Today, April 10, 2013, is National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. It is a day established by the international AIDS conference, Advocates for Youth, and a coalition of other HIV/AIDS and health care...
Equal Pay Day 2013
April 9, 2013, is Equal Pay Day. This means that in order to make the same salary in 2012 for working the same job as a man, the average woman needed to continue working until April 9, 2013 - an...
Himes Statement on President’s Remarks on Gun Violence Prevention
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) released the following statement regarding the President's remarks on gun violence prevention at the University of Hartford. The President called on...
Connecticut Delegation Issues Statement On FAA Decision To Delay Closure Of Air Traffic Control Towers
Hartford, CT- The Connecticut congressional delegation issued the following statement today in response to news that the Federal Aviation Administration would delay closure of...
Himes Statement on New Gun Violence Prevention Laws in Conn.
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) released the following statement on Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy's signing into law new gun violence prevention measures. This new law requires a...
Blumenthal, Murphy, Delauro, Himes Announce 400k Fire Safety Grant Awarded To Shelton Volunteer Fire Department
Hartford, CT) - Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT), Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-3) and Congressman Jim Himes (D-CT-4) announced that the Shelton...
In the District – March 16 to 31
In the second half of March, the House was in session until the 21st. Returning to the Fourth District, I spoke about current legislation with groups in Westport and Darien, went to schools in...
Himes Congratulates Norwalk Business on Energy Star Award
STAMFORD, CT—Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) today congratulated HEI Hotels & Resorts for receiving the 2013 Energy Star Award from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and...
CT Delegation Outraged At Closure of Wallingford, Stamford USPS Facilities
HARTFORD, CT—Connecticut's congressional delegation released the following statement today expressing their disappointment in the United States Postal Service (USPS)'s decision to speed up closure...
Overturning Prop 8
Today, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Hollingsworth v. Perry, the landmark case challenging the constitutionality of Proposition 8. Prop 8 is the California law that bans committed gay...