by tyler | Jun 15, 2014 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) released the following statement today regarding the White House’s announcement that President Obama will sign an executive order barring federal contractors from discriminating against employees on the basis...
by tyler | Jun 15, 2014 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) released the following statement today regarding the Supreme Court’s ruling to uphold a federal law requiring gun buyers to disclose when they are buying firearms for other people, a practice known as...
by tyler | Jun 12, 2014 | Foreign Affairs and National Security, Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) released the following statement today regarding the situation in Iraq.”Iraq is in the throes of a brutal sectarian conflict that needs to be resolved by Iraqis. The Iraqi government must finally show...
by tyler | Jun 11, 2014 | Press Releases, Transportation and Infrastructure
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) issued the following statement today regarding the release of the Metro-North transit system’s 100-Day Action Plan. “Metro-North’s leadership is taking steps in the right direction, but it...
by tyler | Jun 11, 2014 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) released the following statement today after voting against two fiscally-irresponsible bills by the House Republican Majority to permanently extend certain tax credits. The first bill (H.R. 4453) permanently extends...