WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement on July 31, 2026: * * * Himes Statement on Senate Confirmation of Jay Clayton Today, Ranking Member of the House Intelligence Committee Jim Himes (CT-04) released the following statement: "Bill Pulte's tenure as an unqualified and illegally appointed Acting Director of National Intelligence has thankfully ended. His short time in the post  more