Representative Brian M. Higgins's Public Statements

Biographical

Full Name: Brian M. Higgins
Current Office: U.S. House - District 26, Democratic
First Elected: 11/02/2004
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Mary Jane Hannon; 2 Children: John, Maeve
Birth Date: 10/06/1959
Birth Place: Buffalo, NY
Home City: South Buffalo, NY
Religion: Catholic
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6/07/13 Slaughter, Higgins Introduce Legislation to Support Our Great Lakes Waterway Washington, DC 6/05/13 Letter to President Barack Obama - Currency manipulation in Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations Washington, DC 6/05/13 Return Buffalo to the Urban Area Security Initiative Program Washington, DC 5/31/13 Letter to President Obama - Russian Adoptions Washington, DC 5/29/13 Congressman Higgins Joins Discussion on Great Lakes Restoration Action Plan Unknown 5/28/13 Letter to President Barack Obama - VA Disability Claims Backlog Washington, DC 5/24/13 Statement By Congressman Brian Higgins on I-5 Bridge Collapse in Washington State Unknown 5/22/13 Letter to the Honorable Eric Shinseki, Secretary of Veteran Affairs - Mismanagement at the Veteran's Adminstration Unknown 5/22/13 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Washington, DC 5/21/13 Letter to Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General - Postal Reform Legislation Washington, DC 5/21/13 Welcoming Longaberger Pottery Back to U.S. Washington, DC 5/20/13 ECHDC Cuts Ribbon on Dock Extension at Canalside Unknown 5/16/13 Block the Border Fee Tax Washington, DC 5/15/13 Higgins Applauds Discussion About Skyway's Future Washington, DC 5/15/13 Rep. Higgins Wins Approval of Amendment to Block Northern Border Toll Study Unknown 5/13/13 Letter to Honorable Bill Shuster, Chairman, and Honorable Nick Rahal, Ranking Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee - Preserving the Great Lakes Region Washington, DC 5/10/13 Statement of Rep. Brian Higgins Re: Adoption of Senate Amendment In Opposition to Cross-Border Fee Unknown 5/08/13 Giving Niagara Falls the Waterfront it Deserves Washington, DC 5/07/13 Progress on the Robert Moses Parkway is Long Overdue but NYPA Has the Responsibility & Capacity to Fund the Project Unknown 5/07/13 Urban Area Security Initiative Washington, DC 5/02/13 Rep. Higgins Announces Introduction of Chemotherapy Parity Legislation Washington, DC 4/26/13 Responsible Helium Administration and Stewardship Act Washington, DC 4/25/13 Don't Discourage Cross-Border Travel Washington, DC 4/25/13 Letter to Janet Napolitano, Secretary of Homeland Security - Abandon Cross-Border Fee Proposal Unknown 4/24/13 The Cancer Drug Coverage Parity Act Washington, DC 4/23/13 Letter to Honorable Chuck Hagel, Secretary of Defense - Civilian Furloughs Washington, DC 4/23/13 Rep. Brian Higgins Responds to US/Canada Terror Plot Unknown 4/22/13 Letter to Rep. Hal Rogers, Rep. Nita Lowey, Rep. Jack Kingston, and Rep. Rosa DeLauro - Student Loans for Students Without HS Diploma or GED Unknown 4/19/13 Higgins Tells Department of Homeland Security to Put the Brakes on Northern Border Toll Unknown 4/18/13 Letter to Chairman Kingston and Ranking Member DeLauro - Department of Labor's Veterans' Employment and Training Services Funding Unknown 4/17/13 Higgins Stresses Importance of Renewed National Focus on Alzheimer's Disease Unknown 4/16/13 There is Still So Much More to Learn About Alzheimer's Washington, DC 4/16/13 Letter to Chairman Simpson and Ranking Member Moran of the Subcommittee on the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Washington, DC 4/15/13 Letter to Speaker Boehner - Effort to Assist Sandy Victims Washington, DC 4/11/13 Invest in American Manufacturing Washington, DC 4/10/13 Higgins Meets with Army Corps District Commander, Gets Commitment that Squaw Island Pier Will Stay Open Unknown 4/10/13 Western New Yorkers Will Fight for What They Deserve Washington, DC 4/09/13 Letter to LTC Owen J. Beaudoin, Commander and District Engineer in U.S. Army - Closure of Shaw Island Pier Unknown 4/08/13 Congressman Brian Higgins joins Leaders from RPCI, UB and HWI to Raise Awareness of Medical Research Unknown 3/22/13 Higgins' Statement on FAA Announcement of Air Traffic Control Tower Closings Unknown 3/21/13 Letter to Transportation Security Administration Administrator John Pistole - Repeal the Allowance of Knives on Airplanes Washington, DC 3/20/13 Letter to Marilyn Tavenner, Acting Administrator of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Sparing Medicare Benefits Unknown 3/20/13 Repeal the Sequester Washington, DC 3/19/13 American Society of Civil Engineers Report Card for America's Infrastructure Washington, DC 3/14/13 Letter to President Barack Obama - Concerns About Japan's Possible Entry to the Trans-Pacific Partnership Unknown 3/14/13 Congressman Higgins Announces US-Canada Agreement to Begin Peace Bridge Pre-Inspection Pilot Project Unknown 3/14/13 The Republican Budget Washington, DC 3/13/13 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Washington, DC 3/12/13 Make it in America: The Economy Washington, DC 3/12/13 Letter to His Excellency V.B. Rybak - Reject Anti-LGBT Legislation Washington, DC