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WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) today voted in favor of a measure that requires the House and Senate conference members negotiating a compromise on extending the payroll tax cut to strike a deal by next week. In Fairfield County, an extension of the payroll tax cut keeps an extra $675 in the median worker’s paycheck.
WASHINGTON—Congressman Jim Himes today helped pass the Stop Trading On Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act, a bill that will ban Members of Congress and their staffs from buying or selling securities, swaps, or commodity futures based on nonpublic information they obtain through their work in Congress.
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 earned a grade of 97 percent for his work in the House last year. Click here for the scorecard.
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 marriage – is unconstitutional:
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. This year’s valentines will be taken to the local VA hospital, Homes for the Brave in Bridgeport, and other service organizations.
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 scheduled defense cuts. The letter was prompted by legislation introduced by a group of senators led by Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) that would begin repealing those cuts.
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 Representatives this afternoon.
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 decision on--or delay--the closing of the Norwalk Social Security office. The letter was sent in response to inaccurate budget projections and data claims data provided by SSA.
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 Social Security office until the Administration provides the information and data they used to determine that the Norwalk office should be closed.
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) issued the following statement regarding the decision of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (AZ-8) to resign from Congress: