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July 27
Press Releases
OP-ED by Rep. Himes | A Better Way to Think about China
Secretary of State Anthony Blinken’s trip to China is an opportunity for Congress to step up its game on more intelligently addressing the strategic problem of our generation: how to work with China on areas of deep common interest even as we challenge its dangerous and destabilizing behavior. Today’s angry saber-rattling is insufficient and dangerous.
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July 14
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Himes Statement on FY24 National Defense Authorization Act
Washington, DC — Today, the Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Jim Himes (CT-04), issued the following statement regarding the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act.
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June 30
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Himes Helps Secure $4.5 Million RAISE Grant for Southwest Connecticut’s Norwalk River Valley Trail
Bridgeport, CT — Today, Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) announced $4,528,000 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation to complete construction of the Norwalk River Valley Trail.
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June 5
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House Passes Himes Bill to Study Costs of Companies Going Public
Washington, DC — Today, the United States House of Representatives passed a bill authored by Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) that would require the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to study and report on the cost for small- and medium-sized companies to undertake initial public offerings.
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May 31
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Himes Votes to Raise the Debt Ceiling
Washington, DC— Today, Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) issued the following statement after voting for the Bipartisan Budget Agreement, which passed the House by a vote of 314-117.
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May 24
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Himes, Smith Introduce Legislation to Initiate Trade Agreement Negotiations with the UK
Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Chairman Adrian Smith (R-NE) and Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) introduced the Undertaking Negotiations on Investment and Trade for Economic Dynamism (UNITED) Act, a bill to authorize the administration, in consultation with Congress, to negotiate and enter into a comprehensive trade agreement with the United Kingdom.
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May 17
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Himes Reintroduces Reclamation of War Powers Act
Washington, DC —Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) this week introduced The Reclamation of War Powers Act, a bill that would return the power to declare war back to Congress.
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May 4
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Himes Announces $3.7 Million CDFI Equitable Recovery Award to Expand Affordable Housing
BRIDGEPORT, CT—Today, Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) announced that Stamford’s Housing Development Fund will receive $3,718,258 in funding from the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) fund. This grant is awarded through the Equitable Recovery Program (ERP), intended to help vulnerable areas recover from COVID-19.
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May 1
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Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Call for Investigation into Russian Beheadings of Ukrainian Prisoners
Washington, DC—Congressmen Jim Himes (D-CT), Chris Stewart (R-UT), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), and Brad R. Wenstrup (R-OH) led a bipartisan group of 31 lawmakers in a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, calling for an investigation into two videos of Russian soldiers allegedly beheading Ukrainian Prisoners of War.
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April 26
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Himes Votes Against Republican Ransom Note on the Economy
Washington, DC — Today, Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) issued the following statement after voting against the Republican’s proposed debt ceiling legislation:
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