WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) is cosponsoring three pieces of legislation that would protect Louisiana energy jobs, block President Biden's ability to ban new energy leases on...
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Higgins Cosponsors Legislation to Block Biden’s Job-Killing Energy Policies
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) is cosponsoring three pieces of legislation that would protect Louisiana energy jobs, block President Biden's ability to ban new energy leases on...
Higgins: Biden’s assault on oil and gas industry threatens jobs, energy security
The Biden administration wasted no time launching a full-scale assault on the oil and gas industry. Through executive decree, President Biden is enacting job-killing energy policies that send...
Higgins: Biden’s Executive Order Encourages Illegal Immigration
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement in response to President Biden's executive order, which seeks to overturn the Trump administration's Migrant...
Higgins Discusses Southwest Coastal Louisiana Project with Chenier Plain Coastal Restoration & Protection Authority, CPRA
LAKE CHARLES, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) met today with members of the Chenier Plain Coastal Restoration & Protection Authority and Louisiana's Coastal Protection & Restoration...
Higgins Urges Biden Administration Not to Undo Progress on WOTUS Rule
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) sent a letter today to President Biden objecting to the administration's regulatory freeze on the Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR):...
Higgins, RSC Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Safeguard Future Elections
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) along with his Republican Study Committee (RSC) colleagues introduced the Save Democracy Act, which reforms and secures our federal election...
UNEXPECTEDLY LARGE FEDERAL BOOST COULD BE BIG BOOST FOR PORT OF MORGAN CITY
Rivers rise and rivers fall, and so do the fortunes of the people whose job it is to keep commercially important waterways open.One example: Port of Morgan City Executive Director Raymond "Mac" Wade...
Why Louisiana energy experts anticipate job loss, high energy costs amid Biden oil regulations
President Joe Biden has put his team to work reviewing dozens of actions taken by former President Donald Trump, aiming to reverse orders that he says harm the environment or endanger public...
Higgins Announces Over $50M for Debris Removal in Calcasieu Parish
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that FEMA will award $50,782,500 to the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury for debris removal operations in response to Hurricane...
Higgins: Biden Drilling Ban Will Destroy Jobs, Raise Energy Costs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after President Biden enacted a 60-day moratorium on new oil and gas leasing, drilling permits, and lease extensions...
Louisiana lawmakers disapprove halting Keystone pipeline
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)- Just hours into his new role as the 46th president of the United States, President Joe Biden wasted no time getting to work.He signed off on executive orders including...
Teche Action Clinic Gets Funding for Hypertension Treatment
Teche Action Clinic has received supplemental funding totaling more than $130,000 to treat patients with hypertension. The $132,480 in funding was announced in a release Tuesday from the office of...
Higgins Slams Biden’s First-Day Executive Orders
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after President Joe Biden signed several executive orders that will destroy jobs and threaten homeland security.The...
Higgins Announces Funding for Community Health Centers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced that three 3rd District community health centers will receive over $600,000 in supplemental funding as part of the Department of Health...
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 2021 Work Plan.For...
Funding Announced for Dredging Projects & Community Health Centers in Acadiana
U.S. Representative Clay Higgins, who represents most of Acadiana in Congress, has announced federal funds that are being made available for dredging and waterway projects, as well as community...
Higgins Urges HHS, VA to Utilize Community Based Outpatient Clinics for Vaccine Distribution
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) sent a letter calling on the Department of Health & Human Services and the Department of Veterans Affairs to utilize VA Community Based...
Higgins Says He’ll Vote Against Impeachment
St. Mary Parish's representative in Congress said Tuesday that he plans to vote against impeaching President Donald Trump after last week's protest against the certification of presidential electors...
Higgins Will Vote Against Impeachment, Resolution to Invoke 25th Amendment
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement ahead of votes this week on articles of impeachment and H. Res. 21, which calls on Vice President Pence to invoke...