WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) sent a letter today to President Biden objecting to the administration's regulatory freeze on the Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR):...
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Congressman Higgins Commends USDA for Including Crawfish in CFAP Relief
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that crawfish will be covered under the Coronavirus Food...
Higgins Commends USDA Relief for Farmers, Ranchers
LAFAYETTE, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) commended the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) after Secretary Sonny Perdue announced details of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP),...
Higgins Commends Inclusion of North Lake Charles, Opelousas in Local Foods, Local Places Program
LAFAYETTE, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement of support after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural...
Higgins Commends President Trump for Signing USMCA Trade Deal
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after President Trump signed the U.S. – Mexico – Canada Agreement (USMCA). Congressman Higgins voted in support of...
Higgins Commends President Trump for Phase One Trade Deal with China
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement on the signing of the United States and China Phase One trade pact. The agreement increases access to...
Higgins Votes in Support of USMCA Trade Deal
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after voting to pass the United States – Mexico – Canada Agreement (USMCA), a trade deal that's projected to...
Higgins Votes Against Amnesty for Illegal Immigrants
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) voted against H.R. 5038, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019. The bill would effectively grant amnesty and a path to citizenship to over...
Higgins: New Rice Agreement with South Korea is a Win for Louisiana
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced that the...
Higgins Urges DHS Secretary Nielsen to Release Additional H-2B Visas
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) hand-delivered a letter to Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, who was testifying before the House Homeland Security Committee, urging the...
Higgins: Farm Bill Delivers Certainty for Louisiana Farmers
Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) voted in support of the 2018 Farm Bill Conference Report, which extends and improves Farm Bill provisions. The 2018 Farm Bill:Preserves the U.S. sugar program –...
Higgins tours rice shipment at Port of Lake Charles
Higgins Issues Statement on EU Trade Announcement
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...
Higgins Votes for Farm Bill, Protects Louisiana Farmers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) voted in support of the 2018 Farm Bill today, which passed the House and ended a multi-week delay that had caused uncertainty for American...
Higgins Calls on House to Protect Louisiana Sugar Farmers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) spoke on the House floor today, urging his colleagues to protect American sugar farmers and farm families in the 2018 Farm Bill.Congressman...
Higgins Praises Farm Bill Wins for Louisiana Farmers
Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) praised the 2018 Farm Bill, which was released yesterday by the House Agriculture Committee. Congressman Higgins worked with the committee to advance key policy wins...
Higgins Asks President Trump to Consider Tariff’s Impact on U.S. Agriculture
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) sent the following letter to President Donald J. Trump asking him to consider the potential impact of Chinese tariffs on U.S. agricultural...
Higgins Introduces Bill to Level Playing Field for American Rum Producers
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) has introduced H.R. 3476, a bill that repeals the cover-over of federal excise tax revenue from rum production and allows rum producers in the...
Creating a Level Playing Field for American Rum Producers
Congressman Higgins recently introduced legislation to repeal the rum tax cover-over program. Learn more about the cover-over, and how it is hurting rum producers in the continental United...
Congressman Higgins Speaks on Agriculture and Rural America
Had the privilege to join my friend Congressman Jodey Arrington on the House floor last night, speaking about agriculture and rural America. Given a level playing field and opportunities to compete...