Press Releases
Jun 18, 2013
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Interest Rates Set to Double on July 1st if Congress Doesn’t Act
Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) is urging leadership in the House of Representatives to act quickly to prevent college student loan rates from doubling. The current interest rate under the Federal Direct Student Loan Program is 3.4 percent. That number is expected to increase to 6.8 percent on July 1, 2013 unless preventative action is taken.
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Jun 7, 2013
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Congressman Says NYPA’s Actions were Destructive to Niagara Falls and City is Owed Restitution to Reconnect the Community with its Waterfront
Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) was joined by Niagara County resident Mrs. Mamie Simonson, whose home was taken against her will by the New York Power Authority (NYPA) in 1959 and demolished in preparation for construction of the Robert Moses Parkway. Mrs. Simonson provided a first-hand account of the extent of NYPA’s involvement with the Parkway and further evidence of the destructive impact NYPA’s parkway put on local residents then and still today.
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Jun 7, 2013
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Bipartisan Bill Would Give Great Lakes “Navigation System” Status, Giving Communities Access to More Infrastructure Funding
Congressmembers Brian Higgins and Louise M. Slaughter introduced the Great Lakes Navigation System Sustainability Act to modernize the current Great Lakes Navigation System (GLNS). This legislation would establish a single, comprehensive Great Lakes Navigation System for budgeting purposes. It would take all the individually authorized commercial and recreational navigation projects in the Great Lakes and recognize them as a unified entity to ensure adequate funding. This legislation also creates a program to help reduce the harbor maintenance backlog.
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Jun 3, 2013
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Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) announced a new schedule of Congress on Your Corner stops in Western New York.
May 30, 2013
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City Council approves Mayor Brown’s recommendation to enter into a funding agreement that will allow the city to transform a stretch of Ohio Street into a tree-lined parkway linking Buffalo’s inner and outer harbors; City of Buffalo allocates $1.2 million to the project
An $11.3 million plan to turn Ohio Street into a tree-lined parkway linking Buffalo’s inner and outer harbors continues to gain momentum. Today, Mayor Byron Brown was joined by Congressman Brian Higgins to announce that his recommendation to enter into a funding agreement with the Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation and the New York State Department of Transportation was approved by the City Council, enabling the city to move forward with the construction phase of a 1.4 mile stretch of Ohio Street, between Michigan Avenue and Fuhrmann Boulevard.
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May 29, 2013
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Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) joined Cameron Davis, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Senior Advisor on Great Lakes issues, and Western New York leaders and community members for discussions on the future of the Great Lakes.
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May 24, 2013
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Coalition Reminds Community of July 1 Deadline for Impact Statements
Elected, community and business leaders are reminding local residents and companies of the opportunity to share their story with the judge considering the sentence in the federal case against Tonawanda Coke.
May 24, 2013
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“Last night’s collapse of a section of the I-5 bridge in Washington State is a frightening reminder of the critical state of our nation’s infrastructure. We are thankful that no one was killed, but an incident like this should never be acceptable in this nation.
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May 23, 2013
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Congressman Brian Higgins released the following statement in response to details about record mismanagement at the Veteran’s Administration Western New York Healthcare System
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May 20, 2013
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Extension advances Governor Cuomo’s vision to increase access to Buffalo’s waterfront, doubles linear footage of docks
Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation (ECHDC) today cut the ribbon on its 520 linear foot dock extension along the Central Wharf at Canalside in Buffalo, doubling the dock’s length and bringing the total amount of berthing space to nearly 1,000 feet. It will allow for up to 40 additional boats to dock at Canalside.
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