by tyler | Dec 9, 2012 | Blog Posts
This week, the House will consider nine bills, ranging from defense to government accountability.Legislation under consideration this week includes:Motion to go to Conference on H.R. 4310: appoints conferees on the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year...
by tyler | Dec 6, 2012 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) released the following statement today regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to hear cases challenging California’s Proposition 8, which banned gay marriage in that state, and the constitutionality of the...
by tyler | Dec 3, 2012 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC— Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) acted today to force an up-or-down vote on legislation to extend tax cuts on income below $250,000 per year. Himes signed a discharge petition that will force a House vote on the Middle Class Tax Cut Act (H.R. ...
by tyler | Dec 2, 2012 | Blog Posts
This week, the House will consider nine bills, ranging from immigration to patent law.Legislation under consideration this week includes:Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act (H.R. 5817): eliminates the requirement that financial institutions send annual privacy...
by tyler | Nov 29, 2012 | Health Care, Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) released the following statement regarding World AIDS Day, which falls on Saturday:”We have made great strides in the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS since the first infections were discovered in 1981. But with...
