by tyler | Mar 20, 2010 | Health Care, Press Releases
The whips against the “Slaughter Solution”In a surprise move today, Democrats decided to vote on the Senate bill directly instead of using the so-called Slaughter Solution, a procedural maneuver that would have shielded them from a direct vote on the...
by tyler | Mar 20, 2010 | Health Care, Press Releases
Washington, DC -Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) issued the following statement in response to passage of health care reform.”I’m proud to have helped pass comprehensive health care reform today that puts us back in charge of our own health care decisions....
by tyler | Mar 19, 2010 | Press Releases
Washington, DC—The health care reform legislation that will come to a vote in the House of Representatives on Sunday will bring significant benefits to Connecticut’s 4th Congressional District. According to a new report using data from the U.S. Census, the...
by tyler | Mar 10, 2010 | Press Releases
Washington, DC -The House Appropriations Committee announced yesterday that it will adopt a policy banning earmarks to for-profit entities that Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) implemented in his own office last year. According to the House Appropriations Committee,...
by tyler | Mar 9, 2010 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, the House of Representatives defeated House Concurrent Resolution 248 offered by Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) by a vote of 356 to 65. The privileged resolution would have directed the President to remove all American troops stationed in...
