CT’s delegation will have familiar roles on major policy committees, but Himes is now the top Democrat on the Intelligence Committee.
House Intelligence Committee
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Himes: Trump’s treatment of intelligence chief puts nation in a ‘very, very bad place’
Rep. Jim Himes attended a controversial briefing last week in which a senior U.S. intelligence official reportedly said Russia wants President Donald Trump re-elected.
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Himes: Dem report details Trump abuses of power, ‘high crimes and misdemeanors’
Himes urged Americans to read the report, which says Trump placed his political interests above national interests.
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Himes on progress of impeachment inquiry, and what comes next
As the impeachment inquiry enters a new phase, Rep. Jim Himes predicts fellow Democrats will have a hard time agreeing on what charges to bring against the president.
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Himes presses Sondland about Trump call at Kiev eatery
Rep. Jim Himes pressed Gordon Sondland, U.S. ambassador to the European Union, about a key phone call he received from President Donald Trump.
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DeLauro: Huge differences between Clinton, Trump impeachment efforts
Democrats like Rosa DeLauro who support the impeachment inquiry of Donald Trump, played a far different role when the U.S. House impeached Bill Clinton.
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Himes: Trump used worse than ‘mob boss’ language to attack Yovanovitch
Rep. Jim Himes on Friday told former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch that he is an angry man, made so by President Donald Trump’s treatment of the longtime career diplomat.
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Himes slams GOP behavior at Trump impeachment hearing
Rep. Jim Himes began his questioning at the first public impeachment hearing by criticizing the behavior of his Republican colleagues.
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As impeachment enters new phase, Himes’ profile in Trump probe heightened
An impeachment resolution expected to pass Thursday will move the work of Rep. Jim Himes, and others tasked with investigating the president, into public view.
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Trump impeachment pushes Himes to frontline of political donnybrook
Rep. Jim Himes’ role on the House Intelligence Committee has thrust the lawmaker into the center of the Trump impeachment inquiry.
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Himes grills intelligence chief about whistleblower complaint
Rep. Jim Himes asked if the nation’s top intelligence official talked to President Trump about the whistleblower complaint that could lead to his impeachment.
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Himes questions Mueller on Russian hacking and whom it helped
During hours of congressional hearings Robert Mueller said his investigation was no “witch hunt” and defended his probe from GOP attacks.
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Himes: Mueller hearings may be ‘letdown’ to many
Rep. Jim Himes, who will question Robert Mueller Wednesday, says the former special counsel is ‘”a very careful person.”
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Himes uses war chest to help other Dems, Arora raises less than $9k over summer
WASHINGTON – Democratic Rep. Jim Himes is spending more money on the races of other Democratic candidates than he is on his own, while his Republican challenger Harry Arora, raised less than $9,000 in campaign cash this summer. Himes donated to the campaigns of more than 70 House Democrats in the last quarter, the latest filings with the Federal Election Commission show.
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Himes blasts GOP intelligence panel’s final report on Russia probe
WASHINGTON – While Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee issued a final report Friday on a year-long probe into Russia’s involvement in the 2016 elections that generally clears the Trump campaign of any wrongdoing, Rep. Jim Himes and other Democrats on the panel say they will continue the investigation.