On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” House Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) stated that the amount of known and suspected terrorists crossing the southern border who are real terrorist threats “is actually pretty small. It’s in
On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Deadline: White House,” Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) reacted to Special Counsel Robert Hur’s remarks on President Joe Biden by stating that Hur “didn’t write that about any of the other people who testified to him”
On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Katy Tur Reports,” Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) stated that we “cannot have uncontrolled migration across the border. That is not acceptable. We see that here in New York City.” and “uncontrolled migration does put downward
On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Katy Tur Reports,” House Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) stated that things “are getting worse” in the Red Sea and that the hope is “that groups like the Qataris and others, and
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” House Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) stated that he “probably would have taken more aggressive action against the Houthis” and his “hope is” the administration “sends a very clear message
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) stated that complaints that there isn’t a clear U.S. strategy for its endgame in funding Ukraine in its fight against Russia is an excuse because it comes “after a
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) acknowledged that there is an “uncontrolled inflow of people” coming over the border and that issue should be addressed, but addressing that “may not work” and shouldn’t be tied
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) stated that it’s “a very dangerous path” to have a pay-for in the Israel aid bill that House Republicans proposed that is “a Democratic policy priority” and that he
On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Alex Wagner Tonight,” House Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) complained that during a briefing earlier in the day with Biden administration officials, “some of the most serious people in our national security
On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) said that, unlike Republicans with former President Donald Trump and his family, he’s willing to say that Hunter Biden should be held accountable if he broke the law
Representative Jim Himes (R-CT) said Friday on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” that there was “zero evidence” President Joe Biden knew what his son Hunter was doing with his international business deals.
On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) said that because their agenda isn’t popular and the economy is “pretty good” under President Joe Biden, Republicans only have “culture war issues” like “their message” “on parents having a
On Wednesday’s broadcast of Bloomberg’s “Balance of Power,” Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) stated that while he thinks it won’t be big, the debt ceiling bill will be “deflationary,” and “is likely to help the Fed slow down inflation.” Himes also
Representative Jim Himes (D-CT) said on this week’s broadcast of “Fox News Sunday” that “none of the things in the bill are Democratic priorities” while discussing the debt ceiling deal.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) reacted to a CNN poll showing that most Americans, including most independents, and 45% of Democrats think the debt ceiling should only be raised if it is tied to
On Wednesday, House Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) discussed the briefing he received this afternoon on the alleged leak of classified documents and said that if he were a U.S. ally, “I would be wondering whether the
On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) reacted to the Biden administration’s Afghanistan report by stating that “Joe Biden is the kind of guy who would own up to what Harry Truman asked presidents to own
The House Intelligence Committee announced on Wednesday its working group to reform what is referred to as the “crown jewel” for American intelligence agencies.
Representative Jim Himes (D-CT) said on Monday on MSNBC’s “Deadline” that he believes former President Donald Trump is “deeply damaged,” so it was surprising he has supporters.
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN International’s “Quest Means Business,” Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) stated that there is blame to be laid on the depositors in Silicon Valley Bank who were backstopped. Himes said, “[W]e saw irresponsibility on the part of
On Saturday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Katie Phang Show,” Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) stated that we can’t let the Chinese spy balloon “color the deeper strategic relationship with China” because China is “massively important to the U.S. economy” and we have
Representative Jim Himes (D-CT), the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said on Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that he has “real concerns” about the Biden administration not being “more forthcoming” about the objects flying over American airspace.
On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Deadline: White House,” Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) stated that he believes the object downed over Alaska “was unlikely to have been a threat of any kind, even of intelligence gathering,” and was probably something benign
Republicans say they will investigate classified government documents found at the University of Pennsylvania’s Biden Center for Diplomacy.
On Wednesday’s edition of NBC’s “MTP Now,” Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) said that TikTok is “a national security threat,” because “the Chinese Communist Party can go to any company that is Chinese-owned and any company that is in China and
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN International’s “Quest Means Business,” Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) argued that the failure to have appropriate regulation of companies like FTX isn’t due to FTX’s campaign contributions, it’s because “most” members of Congress “are still learning”
MSNBC anchor Nicolle Wallace suggested it may be time “to ask for friends and allies to come over and help us monitor our elections” on a segment this week, claiming America “used to do that in other burgeoning and threatened democracies,” as she warned of the “threats” to democracy posed by Republicans.
On Friday’s broadcast of C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal,” Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) said the Inflation Reduction Act is going to work to reduce inflation “in the longer run.” And “probably the center of that bill” is reducing prescription drug costs, which
On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Katy Tur Reports,” Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) said that “inflation is largely managed by the Federal Reserve,” and that while Congress could cut spending, “That would be a conversation about do we cut Social Security,
On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Katy Tur Reports,” Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) stated that Republicans want to “make it easier for people to cheat on their taxes” because they’re attacking the provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act “that would provide
House Democrats will travel to Texas’ Rio Grande Valley next week to “conduct a series of field events across the community” and talk about the “implications of outdated infrastructure” instead of the crisis on the Southern Border, where border crossers are entering the country in an alarming rate.
On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Deadline: White House,” Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) argued that one step America could take to undercut Russia’s ability to wage war against Ukraine would be using American uranium to replace the Russian fuel that powers
On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Deadline: White House,” Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) stated that House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) supports designating Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism and stated that one complexity of slapping this designation on Russia
On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) argued that “the White House needs to understand that, carefully, we need to put armor into the hands of the Ukrainians” and arm them with fighter jets and other
Representative Jim Himes (D-CT) said Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Deadline” that former President Donald Trump calling the media “fake news” was a litmus test of authoritarianism.
Harry Wilson, a Democrat donor who served on former President Barack Obama’s Auto Restructuring Task Force, is considering a run for New York Governor as a Republican.
Monday on CNN’s “Situation Room,” Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) reacted to Jared Schmeck, the Oregon father who said the phrase “Let’s go, Brandon!” to President Joe Biden on the phone, saying the 2020 presidential election was “100% stolen.”
On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) stated that the threat of sanctions alone isn’t enough to deter Russian aggression towards Ukraine and urged President Joe Biden to make it clear to Russia that the U.S.
During an interview with ABC News on Friday, Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) responded to reports that the Taliban was given a list of Americans by defending doing so because “We have not seen the Taliban attack Americans.” But arguing it’s
During an interview with ABC News on Friday, Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) stated that he focuses on January 2021 when he thinks about how the situation in Afghanistan got to where it is because that’s when President Joe Biden took