by tyler | May 9, 2013 | Press Releases
BRIDGEPORT, CT – Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) joined Council 4 AFSCME union members and Bridgeport Housing Authority (BHA) tenants in pointing out the increasing damage of sequestration during a press conference today at the Harborview Towers in Bridgeport. BHA...
by tyler | May 7, 2013 | Press Releases
Washington, DC – The Connecticut Congressional delegation today issued a statement applauding the announcement that Connecticut will receive over $6 million in emergency disaster relief funds from the U.S. Department of the Interior to repair and rebuild...
by tyler | May 5, 2013 | Press Releases
BRIDGEPORT, CT—Students from around the Fourth District gathered Saturday for Congressman Jim Himes’ (CT-4) Congressional Art Competition, where Shannon Magnaldi of Fairfield won first place. Shannon attends Fairfield Warde High School and won with a black and...
by tyler | May 5, 2013 | Blog Posts
This week, the House is expected to consider five bills, ranging from land management to the federal debt. Congress will also meet in a Joint Session to hear an address by South Korean President Park Geun-hye.Legislation under consideration this week includes:Black...
by tyler | May 2, 2013 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) joined Laurel Blatchford, executive director of President Obama’s Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force, and Senator Blumenthal today for a tour of ongoing Sandy recovery efforts in Southwest Connecticut. The tour,...