Washington — Woody Allen famously said, “Showing up is half the battle,” and it seems that many lawmakers, including those representing Connecticut, have taken that advice to heart.
Jim Himes
Jim Himes, a Democrat, has served as the U.S. representative for Connecticut’s fourth congressional district since 2009.
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Wash Post says Blumenthal was a ‘hunk’
Washington — Move over Rep. Jim Himes, D-4th District, who has repeatedly been on The Hill’s “most beautiful list.” The new writers of the Washington Post’s Reliable Sources column have discovered a decades-old photo of Sen. Richard Blumenthal that proves he was (and maybe still is?) a hunk.
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Connecticut lawmakers give lukewarm support to federal budget deal
Washington – Most, if not all, of Connecticut’s members to the U.S. House are expected to vote late today for a $1.04 trillion budget deal that will avert another government shutdown, eliminate across-the-board spending cuts known as the sequester, and set federal spending levels for the next two years.