{"id":4060,"date":"2021-08-20T12:41:47","date_gmt":"2021-08-20T16:41:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/uuphost.org\/buffalo\/?p=4060"},"modified":"2021-08-20T12:42:12","modified_gmt":"2021-08-20T16:42:12","slug":"august-24th-town-hall-with-representative-brian-higgins-d-26th-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/uuphost.org\/buffalo\/2021\/08\/20\/august-24th-town-hall-with-representative-brian-higgins-d-26th-district\/","title":{"rendered":"August 24th Town Hall with Representative Brian Higgins (D-26th District)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Dear Colleagues:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I hope you will please join me in attending the upcoming virtual town hall with our Congressmember,&nbsp;<strong>Brian&nbsp;Higgins&nbsp;at 11:30 AM, Tuesday, August 24.<\/strong>\u202f As you may have read, congress will soon be voting on the&nbsp;<strong>American Families Plan<\/strong>, and so it\u2019s especially important for us now to be conveying our priorities to&nbsp;Higgins&nbsp;\u2013 and to be doing so with as many of us attending as possible. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a special bonus, UUP central office has told me that the first 50 people who register and attend this August 24 town hall will receive&nbsp;a free gift.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F2VyaAVi&amp;data=04%7C01%7Ckrinker%40buffalo.edu%7C9a818c4bba9d4e217b1108d95e660840%7C96464a8af8ed40b199e25f6b50a20250%7C0%7C0%7C637644614603697559%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=F4exOF4m8KHVj1pmRAIHKq%2BGTITHFh41gpi0Ca%2FrtNU%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;register and submit a question here.<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Solidarity,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alex DeSha<br>Chapter Outreach Coordinator<br>UUP Buffalo Center<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"504\" src=\"https:\/\/uuphost.org\/buffalo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Higgins-TH.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4061\" srcset=\"http:\/\/uuphost.org\/buffalo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Higgins-TH.jpg 900w, http:\/\/uuphost.org\/buffalo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Higgins-TH-300x168.jpg 300w, http:\/\/uuphost.org\/buffalo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Higgins-TH-768x430.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption>UUP Congressional Town Hall with Rep. 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