Archived Press Releases 2005

December 2005

• Congressman Higgins Recognizes “National Write to Congress Day”

• Congressman Higgins Announces $37,478 For Sunset Bay Volunteer Fire Company

• Congressman Higgins Announces January “Congress On Your Corner” Schedule

• Congressman Higgins Announces $455,300 in Federal Funding for Ripley Water District

• Medicare Information Center: Resources for Western New York’s Seniors

• Congressman Higgins Visits Lake Shore Middle School

• Congressman Higgins Presents Bronze Star to Family of WWII Vet

• Win for Western New York

• Higgins Co-Sponsors Historic “E-Hearing” on Jobs in U.S. Auto Industry; Delphi, General Motors, Other Auto Workers Encouraged to Submit E-Testimony December 6 – 15

• Higgins Offers Plan to Help Americans Pay Energy Bills; Legislation Would Stop Tax Breaks for Oil and Gas Companies and Give Breaks to Hard-Working Americans

November 2005

• Higgins Hosts Veterans’ Roundtable in Western New York; Discusses Promise to Nation’s Heroes

• Congressman Higgins Announces $67,973 For Armor Volunteer Fire Company

• Higgins Leads House Democrats in Sending Letter to Speaker Hastert Expressing Strong Opposition to Decision to Discontinue Joint Hearings of House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committees

• Congressman Higgins Secures $100,000 for Chautauqua County Economic Development Initiative in Town of Ripley

• Higgins Votes Against Republican Budget Reconciliation Bill

• Congressman Higgins To Host Veterans Roundtable

• Congressman Higgins, NYPA to Go One-on-One At Power Relicensing Forum

• Higgins Selected to Negotiate Funding and Regulations for Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation

• In Continuing Fight, Higgins to Bring Witness to House Small Business Committee to Testify on Dramatic Toll Passport Requirement Will Have on US-Canada Commerce and Life Quality

• On House Floor, Higgins Fights Against Profiteering and Fraud in Contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan and For U.S. Disaster Relief

• Higgins Announces $2 Million for NanoDynamics in Buffalo Secured in Energy and Water Conference Report; Funding to Be Used for Methane-Powered Fuel Cell for Water Treatment Facilities

• Higgins Announces $275,000 for South Park Lake Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Project Included in Final Bill Passage

• Higgins: Denial of Visa to Gerry Adams Sends Wrong Signal From U.S. Regarding Northern Ireland Peace Process

• Congressman Higgins Announces $316,800 For Firefighter Recruitment in Evans & West Falls

• Higgins Welcomes Intern from Warsaw, Poland to Washington, DC Office for Fall Semester

• Congressman Higgins Announces $44,650 For Lake Erie Beach Fire Company

October 2005

• Higgins, Kennedy & Szymanski Announce Funding for Sloan Active Hose No. 1

• Congressman Higgins Hosts Domestic Violence Dialogue

• Higgins: Governor’s Disregard and Poor Attitude for Buffalo Waterfront Development Could Lead to Loss of $350 Million in Private Investments

• Congressman Higgins Announces $177,341 for Fire Departments in Farnham, Blasdell, Sloan & Concord

• Congressman Higgins Announces $177,341 for Fire Departments in Farnham, Blasdell, Sloan & Concord

• Congressman Higgins Sends Notice To State: Buffalo Skyway is Unsafe

• HIGGINS TOURS 18-MILE CREEK FLOOD AREA WITH SUPERVISOR EAGAN

• Congressman Higgins Presents Downtown Jamestown Development Corporation with $1,672,000 for Historic Erie-Lackawanna Railroad Station

• Higgins' Statement on Announcement That State Comptroller Will Audit Niagara Power Project

• Congressman Higgins to Host Domestic Violence Dialogue

• Congressman Higgins Calls Upon President to Reject Proposed Tax Reforms

• HIGGINS: $20.3 MILLION IN TOP NYPA EXECUTIVE PAY SHOULD BE REVIEWED TO FUND BUFFALO WATERFRONT SETTLEMENT

• Congressman Higgins Announces November Chautauqua County “Congress On Your Corner” Schedule

• Higgins Says Casino Revenue Should Bolster Downtown Development, Cultural Tourism

• Higgins Calls for Waiving of Passport Requirement at Peace Bridge and Queenston-Lewiston Bridge; Requests Meeting with Secretaries of State and Homeland Security to Discuss Impact of Passport Requirement on Western New York

• Congressman Higgins’ Office Hosts “Congress on Your Corner” In Farnham & Springville

• Congressman Higgins Presents Town of Aurora and Village of East Aurora with $400,000 for Construction and Improvements to Main Street

• Congressman Higgins Presents City of Jamestown with $1.6 Million for Downtown Jamestown Connector Trail

• In Dunkirk, Congressman Higgins Presents $8.4 Million in Federal Funding to Millennium Parkway

• Congressman Higgins Welcomes Six Western New Yorkers as Interns in Washington, DC Office for Fall 2005 Semester

• Higgins Opposes Energy Conference Report Which Fails to Address High Price of Oil and Gas

• Higgins Opposes Energy Bill Which Fails to Address High Price of Oil and Gas

• Congressman Higgins Announces $122,536 in Federal Funding for West Seneca & Depew Fire Departments

• Congressman Higgins Announces $122,536 in Federal Funding for West Seneca & Depew Fire Departments

September 2005

• Congressman Brian Higgins Meets with Sinn F√©in’s Martin McGuinness to Discusses IRA Decommissioning and Developments in Irish Peace Process

• Congressman Higgins Announces $47,500 in Federal Funding for Lake Shore Volunteer Fire Company in Hamburg

• Higgins, Thomas Announced $2.1 Million in Funding for Chautauqua County to Protect Children and Families from Dangerous Lead and Home Hazards

• Higgins Joins with National Head Start Association, National Education Association and Democrats in the House in Opposing Religiously Discriminating Head Start Reauthorization Bill

• Higgins Announces $70,000 Grant for WBFO FM; Corporation for Public Broadcasting Grants to Help WBFO Move Toward Digital Services

• Congressman Higgins Announces $124,188 in Federal Funding for Erie County Fire Departments

• Higgins’ Statement to Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative

• Congressman Brian Higgins Holds First Chautauqua County Small Business Fair and Forum in Jamestown

• Higgins’ NYPA Proposal Gains New Support; Diverse Outpouring Sends Message—Erie County and Buffalo Will Not Be Forgotten

• Congressman Brian Higgins Meets with Sinn F√©in President Gerry Adams

• Congressman Higgins Joins House Democrats in Calling for Independent Commission to Investigate Failed Response to Hurricane Katrina

• Congressman Higgins Welcomes Buffalonian Silvia Morales-Fakler as Participant in House Democrats’ Minority Business Summit

• Congressman Higgins Brings Fight Against NYPA Relicensing Settlement To League of Women Voters in Major Speech Today

• Congressman Higgins Announces $95,850 in Federal Funding for Newton-Abbott Fire Company in Blasdell

• Higgins Presents $720,000 to City for South Buffalo Road Improvements

• HIGGINS RELEASES FIRST ANNUAL LABOR DAY CONSTRUCTION JOBS REPORT

• Congressman Higgins Announces $204,155 in Federal Funding for Chautauqua County Fire Departments

August 2005

• Higgins Calls on Western New Yorkers to Help Hurricane Katrina Victims, Show Generosity of Spirit; Lists Help Resources

• Higgins Applauds BRAC Decision to Keep Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station Open; Saddened at the Loss of Air National Guard's 107th Air Refueling Wing and KC-135 Tankers

• Higgins Statement on BRAC Decision to Keep Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station on Closure List

• Congressman Higgins Announces $617,500 in Federal

• Higgins Announces $15,848 in Federal Grant for City of Jamestown Special Operations Task Force

• Congressman Higgins Reminds Constituents About Open Nominations for Service Academies

• Higgins Announces $38,930 in Federal Grant for AmeriProCorps West Seneca

• Congressman Higgins Dismayed by NYPA’s Disregard for Western New York

• Congressman Higgins Announces $862,914 in Federal Funding for Erie County Fire Houses

• HIGGINS PLAN CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE WATERFRONT ACCESS

• Higgins Hosts 1,000th House Democrat Social Security Town Hall Meeting in Jamestown

• Higgins Secures Final Funding forOuter Harbor Greenbelt

• HIGGINS CALLS FOR UNIFIED SUPPORT IN POWER AUTHORITY FIGHT

• Higgins Joins Colleagues in ApplaudingIRA Disarmament

July 2005

• Higgins Announces $400,000 for Chadwick Bay West End Water Project in Interior Appropriations Bill

• Higgins Announces $42.8 Million in Transportation Projects for Western New York

• Higgins Announces $100,000 in Federal Grant for Lam Design Management’s 3-D Robot Design in Orchard Park

• Higgins’ Bill to Rename South Buffalo Post Office After Former House Doorkeeper James T. Molloy to Be Debated in House this Afternoon

• Higgins Files Complaint Against Power Authority

• Higgins Sends Letter to BRAC Commission Calling for Removal of Niagara Air Reserve Station from Base Closing List

• Congressman Higgins Presents Bronze Star to Local WWII Vet

• CongressWater Resources Development Act Passes House; Higgins Announces Four Western New York Projects Includedman Higgins Presents Bronze Star to Local WWII Vet

• Congressman Higgins Tours Hamburg Domestic Violence Center

• Local Woman Accepts Purple Heart on Behalf Of Her Brother, Who Served In WWII

• Congressman Higgins Announces Federal FundingTo Fight Homelessness Among Veterans

June 2005

• Congressman Higgins to Renew Call for Inclusion of Tifft Nature Preserve in Outer Harbor State Park

• Congressman Higgins Recognizes Local Letter Carriers for National Achievement

• Higgins Calls for Reversal in Proposed $100 Million Cut in Public Broadcasting

• Higgins Announces $4 Million More for Defense Projects in Western New York, Bringing Total $15 Million in Defense Appropriations Back to District

• Congressman Higgins Meets With Afterschool Alliance

• Higgins Announces $11 Million in Federal Funding for Electronic Warfare Training Simulators to be Made in Western New York

May 2005

• Higgins Announces $2 Million for NanoDynamics in Buffalo; Funding to Be Used for Methane-Powered Fuel Cell for Water Treatment Facilities

• Higgins Announces $275,000 for South Park Lake Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Project

• Higgins, Pence Introduce Legislation Condemning British Association of University Teachers for Israeli Boycott

• Higgins Adds Support For Erie Canal Heritage Act

• Higgins Calls for Full Funding of Essential Air Service (EAS) Program; Loss of Funding Would Strike Major Blow to Chautauqua County/Jamestown Airport

• During National Nurses Week, Congressman Brian Higgins Meets With Chautauqua County Nurses in Roundtable at Lake Shore Health Center

• During National Nurses Week, Congressman Brian Higgins Meets With Erie County Nurses in Roundtable at St. Joseph’s

• Higgins: Power Revenue Should Fund Waterfront Development

• Higgins Announces $808,242 in Federal Grant for AmeriCorps Builds Lives through Education Program in West Seneca

• Higgins, Kuhl Announce $68,000 Grant for Southern Tier West

• Higgins Unveils Plan for Uninsured in Western New York

April 2005

• Higgins Opposes DR-CAFTA Free Trade Agreement

• Higgins Releases Statement Opposing Energy Bill

• Higgins Asks for Homeland Security Capital Funds for Peace Bridge

• Congressman Brian Higgins Joins Colleagues in Highlighting Failures in Current Labor Law

• Major Postal Reform Bill Marked Up Today; Higgins Calls for Serious Change for Postal Operations

• Congressman Brian Higgins Cosponsors Legislation to Include Poland in Visa Waiver Program

• Higgins Called To Manage Democrats’ Remarks on Passing of Pope John Paul II

• Congressman Brian Higgins Introduces Resolution Honoring Pope John Paul II

March 2005

• Congressman Brian Higgins Announces Presidential Freedom Scholarship Program in NY-27

• House Republican Budget Bad for Erie County, Bad for Western New Yorkers

• Congressman Brian Higgins Releases Opening Statement on Hearing on Steroids in Baseball

• House Budget Bad for Chautauqua County, Bad for Western New Yorkers

• On House Floor, Congressman Brian Higgins Gives First Speech; Requests Higher Funding for Transportation Bill

February 2005

• In Statement to Congressional Record, Higgins Thanks Tuskegee Airmen for Contribution to Air Force and Nation

• Higgins Sends Letter Requesting $3 Billion for LIHEAP in FY2006

• Congressman Brian Higgins, with Former Lieutenant Governor Stan Lundine, Attends Supreme Court Event Honoring Justice Robert H. Jackson

• Congressman Higgins Expresses Concern Over Slashing of Community Development Block Grant Programs in Western New York

• Congressman Brian Higgins Secures Seat on Subcommittee on Energy and Resources

• Higgins to Pataki: Stop Using Profits of Off-Budget NYPA Slush Fund for Land Claim While Robbing Western New York of Hydropower it Deserves

• The State of the Union: Higgins Fights for Western New York Workers; Focuses Response on Risky Bush Social Security Proposal, Middle Class Squeeze in Erie County

• The State of the Union: Higgins Fights for Western New York Workers; Focuses Response on Risky Bush Social Security Proposal, Rural Squeeze in Chautauqua County

January 2005

• Congressman Brian Higgins Selected to Sit on House Government Reform Committee

• Congressman Brian Higgins Selected to Sit on House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee