by tyler | Mar 10, 2021 | Health Care, Press Releases
This page will be updated as the federal government releases guidance concerning the implementation of this bill.Today, I voted in favor of the American Rescue Plan Act. We need more relief to help get every American vaccinated, provide a lifeline for individuals and...
by tyler | Mar 10, 2021 | Economy and Jobs, Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Today, Reps. Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), John B. Larson (CT-01), Joe Courtney (CT-02), Jim Himes (CT-04), and Jahana Hayes (CT-05) voted to send the American Rescue Plan to President Biden’s desk to be signed into the...
by tyler | Mar 5, 2021 | Foreign Affairs and National Security, Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Politico reported President Biden’s willingness to work with Congress to wind down or end authorizations for the use of military force (AUMF) that were passed in the wake of the September 11th attacks and in the lead up to the Iraq War. The...
by tyler | Mar 1, 2021 | Foreign Affairs and National Security, Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) introduced The Reclamation of War Powers Act, a bill that would explicitly return the power to declare and wage war back to Congress, as the Constitution requires.”The power to make war is explicitly granted to...
by tyler | Feb 25, 2021 | Financial Services, Foreign Affairs and National Security, Press Releases
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) chaired a hearing of the Subcommittee on National Security, International Development, and Monetary Policy of the House Committee on Financial Services.On January 6, 2021 a mob of armed insurrectionists...
