Higgins celebrates Respect for Marriage Act
Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives as the President prepared to sign the Respect for Marriage Act into law. Higgins, a member of…
Higgins announces military service academy advisor panel
Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) named nine local residents to serve on a Service Academy Advisory Committee. The panel met on December 4, 2022 to interview local high school students applying…
Dems, GOP split WNY Congressional seats
Rural Western New York voters overwhelmingly supported Republican Congressional candidates, sending Nick Langworthy (R-23) and Claudia Tenney (R-24) to represent them in Washington. Meanwhile, the Buffalo- and Rochester-centric Congressional Districts…
ECMC gets $500K grant from DOJ
BUFFALO — Erie County Medical Center (ECMC) Corporation today announced receipt of a $496,959 federal grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) through the…
Higgins signs on to bi-partisan request to social media companies to moderate content
WASHINGTON—This week, Representatives Brad Schneider (D-IL-10), Tony Gonzales (R-TX-23), and Brian Higgins (D-NY-26) led a bipartisan group of 13 Members of Congress in a letter to social media companies requesting…
Higgins announces $2.5M in funding for Niagara Falls State Park
Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) was joined by New York State Parks Niagara Region Director Mark Mistretta to announce $2.5 million in new federal funding for investments in Niagara Falls State…
Rep. Higgins to address Alzheimer’s walkers on Saturday
Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) has confirmed he will offer opening remarks at the Buffalo Walk to End Alzheimer’s® on Saturday, Sept. 24. Higgins, an Alzheimer’s Champion in Congress, lost his…
Rep. Brian Higgins calls US to ease COVID-19 border restrictions with Canada
Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26), Co-Chair of the Canada-US Interparliamentary Group and the Congressional Northern Border Caucus, is calling on the United States to end COVID-related restrictions at the U.S. border…
Higgins announces over $1.64 M in FEMA funding for ECMC
Funding Supports the Cost of PPE & Disinfectant Supplies Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) announced federal funding totaling $1,640,522 for Erie County Medical Center (ECMC). Funded by the U.S. Department of…
Schumer, Gillibrand rank high in bringing money back home
Washington, D.C. – A recent analysis from the New York Times found that New York’s U.S. Senators both ranked in the top 10 of bringing federal earmarks back to their…