by tyler | Apr 30, 2015 | Climate and Environment, Press Releases
Washington, DC – Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) issued the following statement regarding the House Republican majority’s Energy-Water appropriations bill (H.R. 2028) for fiscal year 2016. Himes voted against the bill, which the House passed today by a vote...
by tyler | Apr 29, 2015 | Health Care, Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4), U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Senator Christopher Murphy (D-CT) introduced companion resolutions in the House and Senate today to recognize May 2015 as “National Pediatric Stroke Awareness...
by tyler | Apr 29, 2015 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4), a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, introduced legislation today to improve the oversight work of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB), the presidential advisory...
by tyler | Apr 27, 2015 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) issued the following statement today as the Supreme Court begins hearing arguments in the Obergefell v Hodges marriage equality case. This March, he joined 210 Democrats from the House and Senate in filing an amicus...
by tyler | Apr 22, 2015 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) issued the following statement today on the 28th anniversary of the of L’Ambiance Plaza collapse in Bridgeport that tragically killed 28 construction workers. “Today, we pay tribute to the...