by tyler | Jun 29, 2014 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s ruling in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. In a 5-4 decision, the Court ruled that business owners can object on religious grounds to a...
by tyler | Jun 26, 2014 | Health Care, Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) today recognized the important mission of National HIV Testing Day on its 20th anniversary and encouraged residents of Southwest Connecticut to get tested for the virus.”We’ve made great strides in...
by tyler | Jun 26, 2014 | Press Releases
Washington, DC – Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) released the following statement today marking the one-year anniversary of the Senate’s strong bipartisan vote to pass a comprehensive immigration reform bill (S. 744). Himes is a cosponsor of similar...
by tyler | Jun 25, 2014 | Foreign Affairs and National Security, Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) today joined a House resolution calling for the “immediate and unconditional release” of the three Israeli teenagers who were kidnapped in the West Bank.”My thoughts and prayers go out to the...
by tyler | Jun 25, 2014 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling that law enforcement must get a warrant before searching a suspect’s mobile phone or other personal electronic...