Brian Higgins

For 11 years now, the families of Continental Flight 3407 have come to Capitol Hill with the heart-driven goal of improving airline safety. Thanks to their efforts, and with bipartisan support from Congress, the Federal Aviation…

This week, the House should consider legislation responding to the threat of COVID-19, called the coronavirus, that poses a significant threat to our Nation. Since the end of December, over 3,000 people worldwide have died from the virus…

The budget proposes to cut $1 trillion to Medicaid, which will hurt access to about 13 million Americans.

This committee's consideration of the Water Resources Development Act this year is an opportunity to address this issue aggressively and proactively.

The United States Army Corps of Engineers are the unsung heroes of the United States infrastructure and economic development.

I urge my colleagues to support and prioritize Army Corps efforts, specifically from the Engineer Research and Development Center, to prevent and mitigate harmful algae blooms.

Just for the record, there is only one federal law that protects people with preexisting conditions, and it is the Affordable Care Act.

This week marks the 11th anniversary of the tragic crash of Continental flight 3407. On February 12, 2009, flight 3407 crashed in Clarence Center, New York, killing all passengers and crew members on board and one person on the ground. The…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise to strongly support this bill, which would increase funding to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative to $475 million by the year 2026. This funding is essential to the health of…

80 years ago this week, Americans began receiving Social Security benefits. Social Security is a highly popular and successful program with a trust fund exceeding $1.9 trillion. With rising life expectancy since the program's inception…

China on the other hand invested in the growth of their own economy.

The United States in some estimates spent $1.9 trillion in Iraq.

A war obviously is not a good investment nor are tax cuts because tax cuts don't pay for themselves.

When you divert nearly $2 trillion since 2003 to a foreign war... we have lost considerably.

Today, on the birthday of Martin Luther King, I rise to recognize a Buffalo, New York, resident born the same year as Dr. King, who continues to serve as a local church, community, and business leader, my good friend, Clifford Bell…

Last month Buffalo's oldest resident, Mamie Kirkland, passed away at the age of 111. Mamie made Buffalo her home in 1923 after spending a lifetime outsmarting racism in Mississippi, Illinois, and Ohio. She fled rioting, burning of homes…

But if you look at federal programs like the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, showing that for every dollar you spend you get $4 in economic growth at the local level.

4,559 U.S. soldiers have been killed in Iraq since the 2003 invasion and occupation. Despite their sacrifices, 17 years later, Iran now owns and controls Iraq today. 2,430 U.S. soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan, and today we are…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Speaker, there are many issues with the Republican tax scheme, but the $10,000 State and local tax deduction cap is one of the most egregious. The SALT deduction has been a fixture of the United…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Speaker, the economic future of Buffalo and western New York is tied strategically to southern Ontario, which is one-third of the entire population of the country of Canada. I am pleased that this…

The United States Constitution is explicit: Bribery is an impeachable offense. Bribery involves the abuse of power, and the President of the United States abused the power of his office by soliciting a bribe of a foreign leader to…

Drug prices in the United States have been rising at rates significantly faster than anywhere else in the world for the past 25 years, according to the Commonwealth Fund. Investments by the Federal Government and research form the…

I was a proud supporter of the Affordable Care Act, which will be 10 years old this March.

November 21 is recognized as World Pancreatic Cancer Day, a time to raise awareness and inspire action in the fight against this devastating diagnosis which touches too many families. It is the third leading cause of cancer deaths in the…

Did the $1.5 trillion over 10 years corporate tax cut produce economic growth beyond that which was projected before the tax cut? It did not.