LAFAYETTE, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Energy formally offered to lease space for 30 million barrels of oil in the Strategic...
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Higgins Calls on IRS to Clarify Individual Rebate Process
LAFAYETTE, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) sent a letter to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), asking them to clarify the process for individual recovery rebates after guidance posted Monday...
Higgins Introduces Bill Allowing President Trump to Delay 2020 Census if Necessary
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) is introducing legislation that would allow President Trump to temporarily suspend 2020 Census activities for the duration of the COVID-19...
Higgins Announces $155.7M in GOMESA Revenue for Louisiana
LAFAYETTE, LA - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that the U.S. Department of the Interior will award Louisiana $155.7 million in GOMESA revenue-sharing funds. The funding, which is...
Higgins Announces Community Health Center Funding for Coronavirus Response
LAFAYETTE, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced that three 3rd District community health centers will receive $218,961 in supplemental funding for COVID-19 response efforts.Teche Action...
Higgins Commends President Trump for Approving Louisiana Disaster Declaration
LAFAYETTE, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after President Trump granted a Major Disaster Declaration for the State of Louisiana."We must ensure Louisiana is...
Higgins, State Department Working To Return Americans Stuck Abroad
LAFAYETTE, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) is working with the U.S. State Department (State) and other members of the Louisiana delegation to help return Americans who are stranded abroad due...
Higgins Commends President Trump’s Purchase for Strategic Petroleum Reserve
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after President Trump directed the U.S. Department of Energy to purchase crude oil for the Strategic Petroleum...
Higgins Votes for Coronavirus Response Package
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) voted to pass H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, which makes coronavirus testing free and provides financial protections for...
Higgins: Ban on Large Church Gatherings is Unconstitutional
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) sent a letter to Governor John Bel Edwards expressing concerns that an executive order banning church services with more than 250 people would...
Higgins Joins Republican Colleagues in Support of Trillion Trees Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) joined Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Congressman Bruce Westerman (R-AR), and other Republican colleagues in a press conference on H.R....
Higgins Commends Trump Administration’s Expansion of Apprenticeship Programs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) commended President Trump's administration after the U.S. Department of Labor published a final rule that will help expand apprenticeships in the...
Higgins Votes Against Flavored E-Cigarettes Ban
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after voting against H.R. 2339, a bill that would ban flavored tobacco products."I don't smoke, and I encourage all...
Higgins Releases Findings from Vermilion River H&H Analysis
LAFAYETTE, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) shared today preliminary findings from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – New Orleans District's Hydrological & Hydraulic (H&H) analysis on...
Higgins Announces Funding for 3rd District Airports
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that four 3rd District airports will receive over $2.89 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation's...
Higgins Announces Funding for Dredging, Waterway Maintenance
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 2020 Work Plan.For...
Higgins Announces Funding for Calcasieu Channel, Port of Lake Charles
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...
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...