by tyler | Oct 15, 2013 | Economy and Jobs, Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Jim Himes outlined today what exactly is at stake if Congress fails to raise the debt limit. Should Congress fail to act by Thursday, October 17, the resulting default will force homebuyers to pay more on their mortgages, drain funds from...
by tyler | Oct 15, 2013 | Economy and Jobs, Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) released the following statement regarding the bipartisan deal to open the government and raise the debt limit.”I’m pleased that we have averted a default on the United States’ obligations and that we are...
by tyler | Oct 8, 2013 | Health Care, Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Jim Himes announced today that 3,087 Connecticut families have purchased a new affordable health insurance plan through Connecticut’s health care exchange, Access Health CT, since the exchange opened on October 1. This intake rate is...
by tyler | Oct 8, 2013 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) released the following statement after Governor Dan Malloy announced the state will provide $800,000 to keep Bridgeport’s Head Start Program open through the end of October. Head Start, a federally-funded program that...
by tyler | Oct 3, 2013 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC—Connecticut’s congressional delegation is supporting thousands of United Technologies Corporation (UTC) workers facing imminent furlough because of the government shutdown. Earlier this week the delegation urged the Defense Department to use any...
