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...
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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...
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 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...
Higgins: IG Report Confirms Obama-Era FBI Abused the FISA Process
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Justice Department's Inspector General today released a report on the review of four FISA applications and the origins of the FBI investigation into President Trump's 2016...
Higgins Introduces Resolution Prohibiting “Present” Vote on Impeachment
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) is introducing H. Res. 736, the "Stand for Something Resolution," which eliminates the option to vote "present" and forces members of the U.S....
HIGGINS: Back-to-Back Wins at the Federal Level for Louisiana Oil & Gas Jobs. Now, we need Baton Rouge.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) commended President Trump and his administration for actions this week that would promote royalty relief and eliminate unnecessary regulatory...
Higgins: New Rice Agreement with South Korea is a Win for Louisiana
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced that the...
Higgins Announces $5.5M for Lafayette Regional Airport
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that the Lafayette Regional Airport will receive an additional $5.5 million in supplemental funding from the U.S. Department of...
Higgins Votes for Bills Supporting Veteran-Owned Businesses
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) supported the passage of three bills this week to help Veterans start small businesses and access resources within the Small Business...