Press Releases
“Almost two years ago the Acting Attorney General appointed Robert Mueller, a respected attorney and veteran who served in the FBI and Department of Justice under three previous Administrations, as Special Counsel convened to investigate interference in the U.S.
CBP Announced Plans to Move Officers Stationed at US/Canada Border & Airports to Southern Border
Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) is objecting to the Administration’s plan to relocate Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers currently stationed in airports and on the border between the United States and Canada to serve along the southern border.
Save the Internet Act Codifies Net Neutrality Protections that Safeguard Consumers and Small Businesses from Anti-Consumer Practices by Internet Service Providers
Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) announced passage through the House of H.R. 1644, The Save the Internet Act, by a vote of 232-190. Higgins is an original cosponsor of the legislation, which was introduced by Rep. Mike Doyle (PA-18) and cosponsored by 197 of their House colleagues.
Request Comes Following Occurrences of Excessive Lead Exposure
Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) is calling on U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to examine the situation which led Western New York CBP officers to be exposed to high levels of lead at local training facility. Higgins made the request after learning of health and safety concerns from officers working in the Buffalo-Niagara region.
Both Houses of Congress Send Strong Message to White House in Bipartisan Approvals of War Powers Resolution
Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) announced that the House of Representatives has joined the Senate in approving S.J.Res. 7, a resolution directing the President to “remove the United States Armed Forces from hostilities in or affecting the Republic of Yemen.” The action reasserts the legislative branch’s war authority, guaranteed under the Constitution.
Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) announced the House of Representatives approved H.R. 1585, The Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019.
Vote Comes as Trump Ramps Up Campaign to Dismantle the Affordable Care Act
Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) announced approval in the House of Representatives of H.Res. 271, a resolution condemning the Trump Administration’s legal attack on America’s health care.
91 Members Join Call for Greater Investment in the National Cancer Institute
Congressmembers Brian Higgins (D-NY-26) and Peter King (R-NY-2) are leading a bipartisan effort in Congress to provide at least $6.522 billion in overall funding for the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in Fiscal Year 2020, a $378 million increase over FY2019 levels, and $1.275 billion more than proposed in the White House 2020 budget.
Legislation would strengthen existing laws restricting gender-based pay discrimination and add new protections
Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) announced passage of H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act, by a vote of 242-187 in the House of Representatives. The legislation was introduced by Rep. Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and Rep. Higgins is one of its 239 cosponsors. H.R.
Congressman Calls Nearly $900 Million Cut to National Cancer Institute Devastating
ring a House Budget Committee hearing with the Department of Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary Eric Hargan, Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) raised serious questions about the rationale of cutting hundreds of millions of dollars in cancer research funding from the 2020 budge