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...
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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...
Higgins Commends New 120,000-Ton U.S. Rice Tender with Iraq
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) commended the announcement of a new 120,000-ton U.S. rice tender with Iraq, the first in nearly two years.In March, Congressman Higgins and...
Higgins Introduces Bill Protecting Vaccine Freedom
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) introduced today H.R. 4884, the Employee Rights and Freedoms Act, which would make it illegal for any employer to mandate an employee undertake any...
Higgins, GOP Colleagues Introduce Bill to Secure America’s Borders
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA), the top Republican on the House Homeland Security Border Subcommittee, joined other Republican colleagues today to introduce the Border Security...
Higgins Demands Answers from DHS, ICE on Migrant Drop Offs in Louisiana
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA), the lead Republican on the House Homeland Security Border Subcommittee, delivered a letter today to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and...
Higgins Secures Funding for University Avenue Project in House Transportation and HUD Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) introduced...
Higgins Secures Funding for Louisiana Projects in House Energy & Water Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies introduced and passed legislation that...
Higgins Calls on State Department to Help Secure Rice Shipments in Haiti
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) delivered an official letter today to the U.S. State Department's Acting Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor...
Higgins Secures Funding for I-10 Bridge, I-49 Connector in House Surface Transportation Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that the House-passed surface transportation bill includes his member-designated project funding requests for the I-10 Calcasieu...
Higgins Reintroduces Bill to Help CBP Address Staffing Needs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) reintroduced the CBP Workload Staffing Model Act, to help Customs and Border Protection (CBP) determine its staffing needs. This bill would require...
Higgins, GOP Colleagues Call for Action on Border Crisis, Affirm States’ Rights to Protect Citizens
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) joined Representative Jodey Arrington (R-TX) and other Republican colleagues in a press conference to address the Biden border crisis and affirm...
Higgins Introduces Legislation to Protect Louisianans from Insurance Fraud after Flooding
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) introduced today the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Consultant Accountability Act of 2021 to protect Louisiana homeowners from bad-faith...
Higgins Announces $2.75M to Construct McNeese LNG Center of Excellence
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) has approved a $2.75 million grant for McNeese State University Foundation...
Higgins Issues Statement After Federal Court Blocks Biden Administration’s Ban on Oil and Gas Leasing
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) released the following statement after U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty issued a preliminary injunction, halting the Biden Administration's ban on...