by tyler | Apr 9, 2013 | Blog Posts
Today, April 10, 2013, is National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. It is a day established by the international AIDS conference, Advocates for Youth, and a coalition of other HIV/AIDS and health care organizations to increase awareness of HIV/AIDS among young people and...
by tyler | Apr 8, 2013 | Blog Posts
April 9, 2013, is Equal Pay Day. This means that in order to make the same salary in 2012 for working the same job as a man, the average woman needed to continue working until April 9, 2013 – an additional 99 days. This is because, despite recent gains, the...
by tyler | Apr 8, 2013 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) released the following statement regarding the President’s remarks on gun violence prevention at the University of Hartford. The President called on Congress to pass common-sense legislation to prevent gun...
by tyler | Apr 7, 2013 | Press Releases
Hartford, CT- The Connecticut congressional delegation issued the following statement today in response to news that the Federal Aviation Administration would delay closure of contract air traffic control towers until June 15:”The Federal Aviation...
by tyler | Apr 3, 2013 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) released the following statement on Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy’s signing into law new gun violence prevention measures. This new law requires a background check for all private gun sales, bans the sale of...
