[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 35 (Monday, February 23, 2026)]
[House]
[Pages H2240-H2241]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              THANKING THE PEOPLE OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND

  (Mr. COURTNEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. COURTNEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to thank the people of 
Denmark and Greenland for their quick professional evacuation last 
Saturday of a U.S. submariner on board the USS Delaware 7 miles off 
Greenland's coast. The submariner was experiencing an acute medical 
problem that required immediate hospital care.
  Mr. Speaker, I had the honor of representing the Connecticut 
submarine base where the USS Delaware and its crew are homeported. In 
the north Atlantic, our subs have conducted joint NATO patrols in the 
waters off Greenland, Iceland, and the U.K. for many decades which 
benefits U.S. Homeland Security. It is a team effort and Denmark's 
response to a U.S. sailor in distress is a powerful example of how the 
NATO alliance is not just based on words but rather meaningful deeds.
  Mr. Speaker, for some reason, there has been deafening silence from 
our Commander in Chief and Navy leadership to publicly thank Denmark 
for its act of friendship on Saturday.
  As the Representative of the USS Delaware's home port and ranking 
member of the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, I will 
publicly tell the people of that nation that

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your caring response to one of our sea servicemembers in distress is 
deeply appreciated and will be long remembered.

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