s proposed cuts to Medicaid would be devastating for children and families in Connecticut. 37% of children and 42% of new moms in our state receive care through Medicaid, called HUSKY in CT. And our hospitals, particularly pediatric hospitals, rely on Medicaid funding to"

Later in the evening, Courtney discussed a defense-related development. At 21:56 UTC, he shared the upcoming commissioning of the USS Iowa, a Virginia-class submarine, emphasizing growth in naval production, "Tomorrow, we will celebrate the commissioning of the USS Iowa, the 24th Virginia-class submarine. Momentum continues to grow for sub production in eastern CT. I recently broke out a tonnage chart which shows we are near peak production since WWII. Watch here."