Washington, DC--- Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) announced the United States House of Representatives has designated funding for three public safety projects in Fairfield County as part of the...
Himes Announces Over $600K for Job Training and Diploma Program for At-Risk Bridgeport Youth
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Himes (CT-04) today announced a $604,846 grant to The WorkPlace, Inc. to fund their YouthBuild Bridgeport program, which assists at-risk, out-of-school youth obtain...
Himes Announces New Small Businesses Lending Program
Washington, DC—Interest-free loans to help small businesses facing short-term financial challenges are now available under a new program created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Rep....
New Dems Join President to Announce Reg Reform Plan
WASHINGTON - Representatives Jim Himes (CT-4) and Melissa Bean (IL-8), Co-Chairs of the New Democrat Financial Services Task Force, and other leaders of the New Democrat Coalition joined President...
DeLauro, Himes Statement on Sikorsky Airport Crash
Washington, D.C. - Representatives Rosa L. DeLauro (CT - 3) and Jim Himes (CT-4) issued the following statement after a single-engine plane trying to land at Sikorsky Memorial Airport this morning...
Himes Announces $2.8 Million in Recovery Funding for Bus Engines in Bridgeport
Washington, DC--- Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) announced that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will provide a $2.8 million grant to the City of Bridgeport to replace 40 aging bus engines...
Himes Announces Over $363 Million in Recovery Act Funding for Conn. Schools
WASHINGTON DC - Today, Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) announced that over $363 million is now available for Connecticut schools under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The Recovery Act...
Himes Joins President Obama’s Call for PAYGO and Fiscal Responsibility
WASHINGTON - Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) joined President Obama in urging members of the House and Senate to pass legislation requiring that any new mandatory government spending be matched with...
Himes Responds to FAA Court Ruling
WASHINGTON—In response to yesterday's ruling by the DC Circuit Court of Appeals which dismissed a challenge to the FAA's proposed airspace redesign in the New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia corridor,...
Congressman Himes Announces Cancer Research Grant for Fairfield University
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Jim Himes (D-CT) announced that Fairfield University will receive a $219,395 medical research grant as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act."As we look for...