WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) released the following statement after the Supreme Court issued its ruling in the Dobbs v. Jackson case, deciding to overturn Roe v. Wade....
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Higgins: Democrats’ Push to Defund Police Caused Crime to Spike
In 2020, Democrats fully embraced the radical “defund the police” movement. I and many of my Republican colleagues warned against the enactment of these extreme policies. As predicted, the results...
Higgins Blasts Biden’s DHS on Decision to Punish Mounted Border Patrol Agents
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA), the top Republican on the House Homeland Security Border Subcommittee, issued the following statement in response to reports that...
Higgins Votes Against Unconstitutional Gun Control Bills
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after voting against H.R. 7910 and H.R. 2377, two overreaching Democrat bills that attack the Second Amendment...
Higgins Introduces Bill to Defund Biden’s Executive Order on Policing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA), a former law enforcement officer and SWAT Operator, is introducing the Protect Traditional American Law Enforcement Act, which would immediately...
Higgins Introduces Legislation to Secure our Schools
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) will reintroduce the School Resource Officer Assessment Act and the School Watch and Tactics (SWAT) Act, two bills that would strengthen school...
Higgins Commends Supreme Rice’s Investment in Acadia Parish
CROWLEY, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) commended Supreme Rice's announcement of a $16.2 million investment to develop parboil facilities for a new product line. Supreme Rice will build a new...
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 2022 Work Plan."We...
Higgins, LA Delegation Members Call on USDA to Expedite Assistance for Crawfish Farmers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) and members of the Louisiana delegation delivered a letter today calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to expedite disaster assistance for...
Higgins, Palmer, Republican Colleagues Introduce Resolution to Support American Energy Production
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA), Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL), and 77 Republican colleagues recently introduced H. Res. 1020, which calls on the Biden administration to...
Higgins: Ending Title 42 is a Grave Mistake
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA), the top Republican on the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border Security, issued the following statement on the Biden administration's...
Higgins Announces Army Corps Funding for Southwest Coastal Louisiana Project
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is allocating an additional $115 million through the Infrastructure Law for construction on...
Higgins, Cammack, Republican Colleagues Introduce Small Scale LNG Access Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA), Congresswoman Kat Cammack (R-FL), and 25 Republican colleagues recently introduced H.R. 7115, the Small Scale LNG Access Act, which would expedite...
Higgins: Biden Administration Abusing Parole Authority at Southern Border
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA), the top Republican on the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border Security, issued the following statement in response to media reports...
Higgins Reintroduces Bill to Improve Long-Term Care for Veterans
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) recently reintroduced H.R. 7158, the Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act, which allows Veterans to apply their health benefits toward care at...
Higgins: House Bill Banning Russian Oil Needs to Be Stronger
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after voting against H.R. 6968, a bill to suspend energy imports from Russia."I fully support the import ban on...
Higgins Commends Greenberry Industrial’s Investment in Jeff Davis Parish
JENNINGS, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) commended Greenberry Industrial's announcement of a $500,000 investment to retrofit the former Gulf Island Shipyards facility near Jennings into a...
Higgins Issues Statement on Russian Oil Ban
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after the announcement that President Biden will ban Russian oil imports to the United States."Every purchase of...
Higgins Announces $780K for Port of Delcambre
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that the Twin Parish Port District (Port of Delcambre) will receive $780,707.00 in U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural...
Higgins Votes Against Democrat Bill Injuring America’s Economic Competitiveness
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) voted against H.R. 4521, a Democrat bill that injures America's economic competitiveness and fails to hold China accountable. The bill is nearly...