Washington, DC -- 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, today sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio demanding the administration brief Congress on the details of the reported Memorandum... Read More »
Washington, DC—Representatives Jim Himes, Ranking Member on the House Intelligence Committee, and Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, wrote to Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling for the United States to establish a humanitarian corridor for the transit of fertilizer shipments through the Strait of Hormuz to prevent Trump’s unnecessary war from triggering a ... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark, Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar, Ranking Member Jim Himes, and Ranking Member Jamie Raskin released the following statement on the House GOP's vote to extend FISA Section 702 with no meaningful reforms: "Section 702 is a critical foreign intelligence authority, but we cannot in good conscience vote for reauthorization... Read More »
Washington, DC— Ranking Member Jim Himes (CT-04) today released the following statement: “I have known Jay Clayton for decades and worked with him during his time as Chairman of the Securities Exchange Commission. During that time, he had the independence of mind and respect for the law that are necessary for any Director of National Intelligence. I am hopeful that he will maintain that independen... Read More »
Washington, DC— Ranking Member of the House Intelligence Committee Jim Himes today wrote to Rodney Mims Cook Jr., the presidentially-appointed member and chairman of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, with concerns regarding the counterintelligence threat posed by his attendance at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum earlier this month. “Because this conference serves as a forum to prom... Read More »
Washington, DC— Ranking Member Jim Himes (CT-04) today led Democratic Members of the House Intelligence Committee in a letter to President Donald Trump calling for him to rescind the appointment of Bill Pulte to the position of Acting Director of National Intelligence due to his complete lack of national security, foreign policy or intelligence experience and track record of government abuse. “Mr.... Read More »
Washington, DC— Ranking Member of the House Intelligence Committee Jim Himes today released the following statement regarding the House of Representatives vote to pass a War Powers Resolution to end hostilities in Iran. The Resolution was introduced by Congressman Himes along with Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Gregory W. Meeks and Ranking Member of the House Armed Services ... Read More »
Washington, DC— Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Jim Himes today released the following statement: “Despite a law requiring the Director of National Intelligence to have ‘extensive’ national security experience, the President’s choice for Acting DNI, Bill Pulte, has quite literally no relevant experience with intelligence or national security. His brief career... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Today, Representatives Jim Himes, Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Ro Khanna, Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, Gregory Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Adam Smith, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committe... Read More »
Washington, DC— Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Jim Himes today released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed legislation to reauthorize and reform Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. The bill passed the House by a vote of 235-191. “Today, I voted to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveil... Read More »
Washington, DC— Ranking Member of the House Intelligence Committee Jim Himes, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee Jamie Raskin, and Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee Jim McGovern today released the following statement: “The attempt by Republicans and the Trump Administration to ram through a five-year FISA extension in the middle of the night without any consultation with Dem... Read More »
Washington, DC— Ranking Member Jim Himes today offered an amendment to the FISA 702 Reauthorization Bill to require the Department of Justice to seek a court order before the FBI can access the results of queries involving US persons, political organizations, and non-profit organizations, with limited exceptions to enable the FBI to address significant and time-sensitive national security threats.... Read More »
Pam Bondi’s tenure as Attorney General will be remembered for her unprecedented politicization and weaponization of the Department of Justice. Whether by illegally obscuring the Epstein files, mass firing apolitical staff, or directing the Department of Justice to target Donald Trump’s political opponents, Bondi has been unfailing in her acquiescence to Trump over the Constitution. It seems that h... Read More »
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04), Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, today released the following statement regarding reports that FBI Director Kash Patel is planning to release documents related to a decade old investigation into Congressman Eric Swalwell. “Reopening or publicizing a ten year old counterintelligence investigation, one that found no e... Read More »
Today, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Ranking Member Jim Himes (CT-04) delivered the following opening remarks at the Committee's annual Worldwide Threats hearing. View the full remarks here. As delivered: Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and a big welcome to all of our witnesses. I hope that whatever else is said today that you will convey to your workforces our deep admiration and appr... Read More »
