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(NEW HAVEN, CT) -- Six members of the Connecticut Congressional Delegation called for an investigation today into the response of Connecticut Light & Power and its parent company, Northeast Utilities, to the October 29 storm that left more than 2 million households without power, including over 850,000 in Connecticut.
WASHINGTON, DC— Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) and a bipartisan group of 100 Members in the U.S. House of Representatives released a letter today urging the Super Committee to exceed its $1.2 trillion mandate and recommend $4 trillion in deficit reduction.
HARTFORD – The Connecticut Congressional Delegation announced today that additional utility crews are being made available to Connecticut Light & Power (CL&P) from around the country to aid in ongoing storm recovery efforts.
WASHINGTON, DC — The United States House of Representatives today passed a bipartisan bill authored by Congressmen Jim Himes (CT-4) and Steve Womack (AR-3) that will help community banks provide resources to local businesses so they can grow their companies and create jobs.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04), representatives from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Small Business Administration, and Norwalk Fire Chief Denis McCarthy, the leader of the Fairfield County Coastal Fire Chiefs Association, held a press conference today reminding local residents of the upcoming deadline to apply for assistance with FEMA for any uninsured damages c
WASHINGTON – The Connecticut Congressional delegation Monday thanked President Obama, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate for declaring an emergency for Connecticut in the wake of a fierce snow storm that hit over the weekend.
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressmen Jim Himes (CT-4) and Scott Garrett (NJ-5), Chairman of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government-Sponsored Enterprises, will introduce Monday bipartisan legislation that will ensure United States-based financial companies trade on a level playing field with their international counterparts.
(Hartford, CT) -- The Connecticut Congressional delegation today released a statement in support of Governor Dannel P. Malloy’s request to President Barack Obama for a federal emergency declaration in the wake of this weekend’s snow storm. Members of the delegation have been in touch with the White House today:
Twenty-four new officers joined the ranks of the Bridgeport Police Department during ceremonies held in City Council Chambers Friday evening.
The class, the 34th to graduate from the Bridgeport Training Academy, took the oath of office and received their badges from Mayor Bill Finch and Police Chief Joseph L. Gaudett Jr. U.S. Congressman Jim Himes also attended the graduation.