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Jim Himes

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Jim Himes is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Connecticut's 4th congressional district since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, he has focused on issues such as economic growth, healthcare, and national security during his tenure in Congress. Himes has been an advocate for democratic norms and transparency in government, often emphasizing the importance of the intelligence community in national discussions.

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Dec 18, 2018

if Roger Stone told the special counsel or told anybody in an official capacity a lie, that's a very big deal and a very big point of leverage that Mueller would now have on top of Roger Stone.

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Dec 10, 2018

I find the dissenting FASB votes to raise some very troubling prospects regarding CECL.

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Dec 6, 2018

It was those words at the direction of the President of the United States. So, yes, there is now a specific accusation of a specific crime.

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Dec 6, 2018

Whatever else you think of the President, now pretty much everybody, his campaign manager, his trusted lawyer and off a lot of people associate with this campaign are now known to be criminals.

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Nov 28, 2018

it sort of looks like the president wasn't telling the truth when he told the American people he had no deals with Russia.

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Nov 28, 2018

if a very valuable penthouse, anything of value is offered to a foreign leader in the context of you asking for that leader's help on something, yes, I think that sure looks like a bribe.

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Nov 28, 2018

my God, I mean, in terms of inappropriate, that one of our chief antagonists around the world would have the ability to dangle something in front of the incoming president, you know, is just profoundly disturbing.

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Nov 18, 2018

I don't believe that for a second. I think the President demanded to know who he might get away with putting in that position that would be most inclined to share his view of the investigation.

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Nov 18, 2018

It is very clear to me that given that he goes into this with an adverse opinion on this investigation, he should recuse himself right away.

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Nov 18, 2018

I believe that he wanted to, whether he was ever going to be permitted to do so is a totally different question.

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Nov 18, 2018

To me it's pretty clear that the attorney general is a principle officer and should be Senate confirmed.

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Nov 18, 2018

What's important is that there is a mechanism for the special counsel to ask the President whatever questions the special counsel may have, and that's sort of an important constitutional principle that no person in the United States…

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Sep 6, 2018

I look at this and I see us lining up with appalling dictators and quirky monarchies in ways that probably have blowback for us.

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Jul 17, 2018

I want to use my 5 minutes to ask you about two specific risks and for your elaboration thereon.

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Jul 17, 2018

I will start by thanking Chairman Jeb Hensarling and Ranking Member Maxine Waters for their great work on this bipartisan bill in which we stand up on both sides of the aisle today and urge our colleagues to vote for it. This has been a…

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Jul 17, 2018

It has been a long time since I studied economics, but stimulus in the face of a robust economy concerns me from the angle of inflation.

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Jul 17, 2018

My friends on the other side of the aisle completely rejected Keynesian economics at the time and said that wasn't going to work.

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Jun 28, 2018

On June 28, 2018, I inadvertently voted ``nay'' for the vote on the Foster of Illinois Amendment No. 24 to H.R. 6157. I had intended to vote ``aye'' for roll call No. 310. Amendment No. 29 Offered by Mr. Courtney The Acting CHAIR. The…

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Jun 20, 2018

I really appreciate your intense focus on ICOs.

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Jun 20, 2018

I think there is a real opportunity for people to get hurt.

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Jun 19, 2018

I stand to address this Chamber at the start of this legislative week in a slightly different mode of thinking than I usually do, because as we have become aware in the last couple of days, this country is in the midst of a moral and…

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May 22, 2018

I have been crying in the wilderness.

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