by tyler | Dec 14, 2023 | Foreign Affairs and National Security, Press Releases
Washington, DC – Today, the United States House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2024. The NDAA funds the United States’ defense related programs and is one of the major pieces of legislation that...
by tyler | Nov 22, 2023 | Foreign Affairs and National Security, Press Releases
Washington, DC — Today, Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) issued the following statement regarding the release of 50 hostages being held by Hamas and the humanitarian pause in Gaza: “I am deeply relieved by the news of a deal to free these hostages, and the...
by tyler | Nov 6, 2023 | Press Releases, Transportation and Infrastructure
Washington, DC — Today, Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) announced that the Federal Railroad Administration has awarded $488.2 million for the replacement of Norwalk’s WALK Bridge and Westport’s Saugatuck River Bridge. This funding is allocated through the...
by tyler | Nov 1, 2023 | Press Releases
Washington, DC — Today, Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) issued the following statement opposing legislation to censure Representatives Rashida Tlaib and Marjorie Taylor Greene:”Today, freedom of expression everywhere is under threat. Illiberal hall monitors on the...
by tyler | Oct 25, 2023 | Press Releases
Washington, DC — Today, Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) issued the following statement on the election of Representative Mike Johnson (R-LA) as Speaker of the House of Representatives:”Our country cannot be governed without a Speaker of the House, so I am relieved...