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.
it is not about informing. By the way, this Congress was not informed. Mr. Speaker, eight Members of this Congress were informed. Set aside, if you will, for a moment the Constitution. Should the Representatives of the people authorize an…
I have been listening closely to this debate since it began. The arguments being made by half of the Representatives of the people of the United States, the arguments as to why they should abrogate their constitutionally mandated duty, are…
not much surprises me anymore, but to sit here and to listen to the storied House Foreign Affairs Committee, chaired by somebody who calls the opposition stupid, to hear our motivations as we stand up for a fundamental constitutional…
My God, we’re the United States of America, right? We care — or at least we used to care — about democratic norms.
I was profoundly disturbed to hear the chairman denigrate the ranking member. To suggest that he doesn't care about the losses in his district, to suggest that we want the President to do nothing about narcotics, he knows that is not true…
I rise in support of the FY26 National Defense Authorization Act. Importantly, the bill reforms the outdated acquisition process at the Department of Defense. It provides a pay raise for our servicemembers, supports our allies in Europe…
I have enough confidence in the intelligence community to know that these are probably not guys out fishing
I thank Ms. Waters for the time, although I must say that I am a little bit confused. I am not going to frame this as a parliamentary inquiry, but I am very confused. We have just gotten back from a 2-month paid vacation in which Federal…
If the definition of socialism is political control over the means of production, welcome to the great socialist state of the United States of America. The other definition, by the way, has to do with command and control. Those are words…
I am going to limit my remarks to two things I know very well: number one, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and what we need to do to preserve that very special environment; and, number two, the character of Delegate…
The American people understand that the Republicans control the White House, they control the Senate, and they control the house.
I don't see anything moving. The house is, as Senator Murphy pointed out, the house is on vacation.
Otherwise, we can only assume that this is another politically motivated decision intended to create an atmosphere of fear.
If the Administration has cause to fire Director Kruse, they must provide that information to Congress immediately.
Few episodes in our nation’s history have been investigated as thoroughly as the Intelligence Community’s warning in 2016 that Russia was interfering in the election.
I just want to elaborate for a minute on what I think the need is for this bill. This grew out of the work we did many, many years ago on the JOBS Act, in which we observed that the regulatory expenses faced by a company seeking to go…
Yeah, well, you know, Margaret, the last question you asked the Secretary, shows what a con man he is.
Everything's going to be great in two weeks. By August 1, we're going to have a deal. The American people are going to be so happy.
None, absolutely none. Margaret, what you saw from the Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, was not just a lie, but a very dangerous lie.
He said that tariffs are paid by foreign countries. Tariffs are not paid by foreign countries.
Look, we need to acknowledge and every- and all of America saw it on the night of that disastrous debate in the July before the election that Joe Biden was not going to win the election.





