WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) voted in favor of HR 1191, the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015. The bill, which passed both the Senate and the House with strong,...
Himes Statement on Passage of the USA Freedom Act
Washington, DC - Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) issued the following statement today after voting for HR 2048, the USA Freedom Act, which passed the House of Representatives 333-88."I am very...
Himes Statement on 2nd Circuit Ruling on NSA Phone Metadata Program
Washington, DC - Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) issued the following statement today in response to the ruling by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on the National...
Himes Applauds National Endowment for the Arts Grant for Westport Country Playhouse
WESTPORT, CT - Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) issued the following statement today regarding the more than $1 million in new National Endowment for the Arts grants that will be awarded to...
Himes Visits Westport Businesses During Annual Small Business Week
Westport, CT - Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) issued the following statement after visiting three locally-owned small businesses in Westport this afternoon. He met with owners and shop-goers at...
FEMA Grant Announced to Replace Saugatuck Island Wooden Bridge
Washington, DC - Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4), Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) issued the following statement this morning following the recent announcement...
Himes Opposes Republican Cuts to Energy Efficiency and Clean Energy Programs
Washington, DC - Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) issued the following statement regarding the House Republican majority's Energy-Water appropriations bill (H.R. 2028) for fiscal year 2016. Himes voted...
Himes, Blumenthal, Murphy Introduce Pediatric Stroke Awareness Resolution
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4), U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Senator Christopher Murphy (D-CT) introduced companion resolutions in the House and Senate today to...
Himes Introduces Legislation to Improve Oversight of Intelligence Agencies
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4), a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, introduced legislation today to improve the oversight work of the Privacy and Civil...
Himes Calls for Nationwide Marriage Equality
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) issued the following statement today as the Supreme Court begins hearing arguments in the Obergefell v Hodges marriage equality case. This March, he...