WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that FEMA is awarding an additional $12,907,967.54 in Public Assistance reimbursements for hurricane recovery efforts in Southwest...
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Higgins’ Bill Improving Long-Term Veterans Care Passes House
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that his bill H.R. 7158, the Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act, passed the U.S. House of Representatives.The bill provides...
Higgins’ Budget Amendment Adopted in House GOP Majority Rules for 118th Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) today announced the inclusion of his amendment, which prioritizes reforms to the budget process, in the House Republican Conference rules package...
Higgins Announces Additional $90.4M for Hurricane Laura Recovery Efforts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that FEMA is awarding an additional $90,420,451.15 in Public Assistance reimbursements for hurricane recovery efforts in...
Higgins leads Republican letter to Biden regarding diesel fuel costs, urging measures to reduce inflation
WASHINGTON D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA), along with 28 republican colleagues, delivered a letter to President Biden urging him to reform his administration’s domestic energy policies....
Higgins Announces $7M for Guidry’s Catfish Facility in St. Martin Parish
BREAUX BRIDGE, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will award a $7 million grant to Guidry’s Catfish to expand their processing...
Higgins Announces Additional $20M For Hurricane Laura Recovery Efforts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that FEMA is awarding an additional $20,118,713.32 in Public Assistance reimbursements for hurricane recovery efforts in Southwest...
Higgins Announces $25M Purchase of Gulf Shrimp
LAFAYETTE, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is purchasing up to $25 million of wild-caught Gulf shrimp through the Section 32...
Higgins Announces Additional $38M for Hurricane Laura Recovery Efforts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that FEMA is awarding an additional $37,892,489.72 in Public Assistance reimbursements for hurricane recovery efforts in Southwest...
Higgins Announces $10M for Port of Morgan City Dock Expansion Project
MORGAN CITY, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation is awarding a $10 million Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) grant for the...
Higgins Rated One Of Most Effective Republican Lawmakers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) ranked in the top 10% of House Republicans for legislative effectiveness according to the Center for Effective Lawmaking (CEL), which scores...
Higgins Announces Additional $142M for Hurricane Laura Recovery Efforts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that FEMA is awarding an additional $142,490,757.90 in Public Assistance reimbursements for hurricane recovery efforts in Southwest...
Higgins Announces Additional $30M for Hurricane Laura Recovery Efforts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that FEMA is awarding an additional $30,435,275.48 in Public Assistance reimbursements for hurricane recovery efforts in Southwest...
Higgins Fighting for LSU ROTC Cadet Injured by Biden’s COVID Mandate
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) delivered a letter today to President Biden and top Department of Defense (DOD) officials, demanding they preserve all documents related to the...
Higgins Hosting Town Hall Meeting in Breaux Bridge
BREAUX BRIDGE, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) will host a town hall meeting in Breaux Bridge on Wednesday, October 12 to discuss issues facing South Louisiana. He will answer questions...
Higgins Commends Schlumberger’s $11.5M Investment in Lafayette
LAFAYETTE, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) commended Schlumberger’s announcement of an $11.5 million investment to centralize its North Gulf Coast (NGC) divisions at an operations hub in...
Higgins Again Calls on Biden to Increase U.S. Energy Production Following OPEC+ Decision
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) delivered a letter to President Joe Biden, urging action to increase American oil and gas production in response to OPEC+ nations announcing plans...
Higgins Announces Additional $4.1M For Hurricane Laura Recovery Efforts
LAFAYETTE, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that FEMA is awarding an additional $4,106,880.42 in Public Assistance reimbursements for hurricane recovery efforts in Southwest...
Higgins Announces Additional $46M for Southwest Coastal Louisiana Hurricane Protection Project
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is allocating an additional $46 million through the Infrastructure Law for construction on...
Higgins Introduces Legislation to Combat Fentanyl, Drug Cartels
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) is introducing the Homeland Security Fentanyl Enforcement Act, which expands the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) authority to conduct...