by tyler | Jun 9, 2009 | Education, Press Releases
WASHINGTON DC – Today, Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) announced that over $363 million is now available for Connecticut schools under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The Recovery Act funding will help local schools keep teachers in the classroom and...
by tyler | Jun 9, 2009 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) joined President Obama in urging members of the House and Senate to pass legislation requiring that any new mandatory government spending be matched with budget cuts or savings elsewhere. Today the President announced...
by tyler | Jun 9, 2009 | Press Releases, Transportation and Infrastructure
WASHINGTON—In response to yesterday’s ruling by the DC Circuit Court of Appeals which dismissed a challenge to the FAA’s proposed airspace redesign in the New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia corridor, Congressman Jim Himes released the following...
by tyler | Jun 8, 2009 | Health Care, Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jim Himes (D-CT) announced that Fairfield University will receive a $219,395 medical research grant as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.”As we look for new and innovative ways to rebuild America’s...
by tyler | Jun 7, 2009 | Press Releases, Veterans
BRIDGEPORT, CT—Congressman Jim Himes will hold a workshop the evening of Monday, June 22nd to help veterans apply for the newly-available college tuition benefits made possible by the Webb-Mitchell GI Bill. Members of the military who have served on active duty...
