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Brian Higgins' Public Statements on Issue: Animals and Wildlife

Date Title
01/14/2020 Letter to the Hon. RD James, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) - Kaptur Leads 41 Lawmakers in Bipartisan Letter Urging Army Corps of Engineers To Prioritize Great Lakes Projects in 2020
03/13/2019 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State, the Hon. David Bernhardt, Acting Secretary of the Interior, the Hon. Wilbur Ross, Secretary of Commerce, and the Hon. Robert Lighthizer, U.S. Trade Representative - Chairs Grijalva, Neal, Engel Lead Team of House Lawmakers Pushing Trump Officials to Answer Questions, Take Action on New Japanese Whaling Efforts
07/17/2018 Letter to the Hon. Mac Thornberry, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, the Hon. Adam Smith, Ranking Member, the Hon. John McCain, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, the Hon. Jack Reed, Ranking Member, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, and the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Reject Attempt to Undermine Science-Based Decision-Making in Endangered Species Act and Marine Mammal Protection Act
04/05/2017 Letter to the Hon. Chairman Robert Aderholt and the Hon. Ranking Member Sanford Bishop of the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, & Related Agencies - Smith, Blumenauer Urge Funding for Animal Welfare
03/03/2017 Letter to Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Release First Draft of Brandon Road Report
07/18/2016 Standing On The Shores Of Lake Erie, Gillibrand Announces Legislation To Protect New York's Natural Resources, Prevent Invasive Species From Entering United States
02/25/2016 On Great Lakes Day Higgins Fights for Great Lakes Funding on House Floor
02/19/2016 Expanded Access at Outer Harbor Drives Public to Programs at Tifft Nature Preserve
12/08/2015 Higgins Announces Approval of "Microbead-Free Waters Act" in the House of Representatives
10/07/2015 USACE Awards contract for Unity Island Aquatic and Riparian Invasive Species Management and Habitat Restoration Project
09/11/2015 Governor Cuomo Announces Opening of New Arctic Edge Exhibit at Buffalo Zoo
10/31/2014 Letter to Shaun Donovan, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Efforts to Protect and Restore the Great Lakes
04/17/2014 Letter to Jo-Ellen Darcy, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) - Protecting the Great Lakes
03/28/2014 Letter to Ken Calvert, Chairman and Jim Moran, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, of the Committee on Appropriations - Funding for Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
05/13/2013 Letter to Honorable Bill Shuster, Chairman, and Honorable Nick Rahal, Ranking Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee - Preserving the Great Lakes Region
07/24/2012 Keeping Our Waters Healthy and Free of Invasive Species is a Federal Responsibility
05/18/2012 Letter to Assistant Secretary Darcy
02/03/2012 Letter to Jo-Ellen Darcy, Assistant Secretary of the Army Department of the Army, Civil Works
06/29/2010 Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Asian Carp
08/14/2008 New Shoreline Trail on Buffalo's Outer Harbor Open to Public
07/11/2007 Congressman Higgins, Southtowns Walleye Association, Citizens Campaign for the Environment Applaud Efforts to Ban Invasive Species
Issue Position: Waterfront
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