[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 9]
[House]
[Pages 12721-12722]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   NIAGARA FALLS AIR RESERVE STATION

  (Mr. HIGGINS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, today, I will meet with the Niagara 
Military Affairs Council here in Washington, D.C., to discuss the 
future of the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station.
  The Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station is critical not only to western 
New York, but to our Nation's security. The Niagara Falls Air Reserve 
Station employs over 3,500 people and has an annual economic impact of 
over $200 million.
  Next month, the station will start construction on a new C-130 flight 
simulator, which I was proud to fight for with the western New York 
delegation.

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Additionally, Customs and Border Protection has chosen the base as the 
preferred location for construction of a new Border Patrol station.
  Mr. Speaker, I will continue to fight to make sure that the mission 
at the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station is preserved and that it is 
allowed to diversify through innovative partnerships.
  Continued investment in the base and expansion of the mission ensures 
that the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station will remain a fixture in our 
community for many years to come.

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