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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: Supreme Court’s Ruling is a Win for Religious Liberty
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld exemptions to the Affordable Care Act's requirement for employers to provide...
Higgins Announces $7.79M for Lafayette Regional Airport
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that Lafayette Regional Airport will receive $7,792,300 in funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation as part of the...
Higgins Votes Against Democrats’ Partisan Policing Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after voting against H.R. 7120, Democrats' partisan policing bill."This bill is reflective of the broader anti-law...
Higgins Urges Governor Edwards to Sign Pro-Gun Bills
LAFAYETTE, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) is calling on Governor John Bel Edwards to sign four pro-gun bills that passed through the Louisiana State Legislature.HB 746, allows those who...
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 $190M for Coronavirus Testing in Louisiana
LAFAYETTE, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement of support after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced $190,781,430 in funding to expand...
Higgins Commends USDA Relief for Farmers, Ranchers
LAFAYETTE, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) commended the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) after Secretary Sonny Perdue announced details of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP),...
Higgins Commends Inclusion of North Lake Charles, Opelousas in Local Foods, Local Places Program
LAFAYETTE, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement of support after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural...
Higgins Encourages Trump, Appropriators to Prioritize I-10 Bridge in Any Infrastructure Package
LAKE CHARLES, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) sent a letter to President Trump and congressional appropriators today, urging them to prioritize Southwest Louisiana's infrastructure needs and...
Higgins Takes Actions to Hold China Accountable
LAFAYETTE, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) has pushed several measures in recent weeks to protect U.S. interests and hold China accountable for its deception on the origin and spread of...
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 Announces CARES Act Funding for 3rd District Airports
LAFAYETTE, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that 3rd District airports will receive over $21.2 million in supplemental Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding made available...
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 Announces Second Round of Funding for Community Health Centers
LAFAYETTE, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced additional funding for three 3rd District community health centers, which was made available through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and...
Higgins Working to Address Issues with Paycheck Protection Program
LAFAYETTE, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) is working to resolve issues with the implementation of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which is designed to help small businesses maintain...