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Jim Himes
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Former Member, Central Intelligence Agency Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Member, Congressional Arts Caucus
Member, Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues
Former Member, Monetary Policy and Trade Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Ranking Member, National Security Agency (NSA) and Cybersecurity Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Task Force to Investigate Terrorism Financing, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Terrorism and Illicit Finance Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Central Intelligence Agency Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Member, Congressional Arts Caucus
Member, Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues
Former Member, Monetary Policy and Trade Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Ranking Member, National Security Agency (NSA) and Cybersecurity Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Terrorism and Illicit Finance Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Member, Committee on Financial Services
Member, Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
Member, Subcommittee on Defense Intelligence and Warfighter Support (DIWS)
Member, Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship and Capital Markets
Chair, Subcommittee on National Security, International Development and Monetary Policy
Chair, Subcommittee on Strategic Technologies and Advanced Research (STAR)
Member, Subcommittee on the CIA
— Awards:
Favorite Book:
Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner, The Moviegoer by Walker Percy, Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, Winter's Tale by Mark Helprin, Refiner's Fire by Mark Helprin
Favorite Movie:
Apocalypse Now, A Fish Called Wanda, A River Runs Through It, Caddyshack
Favorite Musician:
Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Buddy Guy, Peter Green, Ben Harper, Bruce Springsteen, U2, Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd
Favorite TV Shows:
West Wing, Daily Show, Boston Legal
Hobbies or Special Talents:
Running, hanging out with my wife and daughters, clamming, working outdoors, rowing, meeting people throughout the 4th Congressional District
1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice
1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Yes
2. Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare?
- Unknown Position
1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes
Do you support the protection of government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct?
- No
Do you support increasing defense spending?
- No
1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes
2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No
3. Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19?
- Yes
1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Yes
1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)?
- Yes
2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes
1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes
1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No
2. Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19?
- Yes
1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- No
2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No
1. Should the United States use military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction (for example: nuclear, biological, chemical)?
- Unknown Position
2. Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts?
- Yes
Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)?
- Yes
1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice
1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- No
2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- Yes
1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes
1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes
2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes
1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Yes
1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Yes
2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes
1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes
1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No
1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- No
2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No
Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- Unknown Position
1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- No
2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
- No
Latest Action: House - 06/21/2019 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Tracker:Latest Action: House - 06/20/2019 Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules.
Tracker:Latest Action: House - 06/13/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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