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Schumer, Gillibrand, Higgins Announce $1.3 Million Eda Grant To Strengthen Workforce Training At Niagara University, Promote Job Creation & Boost Niagara Falls And Broader Western Ny Economy

By Buffalo Ledger Report | Jul 13, 2023

Representatives Say New Funding Will Supercharge Western NY’s Tech Workforce Training Center At Niagara University And Bring New Job Opportunities To Niagara County And Nearby Erie And Orleans Counties

Congressman Higgins Honors the Military Service of WNY Veterans Charles Walker & Ira Roberts

By Buffalo Ledger Report | Jul 12, 2023

Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) celebrated the service of local veterans Charles B. Walker, Sr. and the late-Ira Roberts, Jr. during a special presentation on Sunday, July 9, 2023.

Congressman Higgins Applauds Call by Canadian Members of Parliament for a Study of the Underused Housing Tax

By Buffalo Ledger Report | Jul 11, 2023

Canadian Leaders Ask for Cost-Benefit Analysis to be Conducted by September

Congressman Higgins Announces Over $2.25 Million to Support Head Start at Niagara Falls City School District

By Buffalo Ledger Report | Jul 5, 2023

Grant Provides Critical Funding to Assist School District in Growing & Expanding Early Learning Programs

Schumer, Gillibrand, Higgins Announce Niagara Falls Ibew Local 237 Union To Receive $32.2 Million – Restoring Pensions For 430 Members And Their Families, Including Backpay For Benefits, Thanks To American Rescue Plan

By Buffalo Ledger Report | Jul 4, 2023

IBEW Local 237, Along With Thousands Of Union Families Across America,

Rep. Higgins Pushes for Changes to Expedite Amtrak’s Maple Leaf Route Between the US & Canada

By Buffalo Ledger Report | Jul 3, 2023

Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) is urging Amtrak to work with government agencies in the United States and Canada to streamline the inspection process on the Maple Leaf route to allow for faster and easier travel between the two countries.

Congressman Higgins & Supervisor Whitney Announce $850,000 for the Grand Island Golden Age Center

By Buffalo Ledger Report | Jun 30, 2023

Funding, Secured by Higgins in the Budget, Will Support Facility Upgrades

Higgins, Fitzpatrick, & Castor Introduce Legislation Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Screenings

By Buffalo Ledger Report | Jun 29, 2023

Bill Reduces Barriers to Annual Preventative Care

Kenmore East High School Student’s Artwork Featured in Hall to the U.S. Capitol

By Buffalo Ledger Report | Jun 28, 2023

Work by Ava Valkwitch Selected by Congressman Higgins to be Highlighted in Nationwide Competition

Congressman Higgins to Welcome UB President Satish K. Tripathi as Guest During Prime Minister Modi’s Address

By Buffalo Ledger Report | Jun 27, 2023

Leader of the Republic of India to Give Remarks During a Joint Meeting of Congress in Washington, D.C. on June 22

Mayor Byron W. Brown Welcomes Summer with Extended Splash Pad Hours

By Buffalo Ledger Report | Jun 22, 2023

Coinciding with the official start of summer recess for Buffalo School students, Mayor Byron W. Brown today announced extended splash pad hours in Buffalo.

Mayor Brown and the Office of New Americans Commemorate World Refugee Day

By Buffalo Ledger Report | Jun 22, 2023

Mayor Byron W. Brown joined Jennifer Rizzo-Choi, executive director of the International Institute of Buffalo, and representatives from the City of Buffalo Office of New Americans at a special flag-raising ceremony to commemorate World Refugee Day.

Congressman Higgins Urges the FDA to Address Urgent Cancer Drug Shortages

By Buffalo Ledger Report | Jun 21, 2023

Supply Chain Challenges are Impacting Thousands of Cancer Patients & Providers Across the Country

Higgins Urges Protection of the 1,500-Hour Pilot Training Rule

By Buffalo Ledger Report | Jun 20, 2023

2023 FAA Reauthorization Bill Allows Pilots to Complete a Portion of Training Hours in Simulators

Congressman Higgins Testifies Before Canada’s House of Commons Urging Relief to Americans Impacted by Underused Housing Tax

By Buffalo Ledger Report | Jun 19, 2023

Standing Committee on International Trade Studying Impact of the New Tax on Canadian Border Communities

Congressmembers Higgins & Langworthy Are Calling on EDA to Select Upstate New York as Regional Technology & Innovation Hub Site

By Buffalo Ledger Report | Jun 15, 2023

Western & Central New York Region in the Running for Major Federal Investment Which Would Catapult Opportunities for Upstate Businesses & Workers

Higgins, Stauber, Quigley & Buschon Re-Launch Congressional Hockey Caucus

By Buffalo Ledger Report | Jun 12, 2023

Congressmembers Brian Higgins (NY-26), Pete Stauber (MN-08), Mike Quigley (IL-05), and Larry Bucshon (IN-08) announced the Congressional Hockey Caucus has been re-launched for the 118th Congress.

Mayor Brown Announces Shipment of 16,000 N95 Masks for City of Buffalo Residents

By Buffalo Ledger Report | Jun 10, 2023

On June 9 Mayor Byron W. Brown announced that 16,000 high-quality N95-style masks are now available to City of Buffalo residents as a result of the ongoing Canadian wildfires and their continued impact on the air quality in Buffalo.

Congressman Higgins Announces $170,000 in Federal Grants for Seven Local Art Organizations

By Buffalo Ledger Report | Jun 9, 2023

Funding Will Support a Range of Projects and Public Programs

Great Lakes Task Force Calls on Canada to Address Great Lakes Fishery Commission Operations

By Buffalo Ledger Report | Jun 8, 2023

Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), and David Joyce (R-OH), co-chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Great Lakes Task Force in the U.S. House of Representatives, along with Representatives Lisa McClain (R-MI), Brian Higgins (D-N.Y.), and Mike Gallagher (R-WI), today led a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urging Canada to address the breakdown within the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, and find a long-term solution to resume normal operations, while also respecting Canada’s sovereignty.

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