WASHINGTON, DC—On October 5, the Supreme Court declined to hear United States v. Newman, a decision by the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals that left the door open for insider trading on Wall Street....
Himes questions troop deployment to Syria without AUMF
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4), member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement on President Obama's announcement of the...
Himes announces resolution calling for negotiations on Syria, refugee crisis
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4), member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, along with 15 other members of the House, announced a resolution calling on...
Himes’ Insider Trading Prohibition Act ready to go
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, the United States Supreme Court denied certiorari in the case of United States v. Newman . The Court's decision not to hear the case leaves intact the previous ruling by the...
Himes: It’s time for Congress to get to work
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4), released the following statement on the bipartisan budget deal reached yesterday and his views on Congress's priorities going forward:"Yesterday,...
Himes calls for Syrian peace talks in letter to Obama
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) and 54 other members of Congress sent a letter to President Obama calling for international negotiations to bring an end to the conflict in...
Supports broader “E-Neva” Accords
Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) released the following statement on the cyber talks between the US and China:"It is good to see the United States and China in serious discussions about establishing...
Himes: Don’t cut life-saving prevention, screening & contraception funding
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) introduced an amendment that would alter the Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015 so that no funds could be stripped from the women's health...
Himes to bring von Arx as guest for Papal visit
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) today announced that Fairfield University President Rev. Jeffrey P. von Arx, S.J. will be his guest to Pope Francis's address to Congress on September...
Congressman Jim Himes statement on support for Iran nuclear deal
Since the international community agreed four weeks ago on a Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, I have spent many hours evaluating it...