Archived Press Releases 2008

December 2008

• Higgins Appointed to House Committee on Ways and Means

• Higgins Sounds Alarm as Local Gas Retailers Rake in Record Profits

• Congressman Higgins Inspects New “Green” Trucks at UPS

• Congressman Higgins Joins Mayor Brown to Announce New Funds for Seneca Street

• Higgins Announces $112, 568 for Lake View Fire District

• Congressman Higgins Announces December “Congress On Your Corner” Schedule for Chautauqua County

November 2008

• Congressman Higgins Announces Federal Grants for Fire Companies in West Seneca and Cheektowaga

• Higgins Says New DOT Report Confirms Economic Argument for Skyway Removal

• Congressman Higgins Joins Re-Tree WNY For Major Replanting Effort

• FTC Tells Congressman Higgins They Agree That WNY Gas Prices are “Out of Bounds”

• Congressman Higgins Announces Federal Fire Grant for Lawtons Volunteer Fire Co.

• Spring Internships Available In Congressman Higgins’ Office

• Veterans Day Message

• Congressman Higgins Announces November “Congress On Your Corner” Schedule for Chautauqua County

October 2008

• Congressman Higgins Attends Ribbon Cutting for Hamburg Road Project

• Congressman Higgins Celebrates the Announcement that USA Hockey’s World Junior Championships to be held in WNY

• Congressman Higgins Joins Governor Paterson to Announce Agreement for Delaware North to Build Project at Aqueduct Racetrack

• Higgins Attends Groundbreaking for Mercy Hospital Emergency Room

• CONGRESSMAN HIGGINS JOINS SENATOR SCHUMER, MAYOR BROWN FOR CEREMONIAL LOCAL LAW SIGNING OF REALIGNED FLOOD ZONE

• Congressman Higgins Attends Grand Opening of LENS XX the Newest Addition to the CUBRC Supersonic and Hypersonic Test Facilities

• Higgins Presses DOT on Plans to Slash Funding for WNY Projects

• Congressman Higgins Announces Bill to Provide Federal Grants for Veteran Treatment Courts

• Higgins Seeks Answers: Why are Western New Yorkers Paying More at the Pump?

• Higgins Congratulates ElderWood Health Care at Lakewood On Recieving Top National Award For Quality Long-term Care

• Congressman Higgins & Dr. Billittier Announce $3 Million Federal Grant for Lead Hazard Control in Erie County

• Higgins Announces Release of $5.1 Billion Federal Home Heating Assistance Funding

• Statement by Congressman Brian Higgins on the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act

• Higgins Announces $1.3 Million for Northwest Buffalo Community Center for New Tutoring and After School Programs

• Higgins: Carleton Technologies Expansion Great News for Western New York

September 2008

• Higgins Backs Economic Stimulus Package for Struggling Americans

• Congressman Higgins Votes for Cancer Patient Protections

• Higgins Announces Approval of New Railroad Safety Standards

• Higgins Announces $15.9 Million in Defense Funding for Western New York

• Congressman Higgins & Senator Clinton Announce $3 Million in Federal Funding for Project To Open Outer Harbor Coast Guard Land to Public

• Congressman Higgins to Host Military Academy Night

• Higgins Votes with House of Representatives to Ratify Great Lakes Compact

• Higgins, Collins, Brown & Clark Announce $1.1 Million Federal Grant to Assist in the Fight Against Domestic Violence

• Higgins Joins Riverkeeper, Honeywell & EPA to Announce Buffalo River Project

• Higgins Votes to Eliminate Voting Barriers for Men and Women in Uniform

• Higgins Hails Approval of Great Lakes Legacy Act

• Congressman Higgins & Mayor Brown Announce $89,435 for Violence Prevention and Intervention Program

• Congressman Higgins Votes For Passage of Bill to Improve Americans with Disabilities Act

• Congressman Higgins Hails Passage of Historic Comprehensive Energy Legislation

• Higgins Announces Transition to New Flood Map Saving Over 2,400 Buffalo Homeowners from Paying Flood Insurance

• Higgins Honors Western New York Olympic Champion Jenn Stuczynski on House Floor

• WESTERN NEW YORK TO RECEIVE $2.1 MILLION FOR WALK AND BIKE TO SCHOOL SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS

• CONGRESSMAN HIGGINS JOINS ATTORNEY GENERAL CUOMO TO ANNOUNCE NEW NATIONAL SAFEGUARDS TO PROTECT BUFFALO AREA HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS FROM COLLEGE LOAN FRAUD

• Congressman Higgins Attends Ribbon Cutting for New Burchfield-Penney Art Center

• $154,000 Awarded to Gerry Fire Department for New Truck

• Camera Installed at Buffalo / Cheektowaga Border

• $433,100 in Federal Funding Awarded to Portland for New Highway Garage

• Eden Receives $4.9 Million for Water System Improvements

• Congressman Higgins Announces September “Congress On Your Corner” Schedule for Chautauqua County

• Internships Available In Congressman Higgins’ Washington, DC Office

August 2008

• MAYOR BROWN, CONGRESSMAN HIGGINS: CONSTRUCTION STARTS ON MAIN STREET'S 700 BLOCK

• Congressman Higgins Recognizes Local Business Owner and Community Activist Sam Bova

• $500,000 Secured by Congressman Higgins To Rehab Bemus-Stow Ferry Landings

• Congressman Higgins Asks HUD to Develop Funding Formula to Address Vacant Housing Problems in Older Communities Like Western New York

• CONGRESSMAN HIGGINS, MAYOR BROWN ANNOUNCE PLANS TO INSTALL A SURVEILLANCE CAMERA IN THE OUTER HARBOR AREA

• Challenges Facing Older Cities Topic of Discussion at Federal Hearing Hosted by Congressman Higgins

• New Shoreline Trail on Buffalo’s Outer Harbor Open to Public

• Congressman Higgins Announces Revitalizing Older Cities Field Hearing Panel Speakers

• Congressman Higgins Passes House Bill to Rename Jamestown Post Office for Stan Lundine

• Congressman Higgins & President John Announce $27,654 For Seneca Nation Fire Department

• Congressmen Higgins & Nadler Hold Transportation Priorities Meeting in Western New York

• Congressman Higgins Announces $95,656 Federal Grant for the Fenton History Center

• Congressman Higgins & WRFA Announce Station Inclusion in Corporation for Public Broadcasting Program

• HIGGINS, BROWN, SCHROEDER & KENNEDY UNVEIL TRAILBLAZING SIGNS TO HONOR TIM RUSSERT

• Kennedy, Brown, Higgins, Schroeder & Stachowski Announce $2.3 Million for Improvements Along South Park Avenue

• Congressman Higgins Joins Local Law Enforcement and Community Leaders to Kick-Off National Night Out 2008

• Higgins Announces That First Older Cities Task Force Field Hearing Will be Held in Western New York

July 2008

• Higgins Hails House Action to Preserve and Protect the Great Lakes

• Higgins Blasts Bush Administration for Partisan US Attorney Hiring

• Congressman Higgins Announces August “Congress On Your Corner” Schedule for Chautauqua County

• Higgins Backs Passage of Housing Bill Providing Tax Breaks for Working Families and Investments in Neighborhood Revitalization

• Congressman Higgins and Senator Young join Local Leaders to Announce Improvement Plans for Dunkirk Lighthouse Site

• Higgins Hails Veto Override to Stop Cuts to Medicare Payments

• Higgins Announces Passage of Legislation to Rename a Portion of Route 20a Near Ralph Wilson Stadium "Timothy J Russert Highway"

• Congressman Higgins Pays Tribute to John Granville at USAID Memorial Service in Washington, DC

• Higgins Joins House in Approving Homes for Heroes Act

• Higgins Seeks Analysis Examining if Technological Efficiencies Could Shrink New Peace Bridge Plaza Footprint

• Higgins, Collins, Schroeder & Kennedy Applaud GI Bill of Rights for the 21st Century Signed Into Law This Week

• Erie Canal Harbor Officially Opens to Public

• Congressman Higgins Announces July Congress on Your Corner Schedule for Chautauqua County

• Congressman Higgins Applauds the First Of Several Federal Student Loan Rate Cuts

June 2008

• Congressman Higgins Presents Army Reservist and Jamestown Police Officer with Soldiers Medal for Heroism

• SCHUMER, CLINTON, HIGGINS INTRODUCE RESOLUTION TO RENAME PORTION OF ROUTE 20A NEAR RALPH WILSON STADIUM AS ‘TIMOTHY J. RUSSERT HIGHWAY’

• House of Representatives Approves Resolution Honoring Russert Introduced By Buffalo Area Congressman Higgins

• Congressman Higgins Presents Service Medals to WWII Vet

• Congressman Higgins Reminds Firefighters of Grant Application Deadline

• Congressman Higgins Leads Earth Voyager Send Off

• Flags Available Through Congressman Higgins' Office

• Citing Consistent Backlogs and Increasing Number of New Cases Congressman Higgins Calls for Swift Action on Hiring of Staff & Judges to Hear Social Security Cases

• Congressman Higgins Announces June “Congress On Your Corner” Schedule for Chautauqua County

May 2008

• Higgins Applauds Maintenance Agreement and Public Opening Along Inner Harbor

• Higgins Backs Legislation Providing Troops with Equipment & Raises

• Higgins Announces Plan to Hire More Social Security Judges for Western New York

• Higgins Joins House in Approving the Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act

• Congressman Higgins Announces Annual Congressional Art Competition Winners

• Disabled Vet James Raymond Will Not Be Redeployed

• Congressman Higgins Announces Grant Opportunities for Fire and EMS Companies

• Congressman Higgins Works for Return of Jamestown Soldier & Other Troops Stuck in Kuwait

• Higgins Backs Plan to Address Housing Crisis

• WNY Delegation Meets with Federal Officials on Peace Bridge

April 2008

• Army to Delay Redeployment of Disabled Veteran

• Peace Bridge Statement By Congressman Brian Higgins

• Congressman Higgins Blasts Thruway Authority for Approval of Unnecessary Toll Increase

• Congressman Higgins Announces May “Congress On Your Corner” Schedule for Chautauqua County

• Congressman Higgins & Black Rock Riverside Neighborhood Housing Services Announce Housing Initiatives

• Congressman Higgins Says Lack of Space Is Poor Argument for Staffing Shortfalls in Local Social Security Disability Office

• Higgins Recognizes Historic 60th Anniversary of the Founding of the State of Israel

• Congressman Higgins Reports on Outer Harbor Construction

• Higgins Celebrates Earth Day, Pledges to Protect Environment, Fight Global Warming

• Congressman Higgins Announces $200,000 for Chautauqua Opportunities Homeless Youth Program

• Congressman Higgins Joins WNY AmeriCorps Volunteers for Earth Week 2008 Waterfront Clean-Up

• Congressmembers Higgins, Reynolds & Slaughter Urge Department of Defense to Reconsider Redeployment of Disabled Veteran

• Higgins Hails Passage of Bill to Help Families Access College Financial Aid

• Congressman Higgins Attends Papal Ceremony in Washington, DC

• Astounded by March Report of Social Security Disability Backlogs in WNY, Congressman Higgins Calls On SSA to Provide Additional Judges to Hear Area Cases

• Congressman Higgins Announces $ 128,750 for Neighborhood Housing Services of South Buffalo

• Congressman Higgins Joins House in Commitment to Care for Wounded Soldiers

• Higgins Calls on House Leaders to Move Forward with Bill to Grant Casimir Pulaski Honorary US Citizenship

• Congressman Higgins & Mayor Polanski Announce $9,975 For Lackawanna Fire Department

• Congressman Higgins Announces April “Congress On Your Corner” Schedule for Chautauqua County

• Congressman Higgins Announces $16,020 for Forks Fire District

March 2008

• Congressman Higgins Applauds Agreement Dedicating $3 Million to Outer Harbor Improvements

• Waterfront Parkway Landscape Design Panel Announces Recommendations for Fuhrmann Improvements

• Higgins Announces $275,000 for Cheektowaga Fire Company

• Congressman Higgins Testifies at Public Hearing on Proposed Toll Increase

• Congressman Higgins Announces Annual Congressional Art Competition

• Gerry Adams Joins Congressman Higgins for St. Patrick’s Day Festivities in Buffalo

• Higgins Named Co-Chair of Congressional Older Cities Task Force

• Higgins Announces $725,000 in Federal funding for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Project Along Canadaway Creek

February 2008

• Thruway Authority Pulls Funding for Another WNY Project

• Congressman Higgins Announces March “Congress On Your Corner” Schedule for Chautauqua County

• Higgins Questions VA Policy On Holding Back Cancer Stats

• Higgins Announces Release of $40 Million in Additional Federal Home Heating Assistance Funding

• Higgins Responds to Rise in US Cancer Deaths

• Congressman Higgins Announces $150,000 for SUNY Fredonia Technology Incubator

• Higgins Demands Congressional Investigation Into Alleged Suppression of Great Lakes Environmental Study

• Congressman Higgins Announces $31,407 for Busti Fire Department

• Brown, Higgins Plan to Make Waterfront and Erie Basin a Winter Destination

• Congressman Higgins Announces $93,834 For West Seneca Fire Company

• Congressman Higgins To Host Grant Workshops for Local Firefighters

• CLINTON, HIGGINS CALL ON BUSH TO STRENGTHEN AMERICAN LEADERSHIP IN DARFUR

• Congressman Higgins Asks NFL to Allow Community Ownership of Bills

• Congressman Higgins Announces $112,528 for Lake Shore Fire Company

• Congressman Higgins Announces $204,950 for Chautauqua Home Rehabilitation and Improvement Corporation

• Higgins Applauds Passage of Bill to Rein in College Costs, Remove Barriers to College Enrollment

• House Approves Bipartisan Economic Stimulus Package

• Higgins Announces February “Congress On Your Corner” Schedule for Chautauqua County

January 2008

• STATEMENT OF CLINTON, SLAUGHTER, REYNOLDS, AND HIGGINS ON THE DEATH OF EDWIN WALKER

• Comptroller Says: Toll Hikes Not Justified

• Congressman Higgins Announces $93,702 for West Dunkirk Volunteer Fire Company

• Higgins Introduces the Social Security Customer Service Improvement Act

• Congressman Higgins Announces $410,400 for Home Rehab & Ownership Programs in Chautauqua County

• Congressman Higgins Announces $121,472 for Big Tree Volunteer Fire Company

• Statement on the Future of St. Joseph Hospital

• Higgins Applauds Passage of Legislation to Expand Small Business Opportunities for Veterans

• Higgins Announces Release of $450 Million in Additional Federal Home Heating Assistance Funding

• Internships Available With Congressman Higgins

• Congressman Steve Israel Joins Congressman Higgins on Tour of Federal Investments in Buffalo’s Waterfront & Downtown

• Higgins Announces $34,000 HUD Grant for Jamestown Housing Authority

• Higgins & Clinton Announce $3.1 Million Toward A Plan to Expand Public Access Around Historic Buffalo Lighthouse

• Congressman Higgins & Mayor DiPietro Announce $21,975 Federal Fire Grant for East Aurora Fire Department

• Congressman Higgins Announces January “Congress On Your Corner” Schedule for Chautauqua County

• Higgins Announces $41,325 Fire Grant for Ashville Fire Department

• Higgins Announces Fire Grants for West Seneca & Cheektowaga