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 coincided with publicly announced cuts to the ODN more PR