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...
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Higgins Announces Funding for Community Health Centers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced that three 3rd District community health centers will receive over $600,000 in supplemental funding as part of the Department of Health...
Higgins Announces Funding for Dredging, Waterway Projects
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that South Louisiana waterway projects received significant funding in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers FY 2021 Work Plan.For...
Higgins Urges HHS, VA to Utilize Community Based Outpatient Clinics for Vaccine Distribution
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) sent a letter calling on the Department of Health & Human Services and the Department of Veterans Affairs to utilize VA Community Based...
Higgins Commends Passage of Bill to Expand Disaster Mitigation Efforts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) commended the passage of S. 3418, the Safeguarding Tomorrow Through Ongoing Risk Mitigation (STORM) Act, which expands funding opportunities...
Higgins Votes to Improve Veterans Caregiver Programs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) voted today to pass S. 2216, the TEAM Veteran Caregivers Act, which formally recognizes approved caregivers of Veterans on electronic health...
Higgins’ Bill to Improve DHS’ Opioid Detection Capabilities Passes Senate, Heads to President Trump’s Desk
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Border Security Subcommittee Ranking Member Clay Higgins' (R-LA) H.R. 4761, the DHS Opioid Detection Resilience Act of 2019, passed the U.S. Senate this week via unanimous...
Higgins: Water Resources Bill Includes Win for Calcasieu Ship Channel
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) commended House passage of S. 1811, the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (WRDA), which authorizes improvements to America's ports,...
Higgins Announces Funding to Expand Rural Broadband
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will award more than $342 million for rural broadband expansion in Louisiana. The...
Higgins: 100% Federal Cost-Share Authorized for Hurricane Laura Public Assistance
LAKE CHARLES, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that President Trump approved the Louisiana delegation's request for a 100% federal cost-share for FEMA Public Assistance programs...
Higgins: Republicans are Working to Lower Costs, Improve Health Care
As the Senate considers Judge Amy Coney Barrett's nomination to the Supreme Court, health care has emerged as a top issue. Senate Democrats have repeatedly and falsely asserted that Republicans are...
Higgins Working With Port Officials, Federal Partners to Restore Calcasieu Ship Channel
LAKE CHARLES, LA - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) met with officials at the Port of Lake Charles today to discuss the Port's state of emergency and hurricane-related navigation closures on the...
Higgins Urges President Trump to Approve Louisiana’s Disaster Request Following Hurricane Delta
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) sent a letter today to President Trump urging him to approve Louisiana's request for a major disaster declaration following Hurricane Delta.The...
Higgins, LA Delegation Request Increased FEMA Assistance Ahead of Hurricane Delta
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) and members of the Louisiana congressional delegation sent a letter to President Trump today requesting a larger share of federal funding to help...
Higgins Introduces Bill to Stop Foreign Nations from Stealing Intellectual Property
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) has introduced H.R. 8356, the Combating University Research Theft Act, which would help prevent foreign nations from stealing intellectual property...
Higgins Cosponsors Resolution Against Packing Supreme Court
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) is cosponsoring H. Res. 1138, which condemns Democrats' threats to expand the number of Supreme Court justices for partisan gain. This is commonly...
Higgins Introduces Legislation to Combat Foreign Seafood Dumping
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) has introduced H.R. 8146, the Imported Seafood Testing Act, which would increase inspections on imported seafood and levy strict penalties against...
Higgins Announces Flood Mitigation Funds for Lafayette Parish
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that FEMA will award $2,645,011 to Lafayette Consolidated Government (LCG) for flood mitigation efforts. The hazard mitigation...
Higgins Introduces Bill to Criminalize Obstruction of Emergency Services
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) introduced today the Emergency Services Access Act, which makes blocking an ambulance from accessing a hospital or rendering emergency medical...
Higgins Announces $10M for University Corridor Project
LAFAYETTE, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that Lafayette Consolidated Government (LCG) will receive a $10 million BUILD grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation for the...