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...
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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...
Higgins, Abraham Request COVID-19 Testing for Oil and Gas Workers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) and Congressman Ralph Abraham, M.D., (R-LA) sent a letter to Vice President Mike Pence, requesting assistance in expanding COVID-19 testing for...
Higgins Commends Decision to Lease SPR to Private Industry
LAFAYETTE, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Energy formally offered to lease space for 30 million barrels of oil in the Strategic...
Higgins Announces $155.7M in GOMESA Revenue for Louisiana
LAFAYETTE, LA - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that the U.S. Department of the Interior will award Louisiana $155.7 million in GOMESA revenue-sharing funds. The funding, which is...
Higgins Commends President Trump’s Purchase for Strategic Petroleum Reserve
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after President Trump directed the U.S. Department of Energy to purchase crude oil for the Strategic Petroleum...
Higgins Joins Republican Colleagues in Support of Trillion Trees Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) joined Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Congressman Bruce Westerman (R-AR), and other Republican colleagues in a press conference on H.R....
HIGGINS: Back-to-Back Wins at the Federal Level for Louisiana Oil & Gas Jobs. Now, we need Baton Rouge.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) commended President Trump and his administration for actions this week that would promote royalty relief and eliminate unnecessary regulatory...