LAKE CHARLES, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that the Lake Charles Regional Airport will receive $2.5 million from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The funding comes...
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Higgins: Remain in Mexico Policy is a Critical Border Security Tool
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA), the top Republican on the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border Security, issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court...
Higgins: Supreme Court Correct to Rein in EPA, Federal Bureaucracy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) overstepped its regulatory...
Higgins Announces Additional $6.4M for Hurricane Laura Recovery Efforts
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that FEMA is awarding an additional $6,436,724.65 in Public Assistance reimbursements for hurricane recovery efforts in South...
Higgins Votes Against Senate Gun Control Legislation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after voting against S. 2938, unconstitutional gun control legislation. “Democrats are devouring the...
Higgins: Supreme Court Ruling a Major Victory for Life
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....
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 Announces Additional $1.9M for Hurricane Laura Recovery Efforts
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that FEMA is awarding an additional $1,938,382.25 in Public Assistance reimbursements for hurricane recovery efforts in South...
Higgins Announces an Additional $24M for Hurricane Recovery Efforts
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that FEMA is awarding an additional $24,272,249.60 in Public Assistance reimbursements for hurricane recovery efforts in South...
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 Announces Additional $17.6M for Disaster Recovery Efforts
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that FEMA is awarding an additional $17,636,795.45 in Public Assistance reimbursements for disaster recovery efforts in South...
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 Venture Global on Financial Close for Plaquemines LNG
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) commended Venture Global's announcement of a successful closing on $13.2 billion in project financing for the initial phase of the Plaquemines LNG...
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 Introduces Resolution Commemorating America’s Fallen Police Officers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) introduced a resolution to commemorate this year's National Police Week and honor America's fallen law enforcement officers. The resolution...
Higgins Announces Additional $4.5M for Hurricane Laura, Delta Recovery Efforts
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that FEMA is awarding an additional $4,486,731.87 in Public Assistance reimbursements for hurricane recovery efforts in Southwest...
Higgins Announces Additional $74M for Hurricane Laura Recovery Efforts
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that FEMA is awarding an additional $74,264,846.62 in Public Assistance reimbursements for hurricane recovery efforts in South...