by tyler | May 25, 2015 | Education, Press Releases
Bridgeport, CT – Today, Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) was joined by Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) to meet with juniors at Fairchild Wheeler Multi-Magnet High School year to discuss the rising price of college, student loans and debt, and the College...
by tyler | May 20, 2015 | Press Releases
Washington, DC – Today, Jim Himes (CT-4) and Democratic Members of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) – Ranking Member Adam Schiff (D-CA), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Terri Sewell (D-AL), Andre Carson (D-IN), Jackie Speier (D-CA), Mike...
by tyler | May 18, 2015 | Press Releases
Washington, DC— Today, Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) voted to pass the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act (S. 178), legislation that provides a strong, comprehensive response to the rampant problem of human trafficking. The bill cracks down on traffickers and those...
by tyler | May 14, 2015 | Economy and Jobs, Foreign Affairs and National Security, Press Releases
Today, I cast a vote against the National Defense Authorization Act. The $605.6 billion bill that ultimately passed uses funding tricks to bypass the cuts set by the sequester. By shifting billions of dollars from the baseline budget to the Overseas Contingency...
by tyler | May 13, 2015 | Foreign Affairs and National Security, Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) voted in favor of HR 1191, the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015. The bill, which passed both the Senate and the House with strong, bipartisan support, requires that President Obama submit to Congress...
