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Rep. Brian Higgins and health care reform
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Rep. Brian Higgins
House of Representatives
2459 Rayburn House Office Building
NY
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Rep. Brian Higgins: key health care votes
3/29/2012 3:27 PM H.Con.Res.112: Ryan Budget Bill 2012
This bill would end Medicare as we know it, replacing it with a voucher system for seniors to buy health insurance coverage on the open market. Actuaries say the amount of the vouchers would not be enough for seniors to replace the coverage they would lose with the end of Medicare. [more]
Rep. Higgins voted No, which we score as a pro-consumer vote.
4/15/2011 2:23 PM H.Con.Res.34: Ryan Budget Bill 2011
This bill would end Medicare as we know it, replacing it with a voucher system for seniors to buy health insurance coverage on the open market. Actuaries say the amount of the vouchers would not be enough for seniors to replace the coverage they would lose with the end of Medicare. [more]
Rep. Higgins voted No, which we score as a pro-consumer vote.
11/19/2009 4:29 PM H.R.3961: Revising Physician Fee Schedules, Reinstatement of PAYGO
On Passage - House - H.R. 3961 Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2009 [more]
Rep. Higgins voted Yes, which we score as a pro-consumer vote.
See how Rep. Brian Higgins votes on Medicare legislation.
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About Rep. Brian Higgins
Current Office: Representative from New YorkName: Brian Higgins
Date Elected: 11/2/2004
District: NY_26
Party: Democrat
Background Information:
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 10/6/1959
Birth Place: Buffalo
Religion: Catholic
Spouse: Wife, Mary Jane Hannon
Children: 2
Education:
- MPA, Harvard University
- MA, Buffalo State College
- BA, Buffalo State College
Professional Experience:
- Public official
Political Experience:
- New York Assembly
- Buffalo City Council
Committees:
- Committee on Foreign Affairs
- Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats
- Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa
- Committee on Homeland Security
- Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications
- Subcommittee on Counterterriorism and Intelligence (Ranking Member)
