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Himes And Smith Condemn Secondary Strike in the Caribbean

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WASHINGTON, D.C. –  U.S. Representatives Jim Himes (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee released the following statement in response to a briefing from the Commander of the United States Special Operations Command, Admiral Frank Bradley, and the Chairman…

Himes Statement on DOD IG Signal Thread Report

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WASHINGTON – Today, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Ranking Member Jim Himes (CT-04) released the following statement regarding the report by the Department of Defense Inspector General on Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s use of a Signal thread to share detailed plans for an impending U.S. military attack on Houthi terrorists in Yemen.  “The Inspector General…

Himes Calls for Briefing on Intelligence Community Role in Lethal Strikes

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WASHINGTON – Today, Ranking Member Jim Himes (CT-04) delivered the following excerpt in his opening remarks at a closed hearing for the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: As I did last week, I will add that with all due respect to our witnesses, I must renew my request to the Chairman to schedule a briefing on the Intelligence Community’s support, if any, to DOD…

Leading Democrats on National Security and Ukraine Urge Trump Administration to Correct Course on Russia-Ukraine Peace Plan

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Washington, DC–U.S. Representatives Jim Himes (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; and Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, were joined by Members of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus…

Himes, Castro Seek Answers on Intelligence Sharing Partnerships

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WASHINGTON – Today, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Ranking Member Jim Himes (CT-04) and Representative Joaquin Castro (TX-20) wrote to Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard regarding public reports that at least three countries have limited, or intend to limit, intelligence sharing with the United States. The President of Colombia, a country with which…

Himes Statement on Trump’s Violent Rhetoric Against Democratic Members

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WASHINGTON – Today, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Ranking Member Jim Himes (CT-04) released the following statement: “It should not be difficult to condemn the incitement of political violence, but the Republican party has become so riddled with hypocrisy that they are content to silently accept a president calling for the execution of Members of Congress. I have…

Himes, Meeks, Smith, Thompson, Crow, Omar Introduce War Powers Resolution to Block the Trump Administration's Boat Strikes

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Washington, DC – Representatives Jim Himes (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; Gregory W. Meeks (D-N.Y.), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee; Bennie G. Thompson (D-Miss.), Ranking Member of the House Homeland Security Committee;…

Ranking Member Himes, Vice Chairman Warner Call for Transparency on Lethal Military Strikes

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WASHINGTON – Today, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Jim Himes (D-CT-04) and Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Mark R. Warner (D-VA) wrote to Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard regarding the Administration’s failure to provide Congress with basic information about the Intelligence Community’s role in the…

Himes Statement on Gaza Ceasefire Agreement

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Washington, DC — Today, Ranking Member Jim Himes released the following statement: “The announcement of a peace agreement is a welcome development that offers hope after more than two years of devastating violence in Israel and Gaza. The agreement must be implemented as quickly as possible so that Israeli hostages are released and humanitarian aid can be delivered to Gaza where civilians…

Himes, Meeks, Smith, Raskin, Thompson Demand Trump Provide List of DTOs and Justification for U.S. Military Strikes in the Caribbean

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Washington, DC — Representatives Jim Himes (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee; Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary; and Bennie…