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Himes Statement on Administration’s Apparent Mishandling of Classified Information

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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,…

Himes, Smith, Connolly, Meeks Demand Answers to Reports that Trump Nat Sec Team Leaked Military Plans

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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…

Reps. Himes, Smith, and Meeks and Sens. Reed, Warner, Coons, and Kelly Release Joint Statement on Putin Rejecting Trump Administration's 30-Day Ceasefire Agreement

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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…

Himes Statement on Sharing of US Intelligence with Ukraine

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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…

Himes Statement on Third Anniversary of Russian Invasion of Ukraine

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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…

Himes Statement on Unclassified Exposure of Information About CIA Officers

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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…

Ranking Members Demand Information on DOGE Access to Sensitive and Classified Information

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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…

Himes Statement on Reported Firing of FBI Agents

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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…

Ranking Members Rebuke Trump’s Unlawful Attempt to Purge Independent Government Watchdogs Who Serve to Protect Taxpayers’ Interests and Hold Government Accountable

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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…

Himes Appointed Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

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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…