by tyler | May 6, 2009 | Press Releases
Washington, DC – Congressman Jim Himes helped pass the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2009, aimed at curbing the confusing, abusive, and predatory lending that helped create the foreclosure crisis. The bill would outlaw many of the...
by tyler | May 5, 2009 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) today announced $2.4 million in funding for local law enforcement and crime prevention for communities in Connecticut’s 4th District, including $1.6 million for the City of Bridgeport, through the Edward Byrne...
by tyler | May 5, 2009 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Jim Himes announced today that the Department of Health and Human Services will award $1,157,671 million in Recovery Act funding to provide meals to tens of thousands of Connecticut seniors in need.”Just as more and more seniors are in...
by tyler | May 4, 2009 | Press Releases, Veterans
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Jim Himes announced today that starting tomorrow Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries in Connecticut will begin receiving $250 checks to supplement their regular benefits. The one-time payments are part of the...
by tyler | May 4, 2009 | Press Releases
Bridgeport, DC— Congressman Jim Himes will hold credit counseling workshops in Bridgeport and Stamford on Saturday and Monday, respectively. The forums will include presentations from experts in personal debt management and financial literacy. Participants will...