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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.
My two colleagues from Pennsylvania were very clear about the component parts of this plan and the good things that they do for individuals, but they also do good things for our Nation as a whole. Madam Speaker, the conservative economist…
I thank the gentleman for yielding. I was listening intently to the other side extolling the virtues of nothing but a cynical assessment of the American economy when the American economy, in fact, needs investment. A couple of facts I want…
The Buffalo-Niagara region faces a serious and tragic rise in gun violence, as does the entire country. It has devastated neighborhoods and torn families apart. Crime data released this week confirms that this is a local problem and a…
The Republican Party is, in fact, the party of debt and deficit. Ronald Reagan, a Republican, grew the deficit to $152 billion. Bush 1, a Republican, grew that deficit to $290 billion. President Clinton, a Democrat, wiped out the entirety…
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the fragility and disparities of the American healthcare system, particularly in underserved communities. Through the American Rescue Plan, Congress is seeking to close these disparities to make healthcare…
All politics are broken right now. And you need people on both sides of the aisle to rise above the fray.
I think the evidence relative to what the governor had done was overwhelming. And I think it was just a matter of time.
Kathy, based on her personality, based on her upbringing in Buffalo in Western New York is a stark contrast to what we have. She`s compassionate, but she`s tough. And she will be a great governor.
Today the House convened the first public hearing of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol and the very essence of American democracy. In shocking, raw, and real testimony, four brave police…
Last year, in my hometown of Buffalo, New York, we experienced a 90 percent increase in gun violence; 355 people were involved in this. As of July of this year, 46 people have lost their lives to gun violence. This morning, the Gun…
For the past 16 months, the United States' border with Canada has been closed to nonessential travel, tearing loved ones apart, preventing people from accessing cottages that they own, devastating businesses and local economies on both…
For 34 years my community of Buffalo, New York, and our Canadian neighbors in Fort Erie, Ontario, would mark the first week of July with the Friendship Festival. This event that invites citizens of both countries to cross our shared border…
This pandemic exposed a lot of the fragility, the vulnerability of the American economy and American society, particularly for people of color.
Just for context, the United States spent $6.5 trillion in three wars in the Middle East. None of it was paid for and there was no economic growth that came to the American economy because of that so-called investment.
It was recently announced that the European Union is lifting travel restrictions to allow Americans to visit once again. Over a year under the crush of a devastating global pandemic, highly effective vaccines have made this game-changing…
The reality is that the tax cuts that our colleagues on the other side embraced didn't do anything to grow the economy.
The fact of the matter is, yes, corporations should be paying their fair share.
In March, the House passed and President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan. This bill expanded the child tax credit in an unprecedented way. Experts predict that this expansion will cut childhood poverty in this country by one…
It has been 395 days since the United States-Canadian border closed, and the closure was just extended another 30 days. Families on both sides of the border have been torn apart. People who love each other, parents, and grandchildren are…
But infrastructure decisions can sometimes hurt, not heal. It can tear our communities apart.
We have a great opportunity here to rebuild the infrastructure of our country, but we also have an obligation, more so than anything else, to help those underserved communities that have been devastated by decades of expressway building.
I am very optimistic about the $20 billion that is in the infrastructure bill to restore neighborhoods.
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