Press Releases
Himes statement on appointment of Robert Mueller as Special Counsel
May 18, 2017 Press ReleaseWASHINGTON, DC— Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) released the following statement on the appointment of Former FBI director Robert Mueller as a special counsel to oversee the Justice Department’s Russia investigation:
Himes statement on Comey Firing
May 10, 2017 Press ReleaseCongressman Jim Himes (CT04) released the following statement on President Trump's firing of FBI Director Comey:
Himes statement on Committee passage of Financial CHOICE Act
May 5, 2017 Press ReleaseWASHINGTON, DC— Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) released the following statement after the House Financial Services Committee voted yesterday to advance the Financial CHOICE Act along partisan lines:
Himes votes against AHCA
May 4, 2017 Press ReleaseWASHINGTON, DC— Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) released the following statement after his vote against the Republican American Health Care Act (AHCA):
Himes statement on passage of Continuing Resolution
April 28, 2017 Press ReleaseWASHINGTON, DC— Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed a continuing resolution to fund the federal government today:
Himes: President and Congress Need Clear Syria Strategy
April 7, 2017 Press ReleaseWASHINGTON, DC— Today, Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) released the following statement on the United States missile strikes against Syrian targets:
Himes: No Obama wiretapping, Trump Russia investigation fact-based
March 21, 2017 Press ReleaseWASHINGTON, DC— Today Congressman Jim Himes released the following statement on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence’s hearing on Russian interference in our election, ties between the Trump campaign and Russian figures and President Trump’s claims that he was surveilled:
Himes: Republican health care plan cruel, will cost lives
March 14, 2017 Press ReleaseWASHINGTON, DC— Today Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) released the following statement on the Congressional Budget Office’s analysis of the Republican American Health Care Act:
Himes leads bipartisan Reclamation of War Powers Act
March 9, 2017 Press ReleaseWASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) and Walter Jones (NC-03) along with Peter Welch (VT-At-Large), Seth Moulton (MA-06), Ruben Gallego (AZ-07), Kathleen Rice (NY-04) and Kurt Schrader (OR-05) 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 Constitution requires.
Himes Statement on ACA replacement bill
March 8, 2017 Press ReleaseWASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) released the following statement on the recently revealed Republican plan to replace the Affordable Care Act: