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Himes House Floor moment of silence 6-14-16

U.S. Rep Himes Part of Uproar on House Floor Surrounding Moment of Silence for Orlando Massacre

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U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, a Greenwich Democrat whose Fourth District includes Darien, walked off the floor of the House of Representatives after a moment of silence for those massacred in Orlando was announced Monday. His walkout, which was then joined by three other congressmen, was the first part of what Roll Call, a Capitol Hill publication, described as an “uproar” among Democrats surrounding the moment of silence. Democrats used it to make a point about lack of a House vote on legislation concerning some gun control proposals. Himes was joined by Reps. John Larson and Joe Courtney of Connecticut, and Peter Welch of Vermont in walking off of the floor of the House.

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Himes Twitter page 6-12-16

Himes, in Emotional Twitter Outburst, Declares GOP in Congress Ungodly

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U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, in an angry outburst of five tweets over the course of seven minutes, has declared that God wants Congress to change policy in reaction to the massacre early Sunday in Orlando, and if Congress doesn’t, hell awaits “if God is an angry God.” UPDATES: State representative candidate Randy Klein issues statement; Himes responds to Darienite on Twitter, and Darienite replies (see below). In wording that sounds like a prophet from the Bible, or reminiscent of angry words from an even Higher Authority, Himes first took exception to a moment of silence on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, because the symbolism was, Himes indicated, accompanied by an unwillingness to change policy. “I will not attend one more ‘Moment of Silence’ on the Floor,” Himes tweeted at 8:45 p.m., Sunday. “Our silence does not honor the victims, it mocks them.”