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Himes Statement on the Selection of Matt Gaetz to Serve as Attorney General

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WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Jim Himes released the following statement: “The Attorney General of the United States must have strong judgement, moral character, and a deep respect for the law. As almost all members of Congress know, Matt Gaetz has none of those things. What he does have is unconditional loyalty to Donald…

Himes Statement on the Death of Hamas Leader Yahya Sinwar

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WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Jim Himes released the following statement on the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar: “Justice has finally been delivered to Yahya Sinwar, who planned and executed the terrorist attack that killed more than a thousand innocent Israelis on October 7th, 2023, and who has repeatedly sabotaged…

Himes Statement on Iranian Election Influence Efforts

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WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Jim Himes released the following statement: “The statement released today by ODNI and FBI makes clear that there is no evidence that anyone affiliated with the Biden campaign responded to the online actor who dangled illegally obtained emails, an online actor that we now know is an Iranian…

Himes Statement on Russian Election Interference Attempts

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WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Jim Himes released the following statement on the Biden Administration’s effort to counter election interference by the Russian government: “Today, the Administration took a series of actions to disrupt efforts by Russia to interfere in our elections and undermine trust in our democratic…

Himes Statement on Release of Unjustly Imprisoned Americans

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Washington, DC—Today, Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04), Ranking Member of the House Intelligence Committee, issued the following statement regarding the release of American prisoners wrongfully detained in Russia: “I applaud President Biden for negotiating the successful release of four wrongfully imprisoned Americans— Paul Whelan, Evan Gershkovich, Alsu Kurmasheva, and Vladimir Kara-Murza.…

Himes Statement on ODNI Election Security Update

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Washington, DC—Today, Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04), Ranking Member of the House Intelligence Committee, issued the following statement on the 100 Days Until Election 2024 report issued by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence: “The election security update from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence confirms that a range of foreign actors, especially Russia,…

Himes Statement Urging Maximum Transparency on Trump Attack

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Washington, DC—Today, Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04), Ranking Member of the House Intelligence Committee, issued the following statement regarding the federal investigation into the assassination attempt against Donald Trump: “Yesterday, Chairman Turner and I were briefed by the FBI regarding their investigation into the attempted assassination of former President Trump at his political…

Ranking Member Himes Statement on Passage of the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act

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Washington, DC — House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Ranking Member Jim Himes (CT-04) released the following statement regarding the passage of the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act (H.R. 7888). “Today, the House took a major step forward for our country. The FISA reauthorization passed today is a strong, bipartisan bill to reform and reauthorize our most…

Turner and Himes Receive Publius Award for Bipartisanship from Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Mike Turner (OH-10) and Ranking Member Jim Himes (CT-04) received the Publius Award for leadership and bipartisanship in government from the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress (CSPC). “We are entering a period where the threats are extraordinary domestically and…