WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced more than $46 million in funding for the Calcasieu River & Pass project in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' FY 2020 Work Plan.The...
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Higgins Announces Grant Opportunities for Law Enforcement, First Responders
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) invited local officials to apply for federal grant programs assisting law enforcement organizations and first responders. In a letter to all...
Higgins Cosponsors, Votes in Support of Resolution Rebuking Pelosi
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after cosponsoring and voting in support of H. Res. 832, a resolution rebuking Speaker Pelosi for ripping up an...
Higgins Shares DHS Guidance on Novel Coronavirus
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) participated today in a briefing on the 2019 Novel Coronavirus with Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney, Department of Health and Human...
Higgins: “The coup has been defeated”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate voted to acquit President Donald J. Trump on both articles of impeachment."The coup has been...
Higgins: “President Trump hasn’t stopped working for the American people”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement in response to President Trump's 2020 State of the Union address."Since being elected, President Trump hasn't...
Higgins Issues Statement on Expanded Travel Restrictions
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) participated today in a briefing with Chad Wolf, acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, regarding President Trump's authorization...
Higgins Commends President Trump for Signing USMCA Trade Deal
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after President Trump signed the U.S. – Mexico – Canada Agreement (USMCA). Congressman Higgins voted in support of...
Higgins Commends President Trump for Phase One Trade Deal with China
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement on the signing of the United States and China Phase One trade pact. The agreement increases access to...
Op-Ed: President Trump’s Actions Are Lawful, Strengthen U.S. Position
In the past week, there has been much discussion on War Powers, the President's authority as Commander-in-Chief, and the surrounding effort to combat Iranian aggression. A brief examination of...
Higgins Votes Against Democrats’ Resolution to Weaken President Trump’s Authority as Commander-in-Chief
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after voting against H. Con. Res. 83, House Democrats' resolution undermining President Trump's authority as...
Higgins Votes in Support of USMCA Trade Deal
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after voting to pass the United States – Mexico – Canada Agreement (USMCA), a trade deal that's projected to...
Higgins Slams Democrats’ Impeachment Effort
Higgins Votes Against Both Articles of Impeachment
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after voting against both articles of impeachment."Neither article I nor II meet the Constitutional standard for...
Higgins Votes Against Spending Bills Totaling $1.4T
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after voting against two minibus packages totaling over $1.4 trillion in spending."While I support many elements...
Congressman Higgins Announces Winners of the 2019 Congressional App Challenge
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy students Brendan Duhon, Weston Simon, Jaydon Huval, and Cailey Bianchini are the overall...
Higgins: Pelosi Drug Plan is Another Far-Left Messaging Bill, Threatens Bipartisan Efforts to Lower Drug Costs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) voted today against H.R. 3, Speaker Pelosi's far-left prescription drug plan, which has no chance at passing the Senate or becoming law. The bill...
Higgins Votes Against Amnesty for Illegal Immigrants
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) voted against H.R. 5038, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019. The bill would effectively grant amnesty and a path to citizenship to over...
Higgins Issues Statement on Articles of Impeachment
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after the House Judiciary Committee released draft articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump."These...
Higgins’ Bill to Improve DHS’ Opioid Detection Capabilities Passes House
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. House of Representatives today passed Border Security Subcommittee Ranking Member Clay Higgins' (R-LA) H.R. 4761, the DHS Opioid Detection Resilience Act of 2019, in a...