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[No title] Higgins does not favor a particular design, but has pushed the players to take action, recently threatening to pull $10 million in federal funding for the bridge project if shovels are not in the ground in 18 months. But Higgins said in the end, when the amendments to limit such powers were stripped from the bill, he said he had to support the extensions to protect his constituents and because he felt there was a good “balance” between civil liberties and security in the final version. Higgins is aware of the split in the Democratic Party between the more progressive wing of the party and the centrists, and he seems to have positioned himself squarely in the centrist camp. buffaloreport.com /2005/050815.zornick.higgins.html   (3283 words)

Brian M. Higgins Biography - Chautauqua County Independence Party of New York   (Site not responding. Last check: ) Democrat Brian Higgins, 44, has always believed his life to be representative of the life that immigrant and first-generation American parents strove to provide for their own children. Brian's grandparents came to American from counties Mayo and Kerry in Ireland, and his paternal grandfather was the first of a long line of Higgins family bricklayers. Brian is a recipient of the Judge John D. Hillary Scholarship Award recognizing his commitment to education and community, and was a member of Business First newspaper's inaugural "Forty Under Forty" class, recognizing his professional success and community involvement at an early age. www.chautauquaindependence.com /Higgins.asp   (938 words)

Brian Higgins: bio and encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: ) Brian Higgins, a Democrat (A member of the Democratic Party) from New York (A Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies), was elected to the United States House of Representatives (The lower legislative house of the United States Congress) in 2004. Prior to being elected to the U.S. Congress, Higgins served on the Buffalo Common Council from 1988-1994, and the New York Assembly from 1999-2004. Higgins describes himself as a pro-union (The state of being joined or united or linked) moderate who wants to spur job growth. www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/B/Br/Brian_Higgins.htm   (211 words)

Higgins   (Site not responding. Last check: ) Brian Higgins was elected to New York’s 27th District seat in the US House of Representatives on November 2, 2004, and took office as a member of the 109th Congress on January 3, 2005. Brian is the son of immigrant and first-generation American parents, and is a proud lifelong resident of South Buffalo, New York. Brian was rated number one in fourteen out of eighteen categories, with highest individual marks for “intelligence,” “honesty,” “hard work,” and “effectiveness.” Brian left the city council in late 1993 with a reputation as an elected official willing to take unpopular stands in order to effectuate change, and as someone with a bright political future. www.nydems.org /html/electedofficials/Higgins.htm   (575 words)

The Mystics - Terry Kath's first band Although Brian Higgins could not have predicted that Terry Kath would become the guitarist for one of the great rock bands of all time, he knew that his best friend and bandmate was someone special. Higgins estimates the date of the recording as early 1963, which would mean Kath was 17 and Higgins 16 at the time of the recording. Higgins sat in with both the Jimmy Rice and Jimmy Ford groups during several rehearsals, but was not a member of those bands. www.timmwood.com /mystics.html   (1760 words)

Mr. Higgins Goes to Washington Higgins has proposed that the governor turn over state control of Buffalo’s inner and outer harbor to a local corporation, and he is more than a little annoyed that the governor has not responded. Higgins is committed to revitalizing Buffalo’s waterfront, a project that has been stalled for decades, but that would bring sorely needed economic prosperity to the region. Higgins remains loyal to his large family, which includes four siblings and many cousins, grateful he is in a position to help out when he can. www.hks.harvard.edu /ksgpress/bulletin/autumn2005/features/higgins.htm   (1759 words)

Brian O hUigin   (Site not responding. Last check: ) It is with this in mind Brian pays tribute to the immense service rendered to Irish nationality by Michael Cusak when he founded the G.A.A., "not as a mere athletic movement but as a National bulwark!" Cusak and his gallant Band "saved our country from a fate worse than slaughter and exterminations of Cromwell". Brian was also a pupil of Michael Cusak's Irish class in 1902. Brian recalls "I was well repaid by his handshake and the light of gladness in his eyes". www.kilskyrehc.com /articles/BRIANOhUIGIN.HTML   (504 words)

Profile: Rep. Brian Higgins, D-N.Y. - (United Press International)   (Site not responding. Last check: ) Higgins plans on uses his seat in Congress to combat many of President Bush's policies that Higgins said he believes interfere with his plans for western New York. Brian also became a member of the Buffalo Common Council in 1987 and was voted the best Buffalo lawmaker in a local news survey. Higgins said he views his term in Congress as an opportunity to serve the community that helped develop him as a person. www.washtimes.com /upi-breaking/20050309-061941-7500r.htm   (646 words)

Irregular Times Rating and Contact Information for Representative Brian Higgins of NY   (Site not responding. Last check: ) Higgins has not yet cosponsored H.R., which would put an end to the practice of "extraordinary rendition," in which Bush Administration officials send people into the custody of certain nations, knowing full well (some would say intending) that they will be tortured there. Brian Higgins has not yet signed on as a cosponsor to H.R., which would keep government agents from riffling through your bookstore receipts and library records without your permission or knowledge. Brian Higgins has not yet cosponsored H.R., which would keep members of the Federal Communication Commission from using their appointed positions to censor cable, satellite or internet programs they consider to be indecent. irregularbin.com /house/HigginsNY27.html   (1476 words)

Brian Higgins Brian is the son of immigrant and first-generation American parents, and remains a proud lifelong resident of South Buffalo, New York. Brian’s grandparents came to America from counties Mayo and Kerry in Ireland, and his paternal grandfather was the first in a long line of Higgins family bricklayers. Brian has recognized that for many years, economic development agencies (often referred to as “alphabet soup” in this region) too often have lost the forest for the trees, and have allowed squabbling over minor details to result in vital economic development opportunities to be squandered. www.ohigginsclan.com /brian_higgins.htm   (831 words)

Brian Higgins - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Prior to being elected to the U.S. Congress, Higgins served served three two-year terms as the South District Councilman on the Buffalo Common Council from 1988-1994. In 1993, during his final year on the Council, Brian was rated “Buffalo’s Best Lawmaker” in a 1993 Buffalo News Survey of Western New York business and community leaders. After that, Brian served on the 145th Assemblyman in the New York Assembly from 1999-2004. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Brian_Higgins   (339 words)

Encyclopedia: Brian Higgins   (Site not responding. Last check: ) Brian Higgins, a Democrat from New York, was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 2004 as the first Democrat since 1983 to represent the 27th District of New York which encompasses the Buffalo and Niagara Area, narrowly defeating Erie County Comptroller Nancy Naples. Brian has also worked as a white water river guide for ten years in California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Canada and Ecuador. I have seen Brian Higgins on many occasions at various venues, where other acts have been mediocre and at times embarrassing. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Brian-Higgins   (2261 words)

Irregular Times Rating and Contact Information for Representative Brian Higgins of NY Higgins has not yet cosponsored H.R., which would put an end to the practice of "extraordinary rendition," in which Bush Administration officials send people into the custody of certain nations, knowing full well (some would say intending) that they will be tortured there. Brian Higgins has not yet signed on as a cosponsor to H.R., which would keep government agents from riffling through your bookstore receipts and library records without your permission or knowledge. Brian Higgins has not yet cosponsored H.R., which would keep members of the Federal Communication Commission from using their appointed positions to censor cable, satellite or internet programs they consider to be indecent. www.irregulartimes.com /house/HigginsNY27.html   (1892 words)

OurCongress.org :: New York 27th District Brian Higgins picked up some critical endorsements from the major papers serving the Buffalo area. Higgins was especially impressive in standing up to Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver in a 2000 coup attempt that promised reform in that dysfunctional body. Higgins gave a polite opening statement citing his working class heritage, his legislative experience, his vision and determination to do the hard work necessary to represent the community. www.ourcongress.org /section/ny27   (700 words)

Irregular Times Progressive Ratings for Rep. Brian Higgins of NY District 27 Brian Higgins voted YES for H.R. 2, a bill to increase the minimum wage, which is currently at its lowest point since the 1950s. Brian Higgins is not yet on board, apparently failing to recognize the looming threats to our well-being based in oceanic neglect. Brian Higgins apparently is comfortable with something being hidden, since the name of Rep. Higgins does not currently appear in cosponsorship of this legislation. progressivepatriots.com /house/HigginsNY27.html   (4266 words)

Congressman Brian Higgins - Uber Brian Higgins was elected to New York’s 27th District seat in the US House of Representatives on November 2, 2004, and took office as a member of the 109th Congress on January 3, 2005. Brian is the son of immigrant and first-generation American parents, and is a proud lifelong resident of South Buffalo, New York. Brian was rated number one in fourteen out of eighteen categories, with highest individual marks for “intelligence,” “honesty,” “hard work,” and “effectiveness.” Brian left the city council in late 1993 with a reputation as an elected official willing to take unpopular stands in order to effectuate change, and as someone with a bright political future. www.uber.com /243633433   (593 words)

Congressman Brian Higgins - Representing the 27th District of New York :: Press Releases by Date Congressman Brian Higgins - Representing the 27th District of New York :: Press Releases by Date Congressman Higgins is joining over a dozen other House Democrats to hold a national online hearing, “The American Automobile Industry in Crisis,” examining and discussing threats to American jobs in the U.S. auto industry. Constituents have the opportunity to talk directly with someone from Congressman Higgins’ office about issues related to Social Security, the Veteran’s Administration, citizenship and immigration, or any other matters they may need assistance with. www.house.gov /higgins   (272 words)

Rickitt Mitchell Team - Brian Higgins Brian graduated in 1995 from Jesus College, Oxford with a degree in Classics. Brian joined Rickitt Mitchell in 1998 and has experience of private company acquisitions and disposals, public company documents and private equity deals. Brian has worked on transactions in the distribution, recruitment, engineering, food, IT and internet sectors. www.rickittmitchell.com /team/bhiggins.htm   (89 words)

Beast Issue #73 - Higgins Is a Tool Brian was supposed to be a guy we could count on in Washington to put the interests of the voter ahead of the special interests. If Higgins was going to screw the public for his own gain, he should at least have the decency to be honest about it. Of course, Higgins has to run again next year, and then we’ll have the lovely choice of voting him out of office in favor of an even worse Republican whore, and this time it will probably be the intolerably dim-witted Jim Kelly. www.buffalobeast.com /73/feature5.htm   (1387 words)

OpenCongress - Brian Higgins In The News Congressman Brian Higgins said, "He was a kid from the neighborhood who never forgot his roots and continually made us proud." Gov.... It is a cable-stayed bridge with towers as high as the Washington monument Brian Higgins is the Unites States Congressman for the area. Brian Higgins, D-Buffalo, said: “Buffalo was always in Tim’s heart, and Tim will always live on in the hearts of Western New Yorkers. www.opencongress.org /person/news/400641_brian_higgins   (1633 words)

Brian Higgins | Congress votes database | washingtonpost.com See how Brian Higgins voted on key votes -- the most important bills, nominations and resolutions that have come before Congress, as determined by washingtonpost.com. Brian Higgins has missed 132 votes (8.2%) during the current Congress. Brian Higgins has voted with a majority of his Democratic colleagues 98.2% of the time during the current Congress. projects.washingtonpost.com /congress/members/h001038   (420 words)

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Music | The Hitmakers: Xenomania Higgins and his team have produced some of the catchiest and most successful pop songs of the past couple of years. Higgins says they're based in Kent because he wanted "somewhere where concentration would be easy". Higgins was aware that this was a once-in-a-lifetime chance. news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/music/4562375.stm   (808 words)

BAC - Legislative & Political Speaking before a large group of IU and BAC officials on April 18th at the BCTD Legislative Conference, Representative Brian Higgins’ (D-NY) opening recollection was one that many in the audience could identify with. Higgins’ father, Dan, and several uncles are longtime BAC members, as was his grandfather. Dan Higgins, too, was active in the Local, and went on to serve as a member of the Buffalo Common Council and as a Commissioner of the state’s Workers Compensation Board. www.bacweb.org /legislative_political/gov_relations/05_0406-bricklayers.htm   (391 words)

Brian O'Higgins 1882-1963 Brian attended the local national school and his teacher, a Limerickman, was a lover of Ireland, and no slave, whose influence and that of his parents, particularly his mother (who reared a family of 14), made him an ardent lover of Ireland, its history, culture, language and freedom. Brian ended as a prisoner in Frongoch Jail in the W elsh mountains. Brian’s fearless and uncompromising Republicanism wasn’t liked by either the Free State or the Republic of Ireland authorities, the Wolfe Tone Annual being suppressed on one occasion. www.hoganstand.com /general/identity/extras/gaels/stories/higgins.htm   (1488 words)

Washington Times - Politics, Breaking News, US and World News - Brian Higgins Brian Higgins loves to talk publicly about his modest upbringing and his father and uncle, who were bricklayers. Higgins won the open House seat after prominent Republican incumbent Rep. Jack Quinn announced he was retiring at the end of his term. Brian Higgins was elected to the U.S. House in 2004, defeating Republican Nancy Naples with just more than 50 percent of the vote. www.washingtontimes.com /elections/candidate/251   (504 words)

Brian Higgins | Darfur Scorecard Higgins co-signed with a Rep. DeLauro led letter to Appropriations Chairman/Ranking Member to include Sudan funding in the Emergency Supplemental. Higgins worked with students from our local schools, specifically those from Buffalo City Honors, who have become local leaders on the issue and are doing a really impressive advocacy job back home. Brian Higgins has received a cumulative grade of “A+” for supporting and voting in favor of all significant Darfur legislation. darfurscores.org /brian-higgins   (287 words)

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