WASHINGTON, DC - Tomorrow, Tuesday, March 12 at 1:00 PM, Connecticut's Congressional delegation will host a press conference on the West Front Lawn of the U.S. Capitol where they will welcome the...
Himes to Join Sandy Hook Riders on First Leg of Ride
Washington, DC - Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) will join a team of 26 gun violence prevention advocates riding from Newtown, Conn., to Washington, D.C., on the first leg of their trip from Newtown to...
Himes, Hultgren Introduce Bill to Help Keep Risk Management Costs Low for American Companies & Farmers, Protect Soundness of American Financial System
WASHINGTON, DC—U.S. House Financial Services Committee members Congressmen Randy Hultgren (IL-14) and Jim Himes (CT-4), along with Reps. Richard Hudson (NC-8), and Sean Patrick Mahoney (NY-18), who...
Himes, Colleagues File Amicus Brief on SCOTUS DOMA Case
Washington, DC - Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) and 211 of his House and Senate colleagues today filed an amicus brief supporting the U.S. Supreme court case United States vs. Edith Windsor. The case...
Himes Praises Extension of Violence Against Women Act
Washington, DC - Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) praised today's passage of the Senate version of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) following the failure of the partisan and discriminatory proposal...
Himes Calls on Congress to Take Up Gun Violence Prevention Bills
Washington, DC - Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) issued the following statement today in response to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy's (D-VT) announcement that his committee will soon...
Himes Among Most Pro-Environment Legislators
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) ranks among the most pro-environment legislators in Congress, according to the League of Conservation Voters' (LCV) 2012 National Environmental Scorecard....
Himes Statement on Two-Month Anniversary of Newtown Tragedy
Washington, DC - Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) issued the following statement today on the two-month anniversary of the shooting in Newtown."Two months later, America continues to mourn the loss of...
Womack, Himes, Delaney, and Wagner Introduce Bipartisan Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act of 2013
Washington, DC - On April 5, 2012, the President signed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act) into law. Among other things, the bill raised the shareholder registration threshold...
Himes Appointed to Intelligence Committee
Washington, DC -Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi has appointed Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) to serve on the United States House of Representatives Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. The...