Washington, DC – Representatives Jim Himes, Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Adam Smith, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, today released the following statement regarding the Trump Administration’s decision to cancel a classified Member briefing on recent militar... Read More »
Washington, DC – Representatives Jim Himes, Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Adam Smith, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, today introduced a War Powers Resolution to order the removal of U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities against Iran absent a Congressional autho... Read More »
Washington, DC — Today, Ranking Member of the House Intelligence Committee Jim Himes released the following statement: “Donald Trump’s decision to launch direct military action against Iran without Congressional approval is a clear violation of the Constitution, which grants the power to declare war explicitly to Congress. It is impossible to know at this stage whether this operation accomplished ... Read More »
Washington, DC — Today, Ranking Member of the House Intelligence Committee Jim Himes released the following statement: “Preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon is critical to the security of the United States, Israel, and the world. I had been hopeful that the Trump Administration might reach a deal for a ‘stronger’ JCPOA. The JCPOA was the one mechanism that succeeded in halting Iran’s pr... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Today, Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense Chris Coons (D-DE), Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Jim Himes (D-CT-04), and Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense Betty McCollum (D-MN-04) sent a letter to Dir... Read More »
Washington, DC — Today, Ranking Member of the House Intelligence Committee Jim Himes released the following statement: “I am deeply saddened to hear of the passing of my dear friend and colleague Gerry Connolly. I met Gerry on my very first day in Congress, and have looked to him often for guidance and advice in the decades since. I was lucky to work by his side as Ranking Members, and to lean on ... Read More »
Himes Statement on Attempted Politicization of Intelligence Analysis Washington, DC — Today, Ranking Member of the House Intelligence Committee Jim Himes released the following statement: “Reports that a senior ODNI official, Joe Kent, ordered intelligence analysts at the National Intelligence Council to alter their conclusion regarding ties between the Venezuelan regime and Tren De Aragua because... Read More »
Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), and Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), as well as Congressmen Jim Himes (D-Conn.) and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s artificial intelligence deals that were announced with the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia this week: “Democr... Read More »
Washington, DC — Today, Ranking Member of the House Intelligence Committee Jim Himes wrote to Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard requesting information regarding the reported firing of the Acting Chair and Vice Chair of the National Intelligence Council. “According to anonymous sources cited in the Fox News story, you terminated these two individuals due to their supposed ‘political b... Read More »
Washington, DC — Congressman Jim Himes, Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and Congressman Joaquin Castro, Ranking Member of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, today released the following statement regarding the National Intelligence Council’s recently declassified memo on ties between the Venezuelan regime and Tren De Aragua: “Last month, we joint... Read More »
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 »
