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Sixteen Democrats who've opposed Nancy Pelosi's quest to become speaker released a letter Monday saying they will vote for "new leadership" when the House picks its leaders in January, underscoring a significant threat to her effort to lead her party's House majority in the next Congress. The letter's release suggests that rather than spending the next six weeks focusing on a fresh agenda to present to Americans, House Democrats could be consumed with a bitter and attention-grabbing internal leadership fight.
The U.S. Department of Commerce is expected to decide by Aug. 1 whether to maintain a tariff that newspapers say is crippling their industry. The duties put on groundwood paper from Canada earlier this year has aided the decline of the newspaper industry, which says the new costs could increase the price of newsprint by as much as 30 percent.
The House returns from its July Fourth recess this week in a state of remarkable uncertainty, with both Democrats and Republicans facing open questions about their leaders' futures and neither party certain of which will be in control after November's elections. "Sometimes things have to be torn down before they can be built back up," said Representative Brian Higgins, Democrat of New York.
New York Rep. Brian Higgins said that he does not plan to support Rep. Nancy Pelosi for another term as leader of the Democrats in the House. "I will not support her.
H.R. 1409, co-sponsored by Representative Leonard Lance and Representative Brian Higgins ensures that any health plan covering cancer care offer patients the same level of cost-sharing for all forms of cancer medicine. "Bipartisan support for the Cancer Drug Parity Act has grown to 136 cosponsors, reflecting the strong momentum in Congress to pass this piece of meaningful cancer treatment legislation, said Congressman Lance.
Rejecting advice from Rep. Brian Higgins to shrink its plans, the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority board Thursday voted to hire a consultant to plan extensions of Metro Rail. The NFTA said the $5 million environmental study might take three years and then more years for final design - all if Washington, DC pays - and around 10 years from now before the Metro Rail extension would be running trains.
Local drivers who travel the Skyway can expect delays, road closures and detours in the coming months. The New York State DOT is expecting to begin rehab work on the bridge over the Buffalo River in the coming months.
At the same time Senate Republicans were considering ways to repeal the Affordable Care Act, a few House Democrats offered up their solution to improve it. "This is the best plan that is being proposed today from a practicality standpoint," Rep. Brian Higgins, D-NY-1, said.
The Great Lakes contain 95 percent of America's fresh surface water and supply drinking water to more than 30 million people in North America. The environmental and ecological justification for improving and maintaining the Great Lakes is undeniable but one must look no further than my of hometown Buffalo, N.Y., to see how Great Lakes cleanup is breathing new life into the economy of once struggling cities.
Some of the construction around the Peace Bridge will finally come to an end. The State announced on Thursday that the new Porter Avenue ramp leading to the bridge is scheduled to open on Tuesday.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday the receipt of $2.1 million in federal funding that is earmarked to increase developmental skills among children and decrease maternal depression in the Western New York and Long Island regions. The state's Council on Children and Families will partner with the New York State Department of Health and local agencies on the projects to ultimately develop a statewide model for screening children earlier for developmental delays, screening their mothers for depression, and to provide needed services sooner to promote long-term success.
Congressman: Plans for new Canadian train service could provide WNYers direct link to Toronto, open new door for Canadian visitors to Niagara Falls Congressman Brian Higgins is advocating for a direct binational pedestrian connection to accommodate Canadian GO Train passengers and better facilitate cross-border tourism. Higgins' push comes following a June 28 announcement by Ontario's transportation minister of expanded GO Transit service between Toronto and Niagara Falls, Ontario.
At the national Panther Veteran Organization reunion, Congressman Brian Higgins presented the family of United States Army veteran Sergeant George Dennis with a Bronze Star and other medals earned while serving in World War II. The Bronze Star is awarded to members of the military distinguishing themselves by heroic service while engaged in an action against an armed enemy.