by tyler | Jul 14, 2013 | Blog Posts
This week, the House is expected to consider seven bills, ranging from small airplane safety to healthcare reform.Items under consideration this week include:H.R. 2576: extends for two years the deadline for the Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and...
by tyler | Jul 11, 2013 | Press Releases, Veterans
WASHINGTON, DC—Connecticut Representatives Jim Himes, Rosa DeLauro, and John Larson today applauded the news $3,262,739 in federal grants to help approximately 715 homeless and at-risk veterans and their families in Connecticut. The grants provide funding to local...
by tyler | Jul 11, 2013 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) released the following statement on yesterday’s passage of the 2013 Farm Bill, which authorizes billions of dollars in taxpayer-funded subsidies for the agriculture industry but excludes food stamps. The bill was...
by tyler | Jul 10, 2013 | Economy and Jobs, Health Care, Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) announced today $440,912 in grants to local community health centers in the Fourth District to enroll uninsured individuals and families in new health coverage options made available by the Affordable Care Act. The awards...
by tyler | Jul 10, 2013 | Climate and Environment, Economy and Jobs, Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) is urging his colleagues this week to help clear the way for new Army Corps of Engineers flood mitigation projects, including those that would help reduce the extensive flooding Fairfield County experiences as a...
