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WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jim Himes today applauded President Obama’s repeal of the ban on federal funding of stem cell research, marking the second significant change to federal health policy since President Obama has taken office. Last week, Congressman Himes cosponsored the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act (H.R.
WASHINGTON, DC– In a step toward stabilizing the housing market and helping families at risk of foreclosure keep their homes, Congressman Jim Himes today helped pass the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act. The bill begins to put in place President Obama’s comprehensive Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan.
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Jim Himes released the following statement regarding Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s address to the joint session of Congress this morning:
Washington, DC – Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) today announced a $1.3 million grant for the Norwalk Community Health Center (NCHC) from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Himes release the following statement on his vote in favor of the budget resolution passed by the U.S. House this evening:
WASHINGTON, DC –Congressman Jim Himes and Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch today announced three grants totaling $7,933,312 will help prevent homelessness and provide affordable housing and economic opportunity in Bridgeport. This first influx of Recovery funding comes the week after President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act into law.
WASHINGTON – With an eye on preventing future shocks to the American economy and improving the nation’s ability to compete on a global stage, Congressman Jim Himes (D-CT) and Congresswoman Melissa Bean (D-IL), co-chairs of the New Democrat Coalition Financial Services Task Force, along with their colleagues, detailed the Coalition’s plan for regulatory reform of the financial services industry.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jim Himes released the following statement regarding President Obama’s address to the joint session of Congress this evening.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jim Himes and Oxford First Selectwoman Mary Ann Drayton-Rogers today announced an $861,240 grant from the Department of Transportation to fund the construction of a new taxiway at Waterbury-Oxford Municipal Airport. The pair announced the grant after a meeting to discuss the local impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.