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4th DISTRICT: Himes to visit 17 towns in 17 days
U.S. Rep Jim Himes (D-4th) launched a tour of Connecticut’s Fourth District, called 17 Towns in 17 Days, with a business walk Thursday, Aug. 26, in Westport. Over the next 17 days, Mr. Himes, a first-term Democrat seeking re-election this November, will visit each town in the district, which includes Weston.
Mr. Himes is being challenged by State Sen. Dan Debicella, a Republican, in this November’s election.
According to his office, Mr. Himes plans to highlight each community’s unique strengths and gather input from individuals in every city and town.
Over the course of the last 20 months, Mr. Himes has held more than two dozen town hall meetings, Elizabeth Kerr, his spokesman, said. He has also met with elected officials from every city and town, and actively solicited input from constituents throughout the district though e-mail surveys, Congress on Your Corner events, and meetings with local organizations and individuals.
This week, Mr. Himes planned to visit Westport, Norwalk, Bridgeport, Wilton, and Shelton. The remaining events for 17 Towns in 17 Days will be released later this week, Ms. Kerr said. Other towns in the Fourth District are Darien, Easton, Fairfield, Greenwich, Monroe, New Canaan, Oxford, Redding, Ridgefield, Stamford, Trumbull, and Weston.
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Are you for replacing the pork-barrel stimulus with a payroll tax cut? Dan Debicella proposes to send back the remaining money and cut your taxes. Jim Himes is opposed.
Do you oppose tax increases? Dan Debicella is for stopping any new tax hikes. Himes wants tax hikes in January.
Should we stop intrusive regulation? Debicella yes. Himes no.
Limit government?
Would you cap the size of the federal government at no more than 20% of GDP (Currently at 26%)? Debicella wants to. Himes doesn’t.
Would you favor forcing politicians to make trade-offs between reforming entitlements, being smarter about defense spending and reducing the number of civilian government employees? Debicella would. Himes wouldn’t.
If Dan Debicella agrees with you, you can join the fight here: https://debicella.blue-swarm.com/donate.
As for "intrusive regulation", is that the kind of regulation that would have prevented the Wall St. meltdown? Or the Deepwater Horizon spill? Because that's not "intrusive", that's good government.
Jim Himes is for that kind of good government, and common sense solutions to this country's problems. Debicella is a typical "Party of No" Repulican who's against anything connected to Obama, even tax cuts and job creation.
And the 20% of GDP idea is idiotic. Should the government be able to spend more when times are good and have their hands tied when times are tough? That's the opposite of how it should work.
Yes, Jim Himes has passed legislation that's given tax cuts to middle and lower class families and small businesses. He's also passed legislation to help free up credit to small businesses and increase lending.
Do you care about the deficit?
Well consider that when you listen to Debicella talk about how he wants to cut taxes across the board. This will INCREASE our deficit. Jim Himes doesn't think tax increases should apply to everyone - middle and lower income families need relief - but we need to be mindful of our deficit.