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Rep. Higgins Wins Approval of Amendment to Block Northern Border Toll Study

  • By Elena Woods
  • May 20, 2013
  • Chamber NewsLegislative News

The Niagara USA Chamber of Commerce commends Congressman Brian Higgins for his actions on the proposed cross-border fee for traffic between the US and Canada.  The Chamber was against this proposal from the beginning and applauds Congressman Higgins for getting an amendment to this bill that essentially blocks the study of a border crossing fee.  Below is the press release.

May 15, 2013

Congressman Leads Effort in House of Representatives to Stop Land Border Crossing Fee

Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) won approval for an amendment blocking the U. S. Department of Homeland Security’s plan to study a new land crossing fee at our borders.  Higgins introduced the amendment during today’s House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security hearing to markup H.R. 1417, the Border Security results Act of 2013.  

“This is a huge victory for Western New York and other communities across the Northern Border that rely on the seamless flow of people and goods between the U.S. and Canada to support our economies,” said Higgins.  “The fee would have put an unfair burden on residents who frequently travel across the border and the cost of the proposed study would have taken resources, already stretched thin, away from significantly more critical security needs.”

Congressman Higgins first questioned Secretary Napolitano about the plan, included in the Department of Homeland Security budget proposal, to study a new land border crossing fee during a Committee hearing on April 18, 2013.  He followed up on the conversation reiterating in a letter to the Secretary his strong opposition to the plan.   Higgins also spoke on the Floor in against the fee and led a joint letter with other members representing the Northern Border calling for the effort to be dropped.

Higgins is a member of the House Committees on Homeland Security and Foreign Affairs and serves on the US-Canada Inter-Parliamentary Group. Higgins also sent a letter to the House Ways and Means Committee, which has jurisdiction and would need to approve the fee.  His congressional district of Western New York borders Canada and includes three automobile and two rail border crossings along the northern border.

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Source: http://higgins.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-higgins-wins-approval-of-amendment-to-block-northern-border-toll

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