WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA), the top Republican on the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border Security, issued the following statement in response to media reports...
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Higgins Slams Biden Executive Order on Law Enforcement
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA), a former law enforcement officer, released the following statement and summary assessment in response to a leaked draft of President Biden's...
Higgins Announces Army Corps Funding for South Louisiana Projects
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that U.S. Army Corps of Engineers waterway projects in South Louisiana will receive funding through the Infrastructure Investment...
Higgins Offers Pro-American Energy Amendments to Democrat Climate Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) proposed a series of pro-American energy amendments during a House Oversight Committee markup on H.R. 5477, a bill that expands federal bureaucracy...
Higgins Commends $10B Investment for New LNG Facility in Cameron Parish
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) commended Venture Global LNG's announcement to invest more than $10 billion in a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility, CP2 LNG, in Cameron...
Higgins, Oversight Republicans: Biden’s Vaccine Mandate Threatens Americans’ Food Supply
WASHINGTON, D.C. —Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA), House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-KY), and Oversight Republicans called on U.S. Department of Agriculture...
Higgins Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Reform the NFIP
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) joined Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) to introduce the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)...
Op-Ed: Biden’s vaccine mandate stifles economic recovery
Prior to the arrival of COVID-19 in early 2020, the American economy was rolling. We had historic growth, record low unemployment, and greater opportunity for all Americans.We endeavor to return to...
Higgins Slams IRS Plan to Spy on Americans’ Bank Accounts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after Democrats announced they will scale back a Biden administration proposal that would require banks to provide...
Higgins, GOP Colleagues Call on Biden Reverse Anti-American Energy Policies
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) joined over 140 House Republicans calling on President Biden to reverse his anti-American policies that have injured domestic energy production and...
Higgins Calls on FEMA Administrator to Halt Implementation of NFIP Risk Rating 2.0
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) questioned FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell this week and called on her to halt the implementation of NFIP Risk Rating 2.0, which is expected to...
Higgins Votes Against Democrats’ Assault on Pro-Life Protections
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) voted against H.R. 3755, Democrats' bill to legalize on-demand abortions until birth and override state and federal laws protecting the...
Higgins Announces $3.5M for UL Lafayette, New Iberia Research Center
LAFAYETTE, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (ULL) will be awarded a $3.5 million research facilities construction grant through the...
Higgins Cosponsors Resolution to Protect Louisiana Sugar Growers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) co-sponsored a zero-for-zero resolution, which would zero out foreign sugar subsidies and help protect U.S. and Louisiana sugar growers from...
Higgins Issues Statement on Reinstatement of Trump’s Remain in Mexico Policy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA), the top Republican on the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border Security, issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected...
Higgins, GOP Colleagues Working to Protect U.S. Energy Ports
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) and nearly 40 Republican colleagues delivered a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) calling out the Biden administration's plan to...
Higgins Announces Funding for Lake Charles Regional Airport
LAKE CHARLES, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that Lake Charles Regional Airport will receive $2.25 million from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The funding will be...
Op-Ed: Make Employer Vaccine Mandates Illegal
Employers across the country are telling their workers to take the vaccine or lose their jobs. As federal agencies and businesses move forward with COVID-19 vaccine mandates, workers are questioning...
Higgins Calls on Louisiana to Expand Monoclonal Antibody Access
LAFAYETTE, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) delivered a letter today to Governor John Bel Edwards calling on the State to expand the availability of Monoclonal Antibody (mAb) treatments to all...
Higgins Encourages Local Officials to Pursue Disaster Mitigation Grants, Asks Biden to Prioritize Louisiana Applicants
LAFAYETTE, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) delivered a letter today to mayors, parish presidents, and police juries across Louisiana's 3rd District informing of federal grant opportunities to...