Courtney says a "personal vendetta" against offshore wind, not security concerns, drove the second Revolution Wind halt
U.S. representative from Connecticut's 2nd District and ranking member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, in a press release
“Today’s ruling reaffirms what was already clear. The Trump Administration’s second attempt to halt the Revolution Wind project is driven by the President’s longstanding personal vendetta against offshore wind, not any genuine national security concerns. The Revolution Wind project has been repeatedly reviewed and cleared over the years by the Department of Defense.”
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Official statement
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Press release issued after Judge Lamberth's January 12, 2026 order. Courtney disputes the national-security rationale for the December suspension and cites earlier Department of Defense reviews of the project.
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Judge Royce Lamberth had stayed and enjoined the December 22 suspension pending the litigation.
After the quotation
The release notes that an earlier injunction had blocked the August halt and that the House had rejected an amendment that would have further delayed the project.
How this statement is classified
Responding to: Doug Burgum said the offshore-wind pause, which included Revolution Wind, addressed emerging national-security risks from evolving adversary technology and projects near East Coast population centers.
The label describes this statement’s response within the context above.
Why this label?
Relative to the justification for the halts, Courtney says the December suspension reflected personal animus rather than real security concerns and points to earlier Defense Department clearance. That rejects the stated rationale outright, so condemns fits better than “Challenged the characterization”.
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