by tyler | Apr 7, 2014 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) released the following statement on Equal Pay Day. In order to make the same salary in 2013 for working the same job as a man, the average woman needed to continue working until April 8, 2014 – an additional 98...
by tyler | Apr 7, 2014 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) released the following statement after the Senate passed legislation to restore expired long-term unemployment benefits for five months, which would help over 48,000 people in Connecticut who are out of work. Himes...
by tyler | Apr 6, 2014 | Blog Posts
This week, the House is expected to consider six bills, ranging from foreign affairs to the budget.Legislation under consideration this week includes:H.R. 1871: modifies budget law governing the Congressional Budget Office’s development of budget baselines...
by tyler | Apr 3, 2014 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC— Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) released the following statement on the one-year anniversary of Governor Dannel P. Malloy signing into law Connecticut’s new gun violence prevention legislation:”One year ago today, Republicans and Democrats in...
by tyler | Apr 1, 2014 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC— Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) released the following statement after the Supreme Court struck down in a 5-4 ruling federal limits on overall campaign contributions donors may make to candidates, political parties, and political action Committees (PACs)....
