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In remarks on the Floor of the House of Representatives, Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26), Vice Ranking Member of the House Committee on Ways and Means, continued the push to preserve Historic Tax Credits.
Elected, cultural and tourism leaders from the greater-Niagara region unveiled the results of a comprehensive rider survey and economic study detailing the Discover Niagara Shuttle’s impact on the local economy.
Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) announced $330,075 in federal funding for Erie County Medical Center (ECMC). The grant, announced on World AIDS Day, is awarded through the Ryan White Outpatient Early Intervention Services Program under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
As GOP leaders speed closer to passing tax legislation, Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) warned of the impact the bill will have on higher education and healthcare in America:
Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) stood along the edge of the Niagara River to lay out a vision to sustain momentum along the City of Niagara Falls waterfront.
ERIE COUNTY, NY— The Erie County Department of Health (“ECDOH”), in partnership with Neighborhood Health Centers and the Seneca Nation Health System, has received a 3-year, $300,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women’s Health to address the prevention of prescription and non-prescription opioid misuse by women.
Congressman Brian Higgins, Vice Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Committee, called the GOP tax bill a “hit on fundamental fairness” before casting vote against the tax package.
Higgins repeatedly expressed concern that the legislation pays for tax benefits for wealthy corporations at the expense of hardworking Americans and communities like Western New York.
Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) stood up for Western New York and working families in opposition to the House of Representatives GOP Tax bill (H.R. 1) which is slated for a vote on Thursday, November 16, 2017, just two weeks after the legislation was introduced.
In advance of Veterans Day, Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) announced introduction of the Access to Military Service Records Act (H.R. 4325), legislation which would eliminate the fee associated with obtaining military records.
During a House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee hearing on the GOP tax bill, Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) fought to save Historic Tax Credits – a program preserving architecturally significant historic buildings, reviving cities and creating jobs across America.