WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) ranks among the most pro-environment legislators in Congress, according to the League of Conservation Voters' (LCV) 2011 National Environmental Scorecard....
Himes Statement on Prop 8 Ruling
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) released the following statement today after the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Proposition 8 - the California measure banning same-sex...
Himes Announces 3rd Annual Valentines for Vets Drive
BRIDGEPORT, CT—Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) is announcing his third annual "Valentines for Vets" program, which collects valentines made by Fourth District children to deliver to local veterans....
Himes and Over 100 Colleagues Urge Obama to Oppose Rolling Back Defense Cuts
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) and over 100 other Members of Congress sent a letter to President Obama yesterday in support of his threat to veto legislation that would roll back...
Himes Urges House & Senate to Pass STOCK Act
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) today continued to push for passage of the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act with a statement on the floor of the United States House of...
Lieberman, Blumenthal, Himes Continue to Press SSA on Arbitrary Norwalk Office Closure
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) and Senators Joseph Lieberman and Richard Blumenthal continued their effort this week to convince the Social Security Administration (SSA) to reverse its...
Himes, Blumenthal, Lieberman Urge SSA to Delay Norwalk Office Closure
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) and Senators Joseph Lieberman and Richard Blumenthal sent a letter this week urging the Social Security Administration to delay the closing of the Norwalk...
Himes Statement on Resignation of Giffords
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) issued the following statement regarding the decision of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (AZ-8) to resign from Congress:"We will deeply miss the service...
Himes Statement on State of the Union
Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) issued the following statement on President Obama's State of the Union address this evening:"I was pleased by two things the President said tonight and one thing he did....
Connecticut Delegation Announces Release of LIHEAP Funds
(Hartford, CT) - The Connecticut Congressional Delegation today announced the release of more than $19 million in additional support from the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) to...