Louisiana Republican Rep. Clay Higgins floated an environmental challenge to President Biden Tuesday – introducing a House resolution calling on the commander-in-chief to live without any petroleum...
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Congressman Higgins challenges Biden Administration to stop using oil and gas products
Louisiana Congressman Clay Higgins has filed a resolution challenging the Biden Administration to operate without the use of any oil and gas energy or petroleum-based products. In doing so, Higgins...
‘The Worst of Times’: Biden’s Keystone XL Cancellation Means Job Losses and a Host of Other Problems
The Biden administration's recent cancellation of the Keystone XL Pipeline has shaken an entire industry and may cost thousands of workers their jobs. Some of those workers are already facing sudden...
Higgins Introduces Pro-Energy, Pro-Law Enforcement Amendments to Budget Reconciliation Package
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) introduced three amendments today that would prevent COVID relief funds from being used to support the implementation of the Paris Climate Accords,...
Higgins: Fighting for American Energy Dominance
Louisiana Congressman Higgins Takes On Biden’s Energy Policy
Louisiana 3rd District Congressman Clay Higgins met with reporters and offered his thoughts on a variety of subjects yesterday. Among the topics, Higgins discussed were the ongoing debates in...
Higgins Calls on Biden to Rescind Executive Orders Destroying Oil and Gas Industry
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) sent a letter to President Biden this week urging him to rescind Executive Orders (EO) 13990 and 14008, which would have harmful effects on oil and...
Higgins cosponsors legislation to block Biden’s energy policies
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) is cosponsoring three pieces of legislation that would protect Louisiana energy jobs, block President Biden's ability to ban new energy leases on...
Higgins Cosponsors Legislation to Block Biden’s Job-Killing Energy Policies
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) is cosponsoring three pieces of legislation that would protect Louisiana energy jobs, block President Biden's ability to ban new energy leases on...
Higgins: Biden’s assault on oil and gas industry threatens jobs, energy security
The Biden administration wasted no time launching a full-scale assault on the oil and gas industry. Through executive decree, President Biden is enacting job-killing energy policies that send...
Higgins Discusses Southwest Coastal Louisiana Project with Chenier Plain Coastal Restoration & Protection Authority, CPRA
LAKE CHARLES, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) met today with members of the Chenier Plain Coastal Restoration & Protection Authority and Louisiana's Coastal Protection & Restoration...
Higgins: Biden Drilling Ban Will Destroy Jobs, Raise Energy Costs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after President Biden enacted a 60-day moratorium on new oil and gas leasing, drilling permits, and lease extensions...
Higgins Slams Biden’s First-Day Executive Orders
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after President Joe Biden signed several executive orders that will destroy jobs and threaten homeland security.The...
Higgins Announces $500K for Freshwater Bayou Canal Shoreline Protection Project
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that the Freshwater Bayou Canal Shoreline Protection Project will receive $508,037 in funding from the Department of Treasury's...
Higgins Commends SCOTUS Decision Overturning Injunction on Pipeline Construction
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement in support of the Supreme Court's decision to reverse the nationwide injunction on pipeline construction activity...
Higgins, House Energy Action Team Call for Expedited Royalty Relief
LAFAYETTE, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) joined members of the House Energy Action Team (HEAT) in sending a letter to U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt requesting expedited...
Higgins Commends Decision to Delay Louisiana’s Severance Tax
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after Governor John Bel Edwards announced plans to delay Louisiana's severance tax until June 25."I am grateful that...
Higgins Again Calls for Royalty Relief on Oil & Gas Production
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) sent a letter to President Donald Trump, again requesting royalty relief for offshore energy production in the Gulf of Mexico.The letter reads, in...
Higgins Urges Governor Edwards to Suspend Severance Tax on Oil & Gas
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) sent a letter to Governor John Bel Edwards, again requesting a temporary reduction or suspension in Louisiana's severance tax on oil and gas.The...
Higgins Takes Actions to Protect Louisiana Oil & Gas Jobs
LAFAYETTE, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) has pushed several measures in recent weeks that would protect Louisiana oil and gas jobs against global market disruptions and the Coronavirus health...