U.S. Rep Joe Courtney, D-2nd District, speaks during a visit to Electric Boat by U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez, at far left. Others, left to right, are U.S. Sens. Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and EB President Jeffrey Geiger. The labor department has provided a number of grants to boost training for employees at EB.