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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.
The communities I represent in Buffalo and western New York have a long, proud tradition of welcoming immigrants and refugees from all over the world. We are a city of good neighbors in a Nation of immigrants. The Trump administration's…
The Justice Department last week said to a Federal court that it will not defend against efforts to dismantle the individual market and protections for preexisting conditions of the healthcare law. Mr. Speaker, the 50 to 64 demographic in…
The administration's reckless use of tariffs are inflicting harm in all of our communities, including mine in western New York, and the harm is real and immediate. Welded Tube, a Canadian company with a factory in Lackawanna, New York, in…
There are 54,000 structurally deficient bridges in America. Every second of every day, seven cars drive on a bridge that is structurally deficient. Earlier this month, New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli issued a report finding that…
On May 10, on final passage of H.R. 3053, The Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2017, I inadvertently cast my vote contrary to my own intentions. I intended to vote ``no'' on that bill. Personal Explanation
The House will vote tomorrow to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration. In 2010, Congress approved landmark flight safety legislation after flight 3407 crashed outside of Buffalo, New York, in 2009. The National Transportation…
120 years ago, Dr. Roswell Park founded the first cancer center in America in Buffalo, New York. For the last century, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center has been a leader in furthering our understanding of cancer and pioneering new…
House Republicans recently voted to add $2.5 trillion to the national debt over the next decade. That is more debt in the shortest period of time by any one political party, the Republican Party, in American history. Their debt will exceed…
8 weeks ago, a lone gunman entered the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, and in just 6 minutes, killed 17 students and staff and injured 17 others: 1 shooter, 6 minutes, 17 dead, and 17 injured. In the weeks since…
Louise McIntosh Slaughter served the people of Rochester in Monroe County, as well as the city of Buffalo, in the United States Congress from 1987 until her untimely death last week. Louise Slaughter was a champion of progressive causes…
This weekend, Irish Americans will celebrate St. Patrick's Day with parades and parties of every level of exuberance, including in my hometown of Buffalo, New York. Buffalo's St. Patrick's Day celebration is one of the most spirited in…
9 years ago, Continental Flight 3407 crashed in western New York, killing all aboard and one on the ground. The National Transportation Safety Board found that the cause of the crash was pilot error and poor training. Prior to the…
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