Washington, DC — House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Ranking Member Jim Himes (CT-04) today released the following statement: “The decision by a Texas District Court judge to block the Trump Administration’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act is a victory for the rule of law and due process. Trump has sought to use this power, which requires a finding that Venezuela is perpetrating a... Read More »
Washington, DC — Today, Ranking Member of the House Intelligence Committee Jim Himes wrote to Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth asking for a public explanation for the removal of General Timothy Haugh as Director of the National Security Agency (NSA) and Commander of U.S. Cyber Command, as well as the reassignment of NSA Deputy Director Wendy Nob... Read More »
Washington, DC — House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Ranking Member Jim Himes (CT-04) today released the following statement regarding the firing of NSA Director General Timothy Haugh: “I am deeply disturbed by the decision to remove General Haugh as Director of the National Security Agency. I have known General Haugh to be an honest and forthright leader who followed the law and put ... Read More »
Washington, DC — Today, Ranking Member Jim Himes (CT-04) led all Democrats on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence in a letter to Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, calling for the Intelligence Community to conduct an independent investigation into the Sigal group chat in which participants discussed detailed plans for an impending U.S. military attack on Houthi terro... Read More »
Washington, DC — Today, Representative Jim Himes (CT-04), Ranking Member on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement: “I am horrified by reports that our most senior national security officials, including the heads of multiple agencies, shared sensitive and almost certainly classified information via a commercial messaging application, including immine... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee; Gerald E. Connolly (D-Va.), Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform; Gregory W. Meeks (D-N.Y.), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; and Jim Himes (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; sent a l... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee; Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; and Jim Himes (D-CT), Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; and U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee; Mark R. Warner (D-V... Read More »
Washington, DC — Today, Representative Jim Himes (CT-04), Ranking Member on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement following reports that the United States is no longer sharing intelligence with our Ukrainian allies: “Today, National Security Advisor Mike Waltz and CIA Director John Ratcliffe publicly acknowledged that President Trump’s “pause” on as... Read More »
Washington, DC — Today, Representative Jim Himes (CT-04), Ranking Member on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement: “In the three years since Russia launched its illegal and brutal invasion, our friends and allies in Ukraine have stood strong with the support of the United States and the free world. At every turn, they have defied the grim prediction... Read More »
Washington, DC — Today, Representative Jim Himes (CT-04), Ranking Member on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement: “I am very concerned that the CIA shared identifying details about its officers on an unclassified system,” said Congressman Himes. “Those details are secret for a reason – because protecting the identities of CIA employees is critical ... Read More »
Washington, DC — Today, U.S. Representatives Jim Himes, Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Adam Smith, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee; Gerry Connolly, Ranking Member of the House Oversight Committee; Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee; Richa... Read More »
Washington, DC — Today, Representative Jim Himes (CT-04), Ranking Member on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement regarding reports that Donald Trump is seeking to fire a large number of FBI agents across the country: “All Americans who support law enforcement and the rule of law should be deeply concerned by reports that Donald Trump is seeking to ... Read More »
Washington, D.C. (January 25, 2025)— Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, led House Committee Ranking Members in a letter to President Donald Trump condemning his attempted late-night purge of at least 12 independent inspectors general, which appears to have violated federal law designed to protect their work from political interferenc... Read More »
Washington, DC — Today, Representative Jim Himes (CT-04) was named Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. The Committee oversees the nation's intelligence agencies and activities. Rep. Himes was appointed to the Committee by former Speaker Nancy Pelosi in 2013, and was named Ranking Member for the 118th Congress in 2023 by House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries. “... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Mike Turner (OH-10) and Ranking Member Jim Himes (CT-04) issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (IAA), which was attached to this year’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The IAA authorizes funding for the United... Read More »
