WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement in response to an announcement that FEMA has issued a major disaster declaration for parishes affected by Hurricane...
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House Approves SBIR/STTR Improvements Act, Higgins Amendment to Prioritize Cybersecurity
WASHINGTON – The U.S House of Representatives today unanimously approved the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Improvements Act of 2017 (H.R. 2763), sponsored...
Higgins & Louisiana Delegation Request Expedited Decision on Disaster Declaration for Harvey
Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) and other members of the Louisiana delegation sent a letter to President Trump yesterday, urging the federal government to expedite its disaster declaration for...
Higgins Issues Statement on Clean Power Plan Repeal
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement today after Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt announced the formal repeal of the...
Congressman Higgins Pays Tribute to Corporal Middlebrook
Border Security for America Act Clears Homeland Security Committee
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) voted in favor of H.R. 3548, the Border Security for America Act, which strengthens tactical border infrastructure and authorizes more boots on the...
Congressman Higgins Votes to Protect Life
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA), a cosponsor of the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, issued the following statement on the bill's passage."The Pain-Capable Act creates...
Higgins Issues Statement on Tax Reform Framework
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement on the release of the Republicans' Unified Framework for Tax Reform, which can be found at fairandsimple.gop. It's...
Rep. Higgins Speaks in Support of VA Expiring Authorities Act of 2017
Creating a Level Playing Field for American Rum Producers
Congressman Higgins recently introduced legislation to repeal the rum tax cover-over program. Learn more about the cover-over, and how it is hurting rum producers in the continental United...
Higgins Introduces Bill to Level Playing Field for American Rum Producers
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) has introduced H.R. 3476, a bill that repeals the cover-over of federal excise tax revenue from rum production and allows rum producers in the...
Congressman Higgins Announces Nearly $2.9M for Acadiana Airports
Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation is awarding two grants to Acadiana airports for infrastructure upgrades.Lafayette Regional Airport will...
Higgins Writes Letter to President Trump Asking for Expedited Decision on Disaster Assistance
Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) sent a letter today to President Trump asking for an expedited decision on disaster assistance for Calcasieu and Cameron parishes."Many citizens in my district who...
Higgins Announces More than $3.8M for State Law Enforcement
Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement will receive more than $3.8 million to reimburse law enforcement agencies that responded to historic...
Higgins Announces More Than $4.7M For Chennault International Airport
Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that the Chennault International Airport will receive more than $4.7 million in funding to rehabilitate and reconstruct the runway.The U.S. Department...
Higgins Cosponsors Citizens’ Right to Know Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that he is cosponsoring H.R. 2152, the Citizens' Right to Know Act, by Congressman Ted Poe (R-TX). The bill requires state and...
Higgins Issues Statement on Passage of Harvey Relief Package
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following response to passage of the Hurricane Harvey relief bill."Congress has acted quickly to provide emergency relief to fund...
Trump Meets with Congressmen, Cajun Navy in Louisiana
Air Force One landed at Chennault International Airport in Southwest Louisiana Saturday afternoon, met on the air strip by politicians intent on showing the president their state needs his...
As Texans Suffer, Scaled-Back Flood Insurance Bill Likely as Deadline Looms
With swaths of Houston underwater, the faltering federal flood insurance program is likely headed for another short-term extension — a step lawmakers took 17 times between 2008 and 2012 before...
U.S. Rep. Higgins Discusses Budget at Acadiana Press Club
On Aug. 18, The Daily Advertiser held a news forum for U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins to discuss his time in office and major issues, including the national debt."The size of our nation's debt is colossal,"...