Sassoon and Scotten showing courage, integrity and deep respect for the rule of law.
I’ve got 270 or so colleagues in the Congress who might pick up a tip or two. t.co/kguVUO4yyN
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Representative|Democrat|Connecticut District 4
James A. Himes
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Voting Record — 593
Yes46%
No52%
Present1%
Not Voting1%
Party align96%
Cross-party3%
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James A. Himes
U.S. RepresentativeDemocratConnecticut District 4
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James A.'s ATmosphere Activity
20 recent posts · 4 sponsored · 48 cosponsored
Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.
Truly amazing to watch all those who had social media orgasms when the Supreme Court invalidated Biden’s student debt relief now SHOCKED SHOCKED SHOCKED that judges are turning back Trump’s illegal orders.
Utterly unprincipled people.
Zero fraud has been found. Lots of programs you don’t agree with, but zero fraud or abuse.
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@jahimes.bsky.social on the risk of DOGE employees possessing classified information: “It might be as simple as leaving your phone on the table at Starbucks — if that phone has information… it could wind up in Iranian hands. They fact that they haven't undergone training… people should be worried.”
It’s bad enough that the GOP has abandoned all checks and balances for abject sycophancy.
Should their overlord decide to ignore court decisions, he (and they, if they maintain their servility) will break our democracy.
THAT is the Constitutional crisis.
Snowy New England Sunday!
Totally fine. This isn’t the 19th century. But dress shoes with white soles are not OK. Maybe at the beach. t.co/IOoC7q0Bok
Read these two grafs from today’s Wall Street Journal. Then read them again.
When the next terrorist attack occurs, remember what the Trump administration was doing to the FBI.
They’re running low on the squirrels they’re hoping we’ll chase.
5/ Finally and most importantly, be the active citizen a democratic republic requires. Raise your voice. Learn and propagate the truth. Call your neighbors to our common values. Join a group. Support local media. Give a damn. As Lincoln reminded us, “public sentiment is everything”. We need YOU now.
4/ Meanwhile, we are figuring out the chinks, developing message discipline and pushing back hard, as we did on his illegal spending freeze. I’ve spent the last two weeks on the Floor, on TV and on social media pushing back.
3/ There’s a reason he’s governing by executive order; despite the narrow majority of his resident sycophants in Congress none of this garbage would pass into law through the traditional process.
2/ He is at his maximum political power right now. The inflation his tariffs will cause, the tragedies spawned by his gutting of federal safety nets and his flouting of the law will damage his standing and be turned back by courts and public outrage. That is already happening.
1/ In the last two weeks, Trump came out of the box fast, brutal, illegal and unconstitutional. His supporters and my Republican colleagues seem to love him for it. Remember a couple of things--
So if I’m following this correctly, next week Mr Trump will raise the price of fruit, vegetables, cars, lumber and energy by 25% or so.
And next month he will cut the US corporate tax rate from 21% to 15%.
Ok then.
6/ Patel spent last week running away from that record and promising the Senate that he wouldn't politicize or weaponize the FBI, but this purge makes clear that was a lie. For the sake of our security, this cannot stand.
5/ Trump nominated Kash Patel as FBI Director, a person with a long record demonstrating he’ll do or say anything to make Donald Trump happy. If you want the FBI to be a weapon against your political opponents while leaving your cronies alone, he’s the guy to choose.
4/ That’s why the Trump administration is moving to install partisan new leaders at the FBI whose only fealty is to Trump himself, and not to the rule of law.
3/ So why is the Trump administration willing—apparently determined—to eviscerate this premier intelligence and law enforcement agency? Because for them, getting vengeance and punishing imagined disloyalty matters more than safeguarding our country and communities.
2/ The FBI is our first defense against national security and criminal threats. Agents and intel analysts fight the flow of fentanyl, combat terrorists and violent gangs, and catch spies and hackers. In short, the FBI keeps Americans safe from threats, both foreign and domestic.
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Voting History593 total votesExpandCollapse
Voting History
593 total votes
Recent roll calls with party-majority context so it is easier to scan how this member tends to vote.
| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Party Maj | Align? | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-17 | H. Con. Res. 61 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-12-17 | H. Res. 953 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-17 | H. Res. 953 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-16 | H.R. 3632 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-16 | H.R. 3632 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-12-16 | H.R. 4371 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-16 | H.R. 4371 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-12-16 | H. Res. 951 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-16 | H. Res. 951 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-16 | H.R. 3187 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-15 | S. 284 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-12 | H.R. 3668 (119th) | Final passage | NOT_VOTING | NO | — | Passed |
| 2025-12-12 | H.R. 3668 (119th) | Send back to committee | NOT_VOTING | YES | — | Failed |
| 2025-12-11 | H.R. 2550 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-11 | H. Res. 432 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-11 | H.R. 3898 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-11 | H.R. 3898 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-12-11 | H.R. 3383 (119th) | Final passage | YES | NO | ✕↔ | Passed |
| 2025-12-11 | H.R. 3383 (119th) | Approve amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-12-11 | H.R. 3383 (119th) | Approve amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-12-11 | H.R. 3383 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-12-11 | H.R. 3638 (119th) | Final passage | YES | NO | ✕↔ | Passed |
| 2025-12-11 | H.R. 3628 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-11 | H. Res. 939 (119th) | Kill the motion | PRESENT | NO | — | Passed |
| 2025-12-10 | H. Res. 432 (119th) | Motion to Discharge | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-10 | S. 1071 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-10 | S. 1071 (119th) | Motion to Commit | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-12-10 | H. Res. 936 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-10 | H. Res. 936 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-10 | H.R. 1676 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-09 | S. 356 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-04 | H.R. 1049 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-04 | H.R. 1069 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-03 | H.R. 1005 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-03 | H.R. 4305 (119th) | Final passage | YES | NO | ✕↔ | Passed |
| 2025-12-03 | H.R. 2965 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-02 | H. Res. 916 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-02 | H. Res. 916 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-02 | H.R. 4423 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-01 | H.R. 5348 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-20 | H.R. 1949 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-20 | H.R. 3109 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-20 | H. Res. 893 (119th) | Motion to Refer | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-20 | H.R. 6019 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-20 | H.R. 4058 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-20 | H.R. 5107 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-20 | H.R. 5214 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-19 | H. Res. 888 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-11-19 | S.J. Res. 80 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-19 | H.J. Res. 131 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
Alignment stats consider only votes where a clear yes/no majority existed for the legislator's party. Cross-party marks divergence where the vote matched the opposite party majority. ↔ indicates cross-party divergence.