This week, the House is expected to consider 11 bills, ranging from mountaintop mining to national monument designations.Legislation under consideration this week includes:H.R. 1036: designates the...
Himes, DeLauro , Esty Release Statements on FRA Report
WASHINGTON, DC - Representatives Jim Himes (CT-4), Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), and Elizabeth Esty (CT-5) released the following statements today on the Federal Railroad Administration's "Deep Dive" report...
Himes Pushes Effort to Force Vote on Unemployment Insurance
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) signed a discharge petition today to require an immediate vote on a bill to restore unemployment insurance for the over two million Americans who have...
Himes Statement on Metro North Death
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) released the following statement following reports that a Metro North employee was killed early this morning while fixing a track in East Harlem....
This Week in Congress: March 10, 2014
This week, the House is expected to consider 12 bills, ranging from health care to Ukraine.Legislation under consideration this week includes:H.R. 311: requires the EPA to modify its Spill...
Himes to Hold Town Hall Meetings in March
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) will three town hall meetings in March open to the public."As Congress deliberates how to get more Americans back to work, secure a sustainable energy...
Himes Applauds Passage of Flood Insurance Cooperation
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) today applauded passage of flood insurance legislation that will slow premium increases for federal flood insurance."With so many people still recovering...
This Week in Congress: March 4, 2014
This week, the House is expected to consider 11 bills, ranging from the flood insurance program to environmental protection.Legislation under consideration this week includes:The Home Heating...
Himes Announces $19.2 Billion in Medicare & Related Fraud Recovered For U.S. Taxpayers Over Last Five Years
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) announced today that $4.3 billion in Fiscal Year 2013 and a total of $19.2 billion over the last five years in fraudulent payments in Medicare and...
Himes Joins Effort to Force Vote to Raise Minimum Wage
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) signed a discharge petition to require an immediate vote on a bill to lift the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour. The Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013...