WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after President Trump announced that the European Union (EU) agreed to lower tariffs on American-produced goods and...
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Higgins Pushes NFIP Reauthorization
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) voted to pass a short-term reauthorization that extends the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) through November 30, 2018. The current program...
House Will Consider Higgins’ Resolution to Support ICE
Congressman Higgins on Fox & Friends First
Congressman Higgins on Outnumbered Overtime
GOP Rep: ‘Surprised’ & ‘Disturbed’ to See So Many Dems Vote ‘Present’ on Resolution Supporting ICE
Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.) said he was "surprised" and "disturbed" to see so many House Democrats decline to get behind legislation expressing support for Immigration and Customs Enforcement...
GOP bill applauding ICE approved in House
The House passed a resolution Wednesday expressing support for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, as a growing number of liberals in the Democratic Party has called to abolish the...
House Passes Higgins’ Resolution to Support ICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives passed Congressman Clay Higgins' (R-LA) bill H. Res. 990 today, affirming congressional support for Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)...
Congressman Higgins Supports ICE on House Floor
Transcript of Congressman Higgins' speech:"Mr. Speaker, for weeks now, the 'abolish ICE' movement has been growing in popularity on the Left, with many Democrats embracing this radical policy...
U.S. House Passes Modern Fish Act
Sportsmen's groups and boating/fishing associations across the country celebrated last week's U.S. House passage of H.R. 200, a bill entitled "Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of...
Higgins’ Bill to Improve Long-Term Veterans Care Advances
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins' (R-LA) bill to increase choice and expand access to Medical Foster Homes (MFH) for veterans unable to live independently, H.R. 5693, passed in the House...
Higgins Announces $10M for Lafayette Regional Airport
Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that the Lafayette Regional Airport will receive $10 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The grant will be used to finance...
Higgins Leads House Coalition Introducing Legislation to Support ICE
Congressman Clay Higgins (R-La.), a member of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border & Maritime Security, is leading a coalition of House members to introduce legislation denouncing...
Congressman Higgins, Sen. Kennedy File Legislation Denouncing Radical Abolish ICE Movement
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-La.), a member of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border & Maritime Security, introduced a resolution today denouncing the radical...
Higgins Pushes Reforms Benefiting Louisiana Anglers
Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) voted in support of H.R. 200, the Strengthening Fishing Communities & Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act, which passed the House today. The bill...
Protecting state’s seafood producers
U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins is pushing legislation that would protect Louisiana's seafood producers by banning imports of foreign seafood that doesn't meet federal standards for manufacturing, processing...
Rep. Higgins seeks to raise the standard on imported seafood
Southwest Louisiana US Congressman Clay Higgins is introducing legislation that would require imported seafood be held to the same safety standards as American seafood. The Imported Seafood Safety...
Higgins Introduces Legislation Protecting Gulf Seafood Producers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) has introduced H.R. 6212, the Imported Seafood Safety Standards Act of 2018, which protects American consumers and small businesses from foreign...
Higgins Announces Addition to District Staff
LAFAYETTE – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that Lt. Col. Greg Ellison, U.S. Army (Ret.) will join his district staff as an advisor on energy and transportation (I-49)...
Port of West St. Mary to get $1.3M for Workforce Development
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.3 million grant to the Port of West St. Mary to help build an...