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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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Jul 8, 2015

4 days ago, on July 4, a young man was murdered just a mile from here in broad daylight on a crowded subway. That young man was Kevin Joseph Sutherland, 24 years old. He was my campaign volunteer, my intern, and my friend. Maybe that is…

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Jul 8, 2015

I think it is fair to say that the facts demonstrate that Dodd-Frank, far from having a catastrophic effect on the capital markets, actually contributed to the restoration of those markets and something that we consider a key competitive…

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Jul 8, 2015

I really appreciate this opportunity to reflect after 5 years on the effectiveness of Dodd-Frank.

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Jun 15, 2015

I am encouraged by what is a robust and substantive bipartisan conversation.

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May 13, 2015

Let me begin by thanking the chairman and ranking member of the Committee on the Judiciary, as well as Chairman Nunes and Ranking Member Schiff of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, for their good, bipartisan work on a bill…

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Apr 22, 2015

Woman, I would like to thank my friend from California for yielding time and start by saying that I am thrilled to be standing here to urge support for the Protecting Cyber Networks Act. I would like to thank and congratulate Chairman…

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Mar 18, 2015

I was unable to be present to cast my vote on passage of H.R. 1030--The Secret Science Reform Act. I wish the record to reflect my intentions had I been able to vote. Had I been present for rollcall No. 125, I would have voted ``no.''…

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Mar 16, 2015

I totally agree. Yes, I don't think we are-- we face the risk.

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Mar 16, 2015

The facts as I have heard them are that the United States has been subject to 16 actions in the investor dispute area, all 16 of which we have won.

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Mar 16, 2015

I want to ask a question which is related, but tangential, to international policy, specifically with respect to the upcoming potential trade agreements.

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Mar 16, 2015

I am not sure that is good enough for some of us.

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Feb 26, 2015

I have the privilege of serving on the House Intelligence Committee. And just yesterday, in a hearing entitled ``Worldwide Threats,'' I sat with the Chiefs of our Intelligence Services to learn about those worldwide threats. The meeting…

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Feb 26, 2015

On February 26, 2015, I was unable to be present for rollcall vote 91, On Question of Consideration of the Resolution, H. Res. 125. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay.'' I respectfully request that this be noted in today's…

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Feb 24, 2015

I do suspect that this institution will act because eventually, obviously, the growth in those programs will constrict discretionary spending.

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Feb 24, 2015

I actually asked your predecessor probably a year ago whether he could point to an industrialized country that had combined a recovery in GDP growth with a decline in the deficit in a more constructive and salubrious way than the United…

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Feb 3, 2015

With all that we should be doing to help address middle class anxiety, to help the economy along, to help with student debt, to help with the challenges that all of our constituents face, what will we be doing this week? We will be…

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Jan 8, 2015

Now that you have yielded me time, I can say anything I want. I can offer any idea and I can criticize anything. No police force, not the greatest military in the world can stop me from speaking my mind. This is true not because I am a…

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Jul 22, 2014

None of us really know whether we ended too-big-to-fail.

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Jul 22, 2014

I am a real believer that the creation of the CFPB and the fact that American families will be protected from some of the more predatory and toxic products that have beset them for a long time is a real step forward.

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Jul 22, 2014

Mr. Frank made the point that simply reasserting Glass-Steagall probably wouldn't do it.

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Jul 22, 2014

the CFPB is stopping the selling of its toxic mortgages to American families.

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Jul 22, 2014

the financial markets today are thriving, in many cases, as they never have before.

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Jul 9, 2014

Like so many of us, I was home last week, listening to my constituents talk and be concerned about dysfunction, and I discovered that there is a great deal of confusion about what dysfunction is. My friend from the other side of the aisle…

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Jun 25, 2014

Over 60 years ago, the United States President sent advisers to a nation in Asia. He did so because a regime that was perceived as friendly to U.S. interests, but which was, in fact, deeply corrupt and rotten, was threatened. He promised…

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