WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) voted to pass H.R. 140, Protecting Speech from Government Interference Act, which would prevent federal government officials from using their...
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Higgins Announces $6.9M Funding for Lake Charles Regional Airport
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that the FAA is awarding $6,939,239.00 in federal grant funding for the Lake Charles Regional Airport. This funding would...
Higgins Supports Venture Global Pipeline
WASHINGTON D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins sent a letter in support of the approval of the Venture Global LNG pipeline that will supply natural gas from Jasper County, Texas, and end in Cameron...
Higgins Announces Funding For 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 2023 Army Civil Work...
Higgins Commends Investment in Tides Medical for Acadiana Region
LAFAYETTE, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) commended the planned $1.5M investment for Tides Medical to upgrade its corporate headquarters and manufacturing facility in Lafayette. This expansion...
Higgins Announces Additional $5M For Hurricane Laura Recovery Efforts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that FEMA is awarding an additional $5 million in federal grants for hurricane recovery efforts in Southwest Louisiana. The funding...
Higgins Announces Grant Funding for Chennault International Airport
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is awarding $500,000 to the Chennault International Airport in Lake Charles to...
Higgins Announces Additional $3.4M to Address Ongoing Housing Needs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has allocated an additional $3.4M to address ongoing housing needs in...
Higgins Supports I-49 Project Against Absurd Claim of Racism
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) sent a letter to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation Pete Buttigieg in support of the I-49 Lafayette Connector Project against...
Higgins Reintroduces Legislation to Combat Foreign Seafood Dumping
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) has reintroduced H.R. 1057, the Imported Seafood Safety Standards Act, which holds foreign countries and exporters to the same standards that U.S....
Higgins Helps Pass Stopping Home Office Work’s Unproductive Problems Act
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) voted to pass H.R. 139, Stopping Home Office Work’s Unproductive Problems (SHOW UP) Act, which would require federal employees to return to their...
Higgins Named Chairman of Border Security Subcommittee
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA), a returning member of the Homeland Security Committee, has been named Chairman of the Subcommittee on Subcommittee on Border Security and...
Higgins Announces Additional $7.1M for Hurricane Laura Recovery Efforts
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that FEMA is awarding an additional $7.1 million in federal grants for hurricane recovery efforts in Southwest Louisiana.The...
Higgins Returns to Oversight and Accountability Committee
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that he will return as a top Republican to the House Oversight & Accountability Committee for the 118th Congress. ...
Higgins Announces Additional $25M For Hurricane Laura Recovery Efforts
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that FEMA is awarding an additional $25,165,911.40 in federal grants for hurricane recovery efforts in Southwest Louisiana. ...
Higgins Introduces Finish The Wall Act
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA), a Senior Member of the Homeland Security Committee, introduced the Finish the Wall Act, which requires the Biden administration to resume...
Higgins Helps Pass Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) voted to pass H.R. 22, Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act, which would prohibit the Secretary of Energy from sending...
Higgins Helps Pass Born Alive-Abortion Survivors Protection Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) voted to pass H.R. 26, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, which would require appropriate medical care for children who survive...
Higgins Helps Pass Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) voted to pass H.R. 23, the Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act, which would rescind funding made available to the Internal Revenue...
Higgins Issues Statement on Speaker Vote
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) released the following statement announcing he will vote for Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to be Speaker of the House. “Over the past several months,...