LAKE CHARLES, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that FEMA is awarding an additional $4,507,836.76 for hurricane recovery efforts in South Louisiana. The grants...
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Higgins Announces Additional $35.8M for Hurricane Recovery Efforts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that FEMA is awarding an additional $35,874,089.97 for Hurricane Laura recovery efforts in South Louisiana. The grants...
Higgins Announces $112M in Hurricane Recovery Funds for Calcasieu Parish School Board
LAKE CHARLES, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that FEMA is awarding an additional $112,440,892.60 to the Calcasieu Parish School Board (CPSB) for hurricane recovery efforts....
Higgins Urges FEMA to Expedite Public Assistance Reimbursements in Response to 2020 Hurricanes
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) delivered a letter this week to FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell requesting her assistance to expedite outstanding Public Assistance applications...
Higgins Calls on FEMA Administrator to Halt Implementation of NFIP Risk Rating 2.0
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) questioned FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell this week and called on her to halt the implementation of NFIP Risk Rating 2.0, which is expected to...
Higgins Presses FEMA Administrator on Hurricane Response
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) questioned FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell on ongoing issues and the agency's response to Hurricanes Laura, Delta, and Ida during a House...
Higgins Votes to Pass Disaster Relief for Louisiana
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) voted today in support of a clean short-term funding bill that delivers supplemental disaster relief to South Louisiana and keeps the government...
Higgins Announces Additional $12M for Hurricane Recovery, Disaster Response
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that FEMA is awarding an additional $12,830,786.96 for hurricane recovery and disaster response efforts in South Louisiana. The...
Higgins Votes Against Democrats’ Assault on Pro-Life Protections
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) voted against H.R. 3755, Democrats' bill to legalize on-demand abortions until birth and override state and federal laws protecting the...
Higgins Will Vote Against Raising the Debt Limit
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement ahead of tonight's vote on H.R. 5305, which includes a short-term extension of government funding, $28.6 billion in...
Higgins Calls on FEMA to Expedite Hurricane Recovery Funds for Cameron Parish
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) delivered a letter to FEMA today calling on the agency to address lingering inspections, review, and approval of Public Assistance (PA)...
Higgins Announces $3.5M for UL Lafayette, New Iberia Research Center
LAFAYETTE, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (ULL) will be awarded a $3.5 million research facilities construction grant through the...
Higgins Issues Statement on Supplemental Disaster Relief
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after the White House budget office issued a formal request to Congress for supplemental disaster relief in response...
Higgins, Delegation Urge Biden to Approve Emergency and Long-term Assistance in Response to Hurricane Ida, Laura, and Delta
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) and the entire Louisiana congressional delegation delivered a letter to President Biden today urging him to approve Louisiana's request for...
Higgins Announces Additional $75M for Hurricane Recovery Efforts
LAKE CHARLES, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins announced today that FEMA is awarding an additional $75,610,420.13 for hurricane recovery efforts in South Louisiana. The grants include:$4,370,009.48 to...
Higgins Introduces Resolution for the Resignation of the President, Secretary of Defense, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) along with 25 GOP colleagues introduced three resolutions calling for the resignation of the President of the United States, Secretary of Defense,...
Higgins, Delegation Urge Biden to Approve Disaster Declaration in Response to Hurricane Ida
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) and the entire Louisiana congressional delegation delivered a letter to President Biden today urging him to approve Louisiana's request for a major...
Higgins Again Calls on Biden to Support Supplemental Disaster Relief
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA), on the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Laura's landfall, again called on President Biden to support Louisiana's request for supplemental...
Higgins, Delegation Urge Biden to Approve Emergency Declaration Ahead of Hurricane Ida
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) and the entire Louisiana congressional delegation delivered a letter to President Biden today urging him to approve Louisiana's request for a...
Higgins Calls for Biden’s Immediate Resignation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement following today's terrorist attack on U.S. Armed Forces and civilians in Afghanistan."Biden's Afghanistan disaster...