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WASHINGTON -- Amid a collection of routine votes in the House last week, one stands out for its local impact. The House rejected an amendment, put forth by Rep. Brian Higgins, D-Buffalo, that would have increased funding for a key anti-terrorism program by $58 million. Buffalo was recently shut out of the Urban Area Security Initiative grant program -- which once brought the area upwards of $10 million a year -- and Higgins' amendment was an a ...