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Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) announced the launch of a pilot program to expedite NEXUS processing at the Peace Bridge in Buffalo, New York. Higgins applauded U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Canada Border Service Agency (CBSA), and the Peace Bridge Authority for facilitating a system to improve access to NEXUS processing Western New York and reduce the existing backlog.
Congressmembers Brian Higgins (D-NY-26) and Bill Huizenga (R-MI-2) along with fellow Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary group members Reps. Rick Larsen (D-WA-02) and Suzan DelBene (D-WA-01) are seeking to engage their Canadian counterparts to help solve underlying issues creating major delays in the NEXUS system.
Ahead of bilateral meetings between U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Canadian Global Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) is asking the leaders to address several key issues especially important to communities and economies positioned on either side of the border.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Congressman Brian Higgins (D-NY-26) are calling on the Biden administration to ease restrictions along the U.S.-Canada border in light of Canada’s lifting of their border restrictions. Starting October 1st, the Canadian government allowed its final COVID-19 entry restrictions to expire, ending random testing and vaccine requirements.
Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) released the following statement in reaction to the announcement that the Canadian government will end random testing, drop the vaccine requirement, and make the use of ArriveCAN voluntary for those crossing the border between the United States and Canada.
Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26), Co-Chair of the Canada-US Interparliamentary Group and the Congressional Northern Border Caucus, is calling on the United States to end COVID-related restrictions at the U.S. border with Canada. Higgins, who has long called for a return to pre-pandemic border management, is making a new push for U.S. action following multiple published reports citing sources within the Canadian Government who are saying Canada will not extend border restrictions set to expire on September 30, 2022.
Bilateral meetings between members of the Canada–United States Inter-Parliamentary Group (IPG) took place this week in Washington, D.C.. The Canadian section was led by the Honourable Senator Michael L. MacDonald and the Honourable John McKay, P.C., co-chairs of the Canadian section. Representing the United States were Congressmembers Brian Higgins (D-NY-26) and Bill Huizenga (R-MI-2) who serve as U.S. Co-Chairs, as well as Congressman Joe Morelle (D-NY-25), who joined in leading the gathering on September 14, 2022.
Congressmembers Brian Higgins (D-NY-26) and Bill Huizenga (R-MI-2), along with Canadian Senator Michael L. MacDonald and Member of Parliament John McKay, all of whom serve as Co-Chairs of the Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, announced plans for bilateral discussions on issues related to United States – Canada interests. A meeting of the Canada-U.S.
Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) joined representatives from Visit Buffalo Niagara and Destination Niagara USA, for a roundtable discussion led by the U.S. Travel Association, with Western New York leaders, organizations and destinations about the importance of travel and tourism to the local economy.
Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) is pushing to end the unreasonably long wait time for new NEXUS cards commonly used by Western New Yorkers crossing into Canada. Higgins, who hears weekly from residents on this issue, said NEXUS card applicants are currently being made to wait nine months for an appointment at the Niagara Falls enrollment center.