by tyler | Jul 13, 2014 | Blog Posts
This week, the House is expected to consider at least 14 bills, ranging from expanding grants for STEM education to naming post offices. Legislation under consideration this week includes:The STEM Education Act (H.R. 5031): This bill expands the definition of...
by tyler | Jul 10, 2014 | Climate and Environment, Press Releases
Washington, DC – Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) issued the following statement regarding the House Republican majority’s Energy-Water appropriations bill (H.R. 4923) for fiscal 2015. Himes voted against the bill, which the House passed Thursday night by a...
by tyler | Jul 9, 2014 | Financial Services, Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Representatives Jim Himes (CT-4), John K. Delaney (MD-6) and John Carney (DE – at large) today introduced innovative housing finance reform legislation, the Partnership to Strengthen Homeownership Act (H.R. 5055). This legislation...
by tyler | Jul 9, 2014 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Congressman Jim Himes (D-Conn.) released the following statement regarding the United States Postal Service’s (USPS) decision to cancel plans to reroute mail from the Southport Post Office. Last...
by tyler | Jul 8, 2014 | Education, Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) announced federal grants today to support Early Head Start and Head Start programs in Bridgeport and Stamford until 2019. Action for Bridgeport Community Development, or ABCD, will receive an additional sum of...
