WASHINGTON, DC - Kingsway Senior Housing Facility, Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4), and Senator Richard Blumenthal (CT) announced today that the retirement community in Norwalk will receive a grant of...
CT Ranks First in States with Greatest Opportunities
Connecticut is one of the best states to receive a good education, learn 21st century skills, and secure a job, according to a new study released last month. The Opportunity Index pulls together...
Himes Urges President to Push for Transportation Investment
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04), a bipartisan group of over 110 of his colleagues, and over a dozen transportation organizations sent a letter to President Barack Obama urging him to...
File Under: Efficiency
President Obama has directed federal agencies to improve all digital record keeping systems in order to reduce the amount of paper we archive each year. This effort will help government become more...
Himes Statement on Super Committee Failure
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) released the following statement regarding the failure of the Super Committee to present Congress with a $1.2 trillion deficit reduction plan by the...
Himes Pushes to End Congressional Insider Trading
WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) is cosponsoring legislation that prevents Members of Congress and their staffs from trading stocks based on nonpublic information they obtain through...
Himes Helps Pass Bill to Help Businesses, Veterans
WASHINGTON, DC — Legislation cosponsored by Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) and passed by the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously late yesterday will help vendors that do business with...
Bipartisan, Bicameral Group Pushes Super Committee to “Go Big”
WASHINGTON, DC—As the Thanksgiving deadline nears for the Congressional "Super Committee" tasked with finding $1.2 trillion in deficit reduction measures, momentum is growing for the committee to...
Congressional Delegation Calls for Tax Extension for Residents Affected by Storm
(Washington, DC) - The Connecticut Congressional Delegation today sent a letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Doug Shulman urging the agency to extend IRS filing and payment...
Himes Announces Town Hall Meetings November 19, 21
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) will hold town hall meetings in Monroe, Norwalk, and Stamford to gather input from constituents on federal efforts to create jobs, reduce the deficit, and...