This week, the House will consider a bill to provide both humanitarian and military aid to the people of Ukraine. We must fortify President Zelensky and the Ukrainian people from an unprovoked attack on an independent country. We must also…
Brian Higgins
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Brian Michael Higgins is an American politician serving as a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York's 26th congressional district since 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, Higgins has focused on issues such as healthcare, economic development, and infrastructure throughout his tenure. He has been an advocate for the Buffalo-Niagara region, working to secure federal funding for local projects and initiatives.
Last week the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lifted many mask wearing mandates due to the positive trends in the fight against COVID-19. Effective today, Canada's Ontario Ministry of Health is removing capacity limits and…
For generations, Americans and Canadians have owned homes on either side of the border, making many of our citizens neighbors in every sense of the word. The pandemic has hurt the connections between our two countries, often making it…
The bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs law will invest more than $14 billion this year alone in the Nation's ports and waterways. In my community, this will provide $10 million for Times Beach Nature Preserve on Buffalo's Outer…
From the steel mills to the auto plants, Buffalo and Western New York are communities that respect hard work and have a long and strong record of leading and supporting the labor movement. That tradition continues with local Starbucks…
I urge my colleagues to support these efforts to reinforce the progress we have made on the Great Lakes, and protect our drinking water infrastructure.
This committee, and this Congress, should take this threat seriously and put forth resources to proactively address it.
This committee and this Congress should take this threat seriously, and put forth resources to proactively address it.
One way this Congress can protect the health of the Great Lakes and Lake Erie is by proactively addressing the growing threat of harmful algal blooms, and promoting clean drinking water infrastructure in this year's Water Resources…
I also urge this committee to fortify the infrastructure that our communities rely on to deliver clean drinking water.
Temperatures this week in Buffalo and western New York are in single digits. My community has some of the oldest housing stock in the country. Keeping these homes safe and warm is expensive. Failing to do so can be life threatening. This…
To address this inadequate situation, the Infrastructure law's plan to enhance cross border rail service will identify challenges to Amtrak operations in Canada and offer recommendations for improvement.





