by tyler | Feb 8, 2012 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON—Congressman Jim Himes today helped pass the Stop Trading On Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act, a bill that will ban Members of Congress and their staffs from buying or selling securities, swaps, or commodity futures based on nonpublic information they...
by tyler | Feb 8, 2012 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) today voted in favor of a measure that requires the House and Senate conference members negotiating a compromise on extending the payroll tax cut to strike a deal by next week. In Fairfield County, an extension of the...
by tyler | Feb 7, 2012 | Blog Posts
The Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (CCHRO) received a grant of $39,900 from the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Fair Housing Assistance Program. The funding will be used for complaint processing, training, technical...
by tyler | Feb 7, 2012 | Climate and Environment, Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) ranks among the most pro-environment legislators in Congress, according to the League of Conservation Voters’ (LCV) 2011 National Environmental Scorecard. Himes earned a grade of 97 percent for his work in the House...
by tyler | Feb 7, 2012 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) released the following statement today after the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Proposition 8 – the California measure banning same-sex marriage – is unconstitutional:I am thrilled that the Ninth...
