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...
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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,...
Higgins Announces $150M for the I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge
LAKE CHARLES, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is awarding $150 million in Mega Grant funding for the I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge...
Higgins Announces Additional $5.5M for Hurricane Laura Recovery Efforts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that FEMA is awarding an additional $5,572,055.04 in Public Assistance reimbursements for hurricane recovery efforts in Southwest...
Higgins Votes Against $1.7T Omnibus Spending Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins released the following statement after voting against the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending package. “Congress is destroying America with crippling...
Higgins Announces Additional $23.5M for Hurricane Laura Recovery Efforts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that FEMA is awarding an additional $23,534,295.39 in Public Assistance reimbursements for hurricane recovery efforts in Southwest...
Higgins Announces Additional $1.3M for Hurricane Laura Recovery Efforts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that FEMA is awarding an additional $1,348,742.70 in Public Assistance reimbursements for hurricane recovery efforts in Southwest...
Higgins Announces Grant Funding for New Cameron Ferry
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is awarding $25 million to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and...
Higgins Announces New Chief of Staff
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) today announced an upcoming change to his leadership team, naming Andrew David as his new Chief of Staff (COS).Kathee Facchiano, Congressman...
Higgins Announces Lafayette Student as Winner of the 2022 Congressional App Challenge
LAFAYETTE, LA - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced that Isaac Beverly, a student at Lafayette High School, is the overall winner of the 2022 Congressional App Competition for Louisiana’s 3rd...