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PRESS RELEASE Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) took to the House floor during debate and spoke in support of the H.R. 397, Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act of 2019, also known…
PRESS RELEASE Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) announced the House of Representatives has approved the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2019 (HR 2507). The bipartisan bill, cosponsored by Higgins,…
PRESS RELEASE Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) announced the House of Representatives has approved H.R 3375, the Stopping Bad Robocalls Act, protecting consumers against predatory calling practices. Higgins, a cosponsor of…
PRESS RELEASE U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and U.S. Representative Brian Higgins today announced $2.5 million in federal funding for the Niagara Frontier Transportation…
PRESS RELEASE Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) was joined by United States Army Buffalo Recruiting Commander Captain Randy Warren and VA Western New York Healthcare System Chief of Staff Dr. Grace…
PRESS RELEASE Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) announced House passage of H.R. 582, the Raise the Wage Act, by a vote of 231-199. It’s been more than a decade since the…
PRESS RELEASE Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) announced that the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2500, the FY 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The bill authorizes $733 billion for the…
PRESS RELEASE Congressman Brian Higgins released the following statement regarding the immigration crisis at the border: “Western New Yorkers today rightly protested the Trump Administration’s appalling treatment of innocent children…
PRESS RELEASE Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) announced the House of Representatives approved legislation extending authorization and funding for the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund. Higgins, a cosponsor of the bill (H.R.…
PRESS RELEASE Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) announced that H.R. 397, the Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act, passed the House Ways & Means Committee and will now be considered by the…