Brian Higgins

Last week the Buffalo Fire Department lost a brother, and western New York lost a hero in the line of duty during a four-alarm fire on Main Street in the city of Buffalo. Jason Arno was a 3-year member of the Buffalo Fire Department…

Joe Biden has been our President for 25 months. He said he would build an economy for working families in America. The largest infrastructure law in U.S. history: Done. The American Rescue Plan: Done. The CHIPS and Science Act: Done. The…

On May 14, 2022, a racist mass shooting took place at a supermarket in my home community of Buffalo, New York. Armed with an assault weapon, the shooter killed 10 people and injured three more in just 2 minutes and 3 seconds; one shooter…

On January 11, the failure of the Notice to Air Missions system grounded thousands of flights across America. This malfunction created air travel chaos for days. This system is essential to safe flight operations and needs to be reformed…

Buffalo and western New York have had our fair share of challenges over the last year: A racist mass shooter murdered innocent people at a local grocery store. A blinding blizzard took the lives of dozens of our neighbors 2 weeks ago. And…

The United States and Canada enjoy a shared border and shared values. We are friends and trading partners. Unfortunately, in recent years, we have seen a layering of restrictions that hinder binational movement. This not only makes it hard…

Charles Rettig, the former IRS Commissioner, who was appointed by the Trump administration, said early last year that the United States is losing $1 trillion in unpaid taxes every year. He said the agency lacks the resources to catch tax…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of the VA Employee Fairness Act. We rely on the work of dedicated healthcare professionals to care for our veterans who risk their lives for our country. Yet, our…

Lung cancer is the deadliest form of cancer in the United States, yet only 6 percent of people eligible get screened, and that number decreases among underserved populations. Prevention and early detection are the best protections against…

The 1970 Clean Air Act was passed by a Democratic-led Congress and a Republican President after millions of Americans demanded change. Five decades later, a new generation of Americans is calling on Congress to act on our Nation's biggest…

Taiwan, a country of less than 24 million people in East Asia, manufactures 92 percent of the world's advanced computer chips. You can't buy technological supremacy, but you can build it. Today, the House will vote to approve the CHIPS…

Under the Affordable Care Act, contraception is covered as an essential benefit, recognizing its importance to overall healthcare. Yet, this essential health component is one of the many rights under attack by an extreme, politicized…

Where is the pro-life outrage in the face of these statistics?

Where is the pro-life outrage? Where is the pro-life outrage?

The United States has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world.

States with the strongest anti-abortion laws have the highest--highest maternal and infant mortality rates.

The leading cause of death of kids in America is now gun violence. Mr. Speaker, 110 Americans die every day in America because of gun violence. Five weeks ago, ten people from my community of Buffalo, New York, were shot dead by a white…

Biomedical research can accelerate discoveries to alleviate human suffering due to illness if we allow it. The speed with which the COVID-19 vaccines were developed using groundbreaking messenger RNA technology is one of the most important…

1 month ago today, my community of Buffalo was targeted by a racist mass shooter. The lasting toll and trauma of gun violence is evident and perhaps most compelling through the words of Buffalo students in Ms. O'Rourke's class. Taniya…

In the House Oversight and Reform Committee this morning, we heard compelling testimony from individuals that had been directly affected by gun violence. The Buffalo Police Commissioner, Joseph Gramaglia, and also Zeneta Everhart provided…

This past weekend, my community of Buffalo, New York, was ravaged by an act of domestic terror. A white supremacist used a weapon of mass destruction to brutally murder 10 Black people who were just going about their business at the Tops…

The National Transportation Safety Board found that pilot error was a major factor in the 2009 fatal crash of Flight 3407. In the months following the tragedy, the families of Flight 3407 fought for safety standards and improvements, which…

The world gives Vladimir Putin $1 billion every single day for the gas and oil that Russia provides.

We are stuck in a bad situation, not entirely, but primarily because we and the rest of the world are addicted to oil and gas.

We just spent $6 trillion in three Middle East wars primarily because of our addiction to their oil.