by tyler | Mar 29, 2009 | Press Releases, Veterans
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Himes helped pass three bills to provide earned benefits and crucial services to our veterans. These measures provide a cost of living increase for veterans’ disability benefits, expand employment services for homeless...
by tyler | Mar 23, 2009 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC—Representatives Jim Himes (D-CT) and Leonard Lance (R-NJ) joined colleagues to introduce practical legislation that will tie executive pay to performance at institutions in which the American taxpayers have ownership. Following last week’s vote...
by tyler | Mar 18, 2009 | Education, Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. -Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) this week joined a bipartisan majority in the House of Representatives in passing a bill that will launch a new era of American service and volunteerism. The Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education (GIVE) Act,...
by tyler | Mar 17, 2009 | Education, Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. -Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) this week joined a bipartisan majority in the House of Representatives in passing a bill that will launch a new era of American service and volunteerism. The Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education (GIVE) Act,...
by tyler | Mar 16, 2009 | Press Releases, Veterans
WASHINGTON, DC – Following a letter signed by Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) and a bipartisan group of his House colleagues, the Obama Administration announced it would not move forward with a controversial proposal that would have required veterans to use private...
