Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) announced the Western New York Council on Occupational Safety and Health (WNYCOSH) has been awarded a federal grant totaling $179,912. The award was provided through the U.S. Department of Labor’s Susan Harwood Training Grant Program dedicated to making workers aware of their rights and supporting efforts to recognize and prevent workplace safety and health hazard... Read More »
Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) announced that the Veteran One-stop Center has been awarded $750,000 in federal funding through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to support initiatives preventing suicide and addressing mental wellness in Veteran populations. “The U.S. military commits to ‘leave no one behind’ on the battlefield and we must make that same commitment to our Veterans whe... Read More »
Congressmembers Brian Higgins (NY-26) and Bruce Westerman (AR-04) announced the introduction of the Protect American Tire Workers Act (H.R. 5593). The bipartisan bill makes critical updates to the Generalized System Preference (GSP) trade program to protect American tire producers like Sumitomo, Goodyear, Yokohama, Bridgestone, Titan Tire, and Kumho by excluding certain tire products from the prog... Read More »
Congressman Brian Higgins (D-NY-26) along with Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1) introduced a bill to reform the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program, which has not been updated in nearly 40 years and currently punishes older and disabled Americans for saving for emergencies and their futures. The bipartisan SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act would update SSI’s asset limits for the first time... Read More »
Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) announced the Congress on Your Corner schedule for the remainder of September and the month of October. Staff from Congressman Higgins’ office will be available at satellite sites throughout the district to better serve the needs of constituents. “Our office is always available to help Western New Yorkers, but Congress on Your Corner makes it more convenient for r... Read More »
Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) and representatives from the office of U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand are hosting a Service Academy information event. The session will take place at 6:00 PM on Tuesday, October 3, 2023, at Williamsville South High School, 5950 Main Street in Williamsville. Service Academy Night provides an opportunity for Western New York high school students, families, school a... Read More »
Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) joined Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), and Representatives Veronica Escobar (TX-16), Maxwell Frost (FL-10), James Clyburn (SC-06), Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), John Garamendi (CA-08), Katie Porter (CA-08), Nikema Williams (GA-06), and Summer Lee (PA-12) in introducing H.R. 5435, the Disarm Hate Act, to prevent individuals convicted of violent misdemeanor hate crimes from pu... Read More »
Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) took to the House floor in solidarity with United Auto Workers (UAW) negotiating for a fair contract with U.S. automakers. Video: https://youtu.be/sNcEli4okS8 Higgins, a member of the House Labor Caucus, said in part, “I rise today in support of nearly 150,000 United Auto Workers, including 3,000 members in Western New York at the Ford Stamping Plant and General M... Read More »
Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) announced the City of Buffalo and Erie County have been awarded $13,218,834 combined in federal funding through the U.S. Forest Service’s Urban and Community Forestry Program. A total of $1 billion was available to communities throughout the country through a competitive grant program under the Inflation Reduction Act. All award agreements are for a 5-year period.... Read More »
Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) announced a $75,000 federal grant through the U.S. Department of Education and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting toward the implementation of the “Ready to Learn” initiative aimed at supporting early learning for children living in the City of Buffalo’s 14211 zip code. “This program will help to open the eyes and minds of young children to the world of oppor... Read More »
Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) and City of Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown announced the Buffalo Fire Department has been awarded a federal fire grant totaling $210,500. The award is provided through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Fire Prevention and Safety program. “Proactive fire safety and prevention measures are the best way to protect residents and the brave men and women of th... Read More »
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, and U.S. Congressman Brian Higgins today announced $3,889,303 in federal funding toward the Buffalo United Resiliency Center, through the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs’ Office for Victims of Crime (OVC). The representatives said this funding, awarded to Community Health Center of Buffalo and mad... Read More »
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) were joined by members of the Hispanic Heritage Council of Western New York to announce $1 million in federal funding toward construction of the Hispanic Heritage Cultural Institute in Buffalo. “The Hispanic Heritage Council of Western New York is an exceptional organization that works to foster awareness, understanding and appr... Read More »
Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) joined the United States Postal Service and Western New York community in a ceremony officially renaming the post office at 170 Manhattan Avenue in the City of Buffalo the Indiana Hunt-Martin Post Office Building. The effort led by Higgins in the U.S. House of Representatives, dedicates the facility in honor of Private Hunt-Martin, who was a member of the first Af... Read More »
After years of relentless advocacy to bolster Upstate NY’s innovation and manufacturing industries, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Congressman Brian Higgins announced the Buffalo-Rochester-Syracuse region have joined forces with a proposal to become a federally-designated Tech Hub in the first-of-its-kind nationwide competition created in his CHIPS & Science Bill. The prop... Read More »
