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$256,106,000 for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in New York
New York (February 24, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced over $256,106,000 to New York from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure through this year’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF). The funding will...
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Congressman Higgins Announces $7 Million for the Buffalo Niagara International Airport
Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) announced $7 million in federal funding, made possible through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, for the Buffalo Niagara International Airport. The award will be used to support upgrades to the heating, ventilation, a...
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Congressman Higgins Announces Application Period for SAFER Federal Fire Grant
Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) announced that the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant application period is now open with a deadline of March 17, 2023, at 5:00pm EST.
“SAFER grants provide fire departments with the fundi...
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Congressman Higgins Responds to the State of the Union Address
On Tuesday, February 7, 2023, President Joseph Biden delivered his State of the Union Address to a joint session of Congress. Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) issued the following statement in response:
“President Biden said he would build an econo...
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Congressman Higgins Welcomes Peter De Jesus Jr., President of the Western New York Area Labor Federation – AFL-CIO, As State of the Union Guest
Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) welcomed Peter De Jesus Jr., President of the Western New York Area Labor Federation (WNYALF), AFL-CIO, to Washington, DC as his guest at President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on Tuesday, February 7, 2023.
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During National Gun Violence Survivors Week Congressman Higgins Announces New Assault Weapons Ban Bill
Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) announced introduction of the Assault Weapons Ban of 2023. The bill, cosponsored by Higgins, prohibits the sale, transfer, manufacture, and importation of semiautomatic weapons and high-capacity magazines.
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