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Brownfield Transformation on Buffalo’s Riverfront, RiverBend site national model of “Rust to Blue” transition 27 Aug 2013 | 02:31 am
Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper® welcomed Congressman Higgins, and other dignitaries to help install the final section of shoreline restoration plantings at “RiverBend”, a former brownfield located along ...
Higgins Urges FCC to Move Forward on Ending Sports Blackout Rule 15 Aug 2013 | 10:18 pm
Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) wrote a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Acting Chairwoman Mignon Clyburn requesting further action toward ending the Sports Blackout Rule. “Foo...
Congressman Higgins Joins Community Health Center of Niagara for National Health Center Week Event 15 Aug 2013 | 12:06 am
Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) was in Niagara Falls to join the Community Health Center of Niagara in recognizing Community Health Center Week. In 2010, Community Health Center of Buffalo opened th...
Higgins Calls on Attorney General to Keep DuPont Fines in Western New York 14 Aug 2013 | 11:51 pm
Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) is calling on the U.S. Department of Justice to allow for $440,000 in fines to be paid by DuPont to stay in Western New York. Under a Consent Decree agreed to between...
Congressman Higgins Announces Application Period for Fire Grant Program 13 Aug 2013 | 11:46 pm
Congressman Brian Higgins announced the application window for grants provided through the Department of Homeland Security Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Services (SAFER) program is now open...
Higgins Welcomes Great Lakes Ship to Waterfront 8 Aug 2013 | 09:28 pm
Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) welcomed the United States Geological Survey (USGS) research vessel, the Muskie, to Canalside for public tours. [[{"fid":"312","view_mode":"teaser","type":"media","a...
Buffalo Lighthouse Association & Congressman Higgins Recognize National Lighthouse Day & Announce Public Tours of Buffalo’s Lighthouse 7 Aug 2013 | 07:54 pm
Congressman Brian Higgins and members of the Buffalo Lighthouse Association celebrated National Lighthouse Day by announcing public tours of the 180 year-old historic landmark. [[{"fid":"311","view_...
Higgins Leads House Colleagues in Letter to Homeland Security Department on Urban Area Security Initiative Funding 3 Aug 2013 | 12:26 am
Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) led over 30 of his House of Representatives colleagues in a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano objecting to further funding cuts to ...
Higgins Announces Nearly $5 Million in Community Development Block Grant Funding, As Bill Cutting Program by 50% in 2014 is Pulled from House Agenda 1 Aug 2013 | 09:21 pm
Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) announced that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded $509,174 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding to the Town of Amherst, ...
Congressman Higgins Announces August Congress on Your Corner Schedule 31 Jul 2013 | 01:34 am
Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) announced a new schedule of Congress on Your Corner stops in Western New York for the month of August. Congress on Your Corner provides satellite office hours, at loc...
