Higgins says WNY will pay steep price under Trump budget
PRESS RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Brian Higgins (NY-26), a member of the House of Representatives Committees on Budget and Ways & Means, provided a preliminary analysis of the…
Schneiderman issues statement on DOJ sanctuary city stance
PRESS RELEASE NEW YORK – Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman issued the following statement: “As we’ve detailed since January, when my office first issued our legal guidance to ‘sanctuary’ jurisdictions,…
Higgins welcomes ECHDC plans for build-out of Canalside
STAFF REPORTS BUFFALO — Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) welcomed the news today that Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation (ECHDC) is advancing plans for development at Canalside. “It is encouraging to…
Senate passes bill to support flood victims
PRESS RELEASE ALBANY — State Senator Rob Ortt, R-North Tonawanda, today announced the New York State Senate has passed legislation that would make $55 million in grants available to those…
Schneiderman says Trump hurting those who need health care
PRESS RELEASE New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman and California Attorney General Xavier Becerra issued the following statements after the Trump Administration and Republicans in the U.S. House of…
Schneiderman petitions Trump administration on crude oil transportation
PRESS RELEASE NEW YORK – Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman, leading a coalition of six state Attorneys General, is urging the Trump Administration to immediately close a loophole that allows…
Collins highlights firefighter cancer registry act
STAFF REPORTS WASHINGTON, D.C. — Earlier this week, Congressman Chris Collins highlighted his sponsored legislation, the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act (H.R. 931), during a Subcommittee on Health hearing entitled, “Examining…
Gillibrand, Higgins urge energy secretary to suspend radioactive transport in New York
PRESS RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Congressman Brian Higgins today wrote to…
Schumer, Gillibrand announce neighborhood funding for housing, jobs
PRESS RELEASE U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $4,804,166 in grants for New York state community development organizations in the national NeighborWorks® network. The funds will…
Schneiderman, Cuomo intervening in ACA case
PRESS RELEASE New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman and California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, joined by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, today took legal action to protect health care…