Good news: America is back
June’s jobs report and work period in the House sent a strong message: America is on the move again with a historic economic recovery.
The economic gap has widened, it’s time to act.
Economic disparities in our country are wider than ever. Covid made this brutally plain. Over the last 15 months, America’s wealthiest families worked from home, grew their wealth and accessed premier health care. Other Americans lost their jobs and struggled to pay rent and buy food. Our economy is recovering, but not for all.
U.S. Rep. Jim Himes will lead hearings on wealth gap illustrated in Greenwich-Bridgeport divide
Weeks after President Biden unveiled a set of proposals to close what the White House called a “racial wealth gap” in the United States, U.S. Rep. Jim Himes was named to lead a Congressional panel that will address earnings disparities across demographic groups and geographic pockets.
MSNBC Interview with Rep. Himes: We can’t begin to know the scope of Trump DOJ investigations
Rep. Jim Himes joins Ali Velshi to discuss reports of the Trump Justice Department’s “efforts to go after the president’s political opponents.”
Infrastructure and transportation investments. Job creation. Now.
As states begin to re-open and we continue to rebound from the pandemic recession, right now is our opportunity to build back better and make smart investments for future success.
Deadline White House with Rep. Himes: The Senate 1/6 report doesn’t address the millions ‘who believe that Trump was denied the election’
Congressman Jim Himes (D-CT) discusses the Senate report released today detailing the intel failures ahead of January 6th, and argues that members of Congress do not want to investigate that day further because they want to take advantage of the Big Lie for their own political purposes.
Celebrating love and pride 🏳️🌈
As we celebrate the beginning of Pride Month today, we look back and remember the 1969 Stonewall Riots that were the boiling over of frustration and anger at discrimination, commemorate those lost to hate crimes and HIV/AIDS and reaffirm our commitment to standing in solidarity with all LGBTQ+ Americans.
Stamford Advocate Op-Ed: ‘It is time to strike back’ against cyberattacks
With gasoline once again flowing through the Colonial Pipeline, I too will resume a predictable routine. Every few days, I will pass armed guards and locked doors to be briefed on the week’s cyberattacks. Most will have come from Russia, China, North Korea, Iran or some shadowy criminal group, often sheltered by one of those countries. Many will have succeeded in stealing valuable data or breaking crucial networks. Some will have been catastrophic. Only a few, like the recent attacks on the Colonial Pipeline and the SolarWinds breach, will ever become publicly known.
The U.S. needs an immediate, strategic cyberdefense strategy
Over the weekend, a cybercrime group led a significant cyberattack on the biggest U.S. pipeline, Colonial Pipeline, which carries 45% of the east coast’s fuel supplies.
The next generation of Democratic leaders
We just surpassed a successful 100 days of the Biden Administration, and we are now looking ahead to what comes next. Who comes next.