Department of Homeland Security Comes to WNY for Review BUFFALO, NY -- Congressman Brian Higgins invites local firefighters to an upcoming Firefighters Grant Program Workshop in Western New York. The workshop will be held on Monday, May 14 at 7:00 p.m. at the Cheektowaga Central High School Cafeteria at 3600 Union Road, Cheektowaga, NY ... Read More

Cosponsors Legislation to Prevent Dramatic Stafford Loan Interest Rate Increase JAMESTOWN, NY -- Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-27) announced that he has joined as a cosponsor of H.R. 3826, which would extend the reduced interest rate for subsidized Stafford student loans. A previously legislated cut to these interest rates is set to expire ... Read More

JAMESTOWN, NY -- Statement By Congressman Brian Higgins "Tonight we heard the President discuss plans for an America “Built To Last” with a renewed focus on many of the very things historically that made this Nation great – opportunity for an affordable education, the encouragement of discovery and innovation, and for ... Read More

Statement by Congressman Brian Higgins on Local Demand for HEAP. JAMESTOWN, NY -- Congressman Higgins released the following statement after reports of high public demand for help offered through the Home Energy Assistance Program. Today marks the first day New Yorkers can apply for HEAP. “Extreme federal cuts to HEAP are threatening the health ... Read More

JAMESTOWN, NY -- Congressman Higgins released the following statement after House leadership refused to hold a vote on the Payroll Tax Cut extension already approved by a strong bipartisan majority in the Senate: "Just when I thought Washington couldn't be more tone deaf, what we're seeing this week is a completely new level of disrespect for the ... Read More

JAMESTOWN, NY — Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-27) announced he is an original cosponsor of the Low Income Heating Improvement Act, legislation introduced by Congressman Tom Reed (NY-29) and also cosponsored by Congressmembers Kathy Hochul (NY-26) and Louise Slaughter (NY-28), to ensure that Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) funds ... Read More

JAMESTOWN, NY — Today, Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-27) spoke on the Floor of the House of Representatives, urging immediate action on the pilot fatigue rule by the Federal Aviation Administration. This comes as another deadline for completion of the rule passes and follows up on a joint statement released earlier today with Reps. Kathy Hochul ... Read More

Congressman Says Need is Overwhelming, Cost is Right, 27 Million Jobs Will Be Created JAMESTOWN, NY — Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-27) says Washington should be taking bold action address the economy that includes a robust focus on nation building in the United States, a move certain to create desperately needed jobs. The American Society of ... Read More

Only WNY Native Who Served on Supreme Court Recognized on House Floor JAMESTOWN, NY — In a speech on the Floor of the House of Representatives, Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-27) told the story of Robert H. Jackson, the only Western New Yorker to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court and one of the most prominent legal minds of all time. While there ... Read More

Newly Released Emails Show Colgan Air Withheld Information From NTSB. WESTERN NEW YORK — On Saturday, Representatives Kathy Hochul (NY-26), Brian Higgins (NY-27), Louise Slaughter (NY-28), and Tom Reed (NY-29), along with Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, called on U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to investigate whether Colgan ... Read More