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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.

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Jul 13, 2015

This deal cuts them by two-thirds, which I think is very, very significant.

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Jun 23, 2015

For context, the United Nations has indicated that of Western nations resettling Syrian refugees, Germany will resettle the largest number.

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Jun 23, 2015

By doing so, the United States will proudly honor its tradition of providing safe haven for refugees.

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Jun 23, 2015

I would offer that the attempted fraud associated U.S. Refugee program is no more or less than the attempted fraud that exists within other programs.

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May 12, 2015

Christians in the Middle East and Africa are losing entire communities that have lived peacefully for 2,000 years.

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May 12, 2015

ISIS has declared war on Christians. ISIS wants genocide now.

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May 12, 2015

Christians have been persecuted and killed from Lebanon to Sudan, well, now South Sudan, and civil wars have lasted decades.

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May 12, 2015

Five hundred thousand Christians, Christian Arabs, have been driven out of Syria during the last 3 years of civil war.

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May 12, 2015

Christian kids have been beheaded, their mothers raped and their fathers crucified, literally.

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Apr 28, 2015

Violent Islamist extremists in Africa are not a new phenomenon.

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Mar 18, 2015

But I do believe that even if, you know, in the end we have to exercise a military option because negotiations fail, I do think we have to demonstrate to the international community that every diplomatic avenue was exhausted before that…

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Mar 3, 2015

Don't you believe that there will be long-term consequences for the U.S. and NATO if we fail to live up to our commitments to defend our allies?

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