WASHINGTON, DC— Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) introduced a bill to commemorate the 208th anniversary of the birthday of Charles Darwin on February 12, 2017 and made the accompanying statement:In...
Himes Statement on Trump’s Dodd-Frank Executive Order
WASHINGTON, DC— Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) released the following statement following Donald Trump's issuance of an Executive Order weakening financial regulations: "On Friday morning, in a...
Jim Himes Statement on nomination of Neil Gorsuch to SCOTUS
WASHINGTON, DC— Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) released the following statement on President Trump's nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court:"Tonight, President Trump nominated...
Trump refugee order betrays U.S. core values
WASHINGTON, DC— Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) released the following statement on President Trump's executive orders halting immigration and refugee admittance into the United States:"I am outraged...
Himes: Trump immigration orders antithetical to American values
WASHINGTON, DC— Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) released the following statement on President Trump's executive orders related to immigration and border control:Today, President Trump signed executive...
Himes to Attend Trump Inauguration
WASHINGTON, DC— Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) released the following statement on his decision to attend the inauguration on January 20th:Like most voting Americans, I am gravely concerned with the...
House Moves to Repeal Affordable Care Act
WASHINGTON, DC— Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) released the following statement on the passage of the FY 2017 Budget Resolution by the House of Representatives today:"Today, the House of...
Himes leads letter requesting qualified Science Advisor
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04), along with nine other Members of Congress, sent a letter to President-elect Donald Trump asking him to quickly appoint a qualified Assistant to...
Honoring Sandy Hook with Action
Statement of Congressman Jim Himes on the fourth anniversary of the shootings at Sandy Hook elementary:My heart still aches for those 20 children and six courageous educators who lost their lives...
Himes Introduces Reclamation of War Powers Act
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...