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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… Read more »
