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Higgins Announces Nearly $2.3 Million For Third District Airports
Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that the Abbeville Chris Crusta Memorial Airport, Crowley Le Gros Memorial Airport, Jennings Airport, and Lake Charles Regional Airport will receive...
Higgins Statement on WOTUS Repeal
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) released the following statement in response to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed rule to repeal the Waters of the United States...
Higgins’ Amendment Promoting Small Business Passes House Science Committee
Congressman Clay Higgins' (R-LA) amendment to H.R. 2763, "The Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Improvements Act of 2017," passed unanimously during a recent...
Higgins Issues Statement on SCOTUS Revival of Trump Travel Ban
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court's revival of President Trump's travel ban."This decision is a major victory for...
Higgins Issues Statement on VA Accountability Act Becoming Law
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after President Trump signed the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblowers Protection Act of...
Higgins Talks Tourism at Acadian Village
U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins wants to support Louisiana tourism and economic development with "common sense legislation," which could mean rolling back regulations that are hurting the industry."From a...
American Press Commends Higgins for work on Calcasieu Channel
The artery of the area's lifeline for industry — the Calcasieu Ship Channel — is getting a little less unclogged because of efforts by Rep. Clay Higgins. Last week, the congressman announced he had...
Higgins, Cassidy Introduce Bicameral Bill to Improve Veterans’ Access to Timely & Quality Care
Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) introduced the Veterans Emergency Room Relief Act of 2017 in the U.S. House of Representatives this week, which would require the Department of Veteran's Affairs (VA)...
‘Historically Rare’
Rep. Clay Higgins visited the Port of Lake Charles Monday to announce that, after rigorously lobbying in Washington to secure more funds for dredging the Calcasieu Ship Channel, he succeeded in...
Congressman Higgins Announces More Federal Funding for Port of Lake Charles
LAKE CHARLES, LA (KPLC) - Congressman Clay Higgins visited The Port of Lake Charles today to announce an additional $10 million of federal funding will now go to dredging the Ship Channel, bringing...
Higgins Announces Additional $10M for Calcasieu Channel
Proud to announce that the Army Corps Work Plan includes an additional $10 million dedicated to dredging the Calcasieu Channel. Ensuring that the channel stays open for business is vital to the Port...
Congressman Clay Higgins Tours Louisiana Rice Country
CROWLEY, LA -- Yesterday, USA Rice staff from Louisiana organized a tour of the Louisiana rice industry for Congressman Clay Higgins. Higgins was accompanied by in-state and Washington, DC staff...
Higgins Introduces Bills to Reauthorize U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) has introduced two pieces of legislation, H.R. 2751 and H.R. 2752, as part of a comprehensive re-authorization of the Department of Homeland...
Rep. Higgins Reflects on Memorial Day
U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins was in Carencro on Monday to participate in several Memorial Day ceremonies taking place across Acadiana.Higgins spoke to a group of veterans and local residents at Walters...
Higgins Speaks in Support of National Police Week
During a week where the U.S. House of Representatives voted on significant legislation to honor and protect law enforcement officers, Congressman Higgins took to the House floor to commemorate...
Louisiana Delegation Sends Letter to President Trump Urging Funding for Channel Maintenance
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) and the Louisiana congressional delegation sent a letter to President Trump yesterday, requesting that the President prioritize Army Corps of...
Op-Ed: Bayou Bridge Pipeline Represents Jobs, Investment in Louisiana
It will come as no shock to many of you reading this when I state that partisan divide in Washington has reached historic levels and is now spilling over into one arena where both parties have...
Rep. Higgins Issues Statement on Passage of the American Health Care Act
WASHINGTON D.C. - Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement about his support for H.R. 1628 - The American Health Care Act of 2017."For seven years, Obamacare has devoured itself,...
Rep. Higgins Issues Statement on Trump Executive Order to Expand Offshore Drilling
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins, R-LA, issued the following statement regarding President Trump's executive order today to expand offshore drilling and oil and gas exploration."It's...